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Herschell Gordon Lewis (June 15, 1926 [a] – September 26, 2016) was an American filmmaker, best known for creating the "splatter" subgenre of horror films. [2] He is often called the "Godfather of Gore" (a title also given to Lucio Fulci ), though his film career included works in a range of exploitation film genres including juvenile ...
Herschell Gordon Lewis. Director: This Stuff'll Kill Ya!. Only one film-maker can claim the title "Godfather of Gore." That peculiar but apt identification seems to be the exclusive property of Herschell Gordon Lewis.
Sep 27, 2016 · Herschell Gordon Lewis: 1929-2016. The late Herschell Gordon Lewis, the self-proclaimed “Godfather of Gore,” was not the first filmmaker to exploit violence for commercial means; if you leaf through the Psychotronic Encyclopedia of Film, you’ll see a few other gory entertainments listed before Lewis’ infamous 1963 feature “Blood Feast ...
Herschell Gordon Lewis. Director: This Stuff'll Kill Ya!. Only one film-maker can claim the title "Godfather of Gore." That peculiar but apt identification seems to be the exclusive property of Herschell Gordon Lewis.
Sep 28, 2016 · Herschell Gordon Lewis, a director who set new standards for gore and violence in the early 1960s with the low-budget films “Blood Feast” and “Two Thousand Maniacs!,” died on Monday at his home...
Sep 26, 2016 · Herschell Gordon Lewis, a horror icon long known as the “Godfather of Gore,” has passed away of unspecified causes at 87.
Sep 27, 2016 · Herschell Gordon Lewis, the horror filmmaker known as the "godfather of gore", has died at the age of 87. He directed films such as Blood Feast, The Gruesome Twosome and Two Thousand...
Sep 26, 2016 · Herschell Gordon Lewis, the filmmaker behind pioneering gore films such as 1963’s “Blood Feast” and 1964’s “Two Thousand Maniacs!” died Sunday at age 87, a spokesperson for the ...
Sep 26, 2016 · Filmmaker Herschell Gordon Lewis, who is often referred to as “the Godfather of Gore,” died Monday morning. He was 87 years old. Best remembered for his shocking low-budget horror movies of the...
Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore Episode 1 In 2009, Sean Baker (THE FLORIDA PROJECT, TANGERINE) sat down with the late Godfather of Gore himself, Herschell Gordon Lewis, to discuss his legendary career as an exploitation pioneer and creator of the splatter movie.