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Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore: Directed by Frank Henenlotter, Jimmy Maslon. With Mal Arnold, John Bloom, Duane Carney, Roger Christensen. Gory, Gory, Hallelujah!
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- Frank Henenlotter, Jimmy Maslon
- 2011-09-27
Feb 23, 2023 · We have none other than Herschell Gordon Lewis to thank for the gory, bloody, and visceral horror subgenre. H.G. Lewis, also known as the "Godfather of Gore," became a pioneer in the genre for his ...
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Herschell Gordon Lewis (June 15, 1926 – September 26, 2016) was an American filmmaker, best known for creating the "splatter" subgenre of horror films. 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 delinquent films, nudie-cuties, two children's films and at least ...
- 1959–2016
- September 26, 2016 (aged 90), Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.
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Sep 27, 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” arrived on cinema screens, including "Jigouku" (1960), a surreal Japanese vision of ...
Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather Of Gore. Gory, Gory, Hallelujah! Take an outrageous ride through the wild world of exploitation films with this often-hilarious documentary, HERSCHELL GORDON LEWIS, THE GODFATHER OF GORE! 42 IMDb 7.1 1 h 46 min 2011. X-Ray 18+. Documentary. Available to rent or buy.
Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore. 2010, Documentary, 1h 46m. 60%. Tomatometer 5 Reviews. 55%. Audience Score Fewer than 50 Ratings.
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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.
