Herschell Gordon Lewis
Department: Directing
Biography
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 one rural comedy.
Known For
Chainsaw Sally
2004
Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida
2021
Horror Business
2005
Blood Feast
1963
Scum of the Earth
1963
American Grindhouse
2011
Divine Trash
2000
They Came from the Swamp: The Films of William Grefé
2016
How Herschell Found His Niche
2016
Psycho Holocaust
2009
Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore
2019
Tonight You Die
2011
Smash Cut
2009
Living Venus
1961
Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore
2010
Bits and Pieces: Bringing Death to Life
2003
Goldilocks and the Three Bares
1963
Blood Feast
2016
The Alley Tramp
1968
Terror Toons 3
2015
Under the Scares
2010
Crystalstone
1987
Something Weird
1967
A Taste of Blood
1967
The Gruesome Twosome
1967
How to Make a Doll
1968
B-Documentary
2015
Killer Campout
2017
7 Deadly Sins: Inside The Ecomm Cult
2009
Book of Lore
2007
Produce Your Own Damn Movie!
2011
Jimmy, the Boy Wonder
1966
An Evening with H.G. Lewis
1989
That's Sexploitation!
2013
BloodMania
2017
The Uh-oh Show
2009
The Incredibly Strange Film Show
1988