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Herschell Gordon Lewis

The Godfather of Gore

About Me

H.G. Lewis with The Pink Holes ... Welcome to the Godfather of Gore's official MySpace home!The incredibly popular, violent horror films of recent decades, such as The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Friday the 13th, and A Nightmare on Elm Street, owe much of their existence to the undisputed Godfather of Gore -- Herschell Gordon Lewis. In 1963, with his monumental splatter movie Blood Feast, Lewis single-handedly changed the face of horror cinema forever."Herschell Gordon Lewis is the man who put red meat into the American cinematic diet. Ultimately, Herschell made Quentin Tarantino possible."
-- Joe Bob BriggsAs well as virtually inventing the gore generation, Lewis also produced a number of "exploitation" movies sampling a full gamut of subjects from wife-swapping and ESP to rock 'n' roll and LSD. (Excerpted from Christopher Wayne Curry 's A Taste of Blood: The Films of Herschell Gordon Lewis)

My Interests

Something Weird Video

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Movies:

Also playing ...- The Prime Time
- Living Venus
- The Adventures of Lucky Pierre
- Daughter of the Sun
- Nature's Playmates
- Goldilocks and the Three Bares
- Boin-n-g!
- The Scum of the Earth!
- Bell, Bare and Beautiful
- Moonshine Mountain
- Monster A-Go-Go!
- Alley Tramp
- Jimmy, The Boy Wonder
- The Magic Land of Mother Goose
- Suburban Roulette
- Something Weird
- The Girl, The Body and The Pill
- Blast-Off Girls

- Just for the Hell of It
- How to Make a Doll
- Miss Nymphet's Zap-In
- This Stuff'll Kill Ya!
- Year of the Yahoo!

Books:


My Blog

Appearance: Gasparilla Film Fest (Tampa) March 1


Posted by Herschell Gordon Lewis on Sun, 17 Feb 2008 08:48:00 PST

Appearance: NYC Horror Film Fest (New York) Oct. 27

Two Thousand Maniacs directed by Herschell Gordon Lewisstarring William Kerwin, Connie Mason, Jeffrey Allen Six people are lured into a small Deep South town for a Centennialcelebration where the resi...
Posted by Herschell Gordon Lewis on Thu, 25 Oct 2007 03:28:00 PST

Appearance: Landmark After Dark (San Francisco) Nov. 2 & 3

Details here!That's right, horror fans-- the godfather of gore himself, creator of Blood Feast, 2,000 maniacs, She-devils on Wheels, The Wizard of Gore and more will be on hand for the evening for an ...
Posted by Herschell Gordon Lewis on Wed, 24 Oct 2007 01:04:00 PST

Appearance: Rue Morgue’s Festival of Fear (Toronto) Aug. 24-26


Posted by Herschell Gordon Lewis on Thu, 09 Aug 2007 10:56:00 PST

Terror Toons 3: Herschells Gory Story

Herschell Gordon Lewis and fellow goreteur Joe Castro have teamed to unleash Terror Toons 3: Herschell's Gory Story. The kindred gorehounds met slinging grue on the set of Blood Feast 2 and they look ...
Posted by Herschell Gordon Lewis on Mon, 06 Aug 2007 09:32:00 PST

Interview: The Austinist

Herschell Gordon Lewis is a living legend. With several gallons of red-tinted Kaopectate, a bag of butcher shop leftovers, and a knack for circus-style hucksterism, Lewis literally invented the North ...
Posted by Herschell Gordon Lewis on Mon, 28 May 2007 02:47:00 PST

Interview: Hacker's Source

Pre-order your copy now! Issue will ship by April 17th.Herschell Gordon Lewis has forever secured his place in the 'Annals of Horror' as the 'Godfather of Gore', and rightfully so. His 1963 release of...
Posted by Herschell Gordon Lewis on Mon, 16 Apr 2007 09:17:00 PST

Interview: Without Your Head (Podcast)


Posted by Herschell Gordon Lewis on Mon, 16 Apr 2007 09:30:00 PST

Report: San Marco Theatre recap

Gorehound Ed Tucker filed this must-read report from Herschell's Halloween huzzah. It was something of a reunion for Herschell and Ed as the super fan also organized a lecture by the Gorefather way ba...
Posted by Herschell Gordon Lewis on Mon, 01 Jan 2007 02:44:00 PST

Tribute: Colour It Blood Red

Via Odessa Filmworks ..."A dream came true last weekend in Fort Lauderdale, Florida when Ottawa filmmaker Lee Gordon Demarbre payed a visit to the home of legendary filmmaker Hershcell Gordon Lewis. M...
Posted by Herschell Gordon Lewis on Mon, 01 Jan 2007 03:36:00 PST