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4 unusual facts about Herschell Gordon Lewis


Godfather of Gore

Herschell Gordon Lewis (born 1929), a U.S. filmmaker, best known for creating the "splatter film" subgenre of horror

Herschell Gordon Lewis

Many years later, the film gained notoriety after being shown on the Mystery Science Theater 3000 television show, where the cast stated it was the worst film they have ever done.

Scientology filmography

:: 70-minute feature film directed by L. Ron Hubbard and starring Mary Jane Shippen, who also appeared in the Herschell Gordon Lewis film Miss Nymphet's Zap-In.

Supercoven

The sample on "Wizards of Gore" is from the 1976 film Blood Sucking Freaks by Joel M. Reed, but the song is based on the 1970 film The Wizard of Gore by Herschell Gordon Lewis.


Meat Weed Madness

Film Threat called the film was a "curious fusion of Alice in Wonderland, Reefer Madness and Herschell Gordon Lewis' Two Thousand Maniacs. It's shot directly onto video and contains lots of gore, bizarre situations and female nudity. It's not particularly funny or gross or sexy, but it was gratifying in some sort of weird way."

Monster a Go-Go

Monster a Go-Go! is a 1965 science fiction horror film directed by Bill Rebane and Herschell Gordon Lewis (who remained uncredited in association with this film).


see also

Scum of the Earth

Scum of the Earth!, a 1963 sexploitation film directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis