Herschell Gordon Lewis
- Directing
- June 15, 1926 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- September 26, 2016
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
Filmography
- Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida · Self [archival]
- Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore · Self
- Virgin Cheerleaders in Chains · In Memory Of
- Killer Campout · Self
- BloodMania · The Host, Screenplay
- How Herschell Found His Niche · Self
- Blood Feast · Professor Lou Herschell
- They Came from the Swamp: The Films of William Grefé · Self
- B-Documentary · Self
- Terror Toons 3 · Self
- That's Sexploitation! · Self
- Tonight You Die
- Produce Your Own Damn Movie! · Self
- American Grindhouse · Self
- The Chainsaw Sally Show - Season One · Executive producer
- Under the Scares · Self
- Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore
- The Uh-oh Show · Uncle Herschell (uncredited), Director
- 7 Deadly Sins: Inside The Ecomm Cult
- Smash Cut · Fred Sandy / Radio Announcer
- Psycho Holocaust · Radio News Broadcaster (Voice)
- Book of Lore · Bingo Record (Voice)
- Horror Business · Self
- Chainsaw Sally · Mr. Gordon
- Bits and Pieces: Bringing Death to Life · Self
- Blood Feast 2: All U Can Eat · Director
- Divine Trash · Self
- An Evening with H.G. Lewis · Self
- The Incredibly Strange Film Show · Self
- Crystalstone · Antique Dealer
- Wanted: The Sundance Woman · Writer
- Bridger · Writer, Sound Editor
- The Gore Gore Girls · Music, Producer
- This Stuff'll Kill Ya! · Director, Writer
- The Year of the Yahoo! · Director, Music
- The Wizard of Gore · Director, Producer
- Miss Nymphet's Zap-In · Director, Writer
- The Great Chicago Conspiracy Circus · Writer
- Linda and Abilene · Director, Cinematography
- The Ecstasies of Women · Director, Writer
- How to Make a Doll · Narrator (voice) (uncredited), Screenplay
- Just for the Hell of It · Producer, Director
- The Psychic · Writer, Cinematography
- The Alley Tramp · Radio Reporter Gene Stallion (Voice), Director
- Suburban Roulette · Director, Producer
- She-Devils on Wheels · Director, Producer
- Blast-Off Girls · Director, Writer
- The Girl, the Body, and the Pill · Director, Producer
- The Gruesome Twosome · Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited), Director
- A Taste of Blood · The Limey Seaman / Baron Khron (voice) (as Seymour Sheldon), Director
- Something Weird · Narrator (voice) (as Sheldon Seymour), Director
- Magic Land of Mother Goose · Director, Cinematography
- Jimmy, the Boy Wonder · Narrator (voice) (uncredited), Director
- A Hot Night at the Go-Go Lounge! · Director
- Color Me Blood Red · Cinematography, Writer
- Monster a Go-Go! · Director, Production Design
- Moonshine Mountain · Cinematography, Producer
- Two Thousand Maniacs! · Director, Writer
- Scum of the Earth · Narrator (Voice), Cinematography
- Bell, Bare and Beautiful · Director, Cinematography
- Goldilocks and the Three Bares · Voice Introducing Sonny Seymour (Voice), Director
- Blood Feast · Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited), Director
- Boin-n-g · Director, Music
- Nature's Playmates · Director, Cinematography
- Daughter of the Sun · Writer, Director
- The Adventures of Lucky Pierre · Writer, Director
- Living Venus · Man on Street (uncredited), Director
- The Prime Time · Additional Dialogue, Producer
- Carving Magic · Director