The passing of the iconic filmmaker - dubbed the 'Godfather of Gore' - was first announced by distributor Something Weird Video and then confirmed by broader media outlets on Monday (September 26). A ...

“Y’know, an idea based on blood and lust—it could spread quickly in a civilization founded on superstition.” This from the much-pseudonymed William “Rooney” Kerwin, playing a detective in Herschell ...

Herschell Gordon Lewis transformed two industries Herschell Gordon Lewis passed away. He was 90 years old. Mr. Lewis, along with his partner David Friedman, invented the splatter movie genre, ...

Sad news for fans of horror and cult cinema. Herschell Gordon Lewis, known as the “Godfather of Gore,” has died at age 87. (Via Something Weird.) Having originally worked in advertising, Lewis got ...

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In 1987, Michael Bishop was invited to join an underground band in Richmond, Virginia, whose trashy, theatrical collision of sci-fi, fantasy, and horror made them subversive standouts in the city’s ...

OK, this one was a gimme. It's the guy's most famous film, from 1963. Just wanted to get you feeling full of yourself, here at the start. 2. Blood is the Harvest, B. Children's book Ha! Got you! Blood ...

If it wasn’t for Herschell Gordon Lewis, the horror world might be a very different place. Known to many as the “Godfather of Gore,” his 1963 gorefest masterpiece Blood Feast changed the face of ...

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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 ...

Horror filmmaker Herschell Gordon Lewis, known as the “Godfather of Gore” for his bloody exploitation movies that launched the splatter genre in the 1960s with films such as “Blood Feast” and “Two ...