Herschell Gordon Lewis
Directing · Director · Producer · Special Effects
Born Jun 15, 1926 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Active 1959–2016 · Awards: Time Machine Award
Herschell Gordon Lewis (June 15, 1926 – September 26, 2016) was an American filmmaker, best known for creating the 'splatter' subgenre of horror films.
Filmography
Two Thousand Maniacs! (1964) — Director · Writer · Director of PhotographyThe Wizard of Gore (1970) — Director · Producer · Special EffectsBlood Feast (1963) — Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited) · Director · Producer · Director of Photography · Original Music Composer · Special Effects · StoryBridger (1976) — Writer · Sound EditorThe Gore Gore Girls (1972) — Original Music Composer · Producer · Director · Makeup EffectsHerschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore (2010)Color Me Blood Red (1965) — Director of Photography · Writer · DirectorScum of the Earth (1963) — Narrator (voice) · Director of Photography · Writer · DirectorBlood Feast 2: All U Can Eat (2002) — DirectorWanted: The Sundance Woman (1976) — WriterShe-Devils on Wheels (1968) — Director · ProducerThe Gruesome Twosome (1967) — Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited) · Director · ProducerThe Great Chicago Conspiracy Circus (1970) — WriterThis Stuff'll Kill Ya! (1971) — Director · Writer · Original Music Composer · ProducerCrystalstone (1987) — Antique DealerBoin-n-g (1963) — Director · Original Music Composer · Screenplay · Director of PhotographyA Taste of Blood (1967) — The Limey Seaman / Baron Khron (voice) (as Seymour Sheldon) · Director · ProducerSmash Cut (2009) — Fred Sandy / Radio AnnouncerSomething Weird (1967) — Narrator (voice) (as Sheldon Seymour) · Director · CinematographyBlood Feast (2016) — Professor Lou HerschellThe Girl, the Body, and the Pill (1967) — Director · ProducerThe Uh-oh Show (2009) — Uncle Herschell (uncredited) · Director · WriterLinda and Abilene (1969) — Director · Director of PhotographyGoldilocks and the Three Bares (1963) — Voice Introducing Sonny Seymour (voice) · Director · Director of Photography