Herschell Gordon Lewis (June 15, 1926 - September 26, 2016) was an American filmmaker, best known for creating the "splatter" subgenre of horror films.
Known For
Blood Feast
(1963)
Director
Full Filmography
Directing
Carving Magic
(1959)
Director
Living Venus
(1961)
Director
The Adventures of Lucky Pierre
(1962)
Director
Daughter of the Sun
(1962)
Director
Nature's Playmates
(1962)
Director
Blood Feast
(1963)
Director
Scum of the Earth!
(1963)
Director
Goldilocks and the Three Bares
(1963)
Director
Boin-n-g
(1963)
Director
Bell, Bare and Beautiful
(1963)
Director
Moonshine Mountain
(1964)
Director
Two Thousand Maniacs!
(1964)
Director
Monster a Go-Go!
(1965)
Director
Color Me Blood Red
(1965)
Director
Jimmy, the Boy Wonder
(1966)
Director
A Hot Night at the Go-Go Lounge!
(1966)
Director
Something Weird
(1967)
Director
The Gruesome Twosome
(1967)
Director
Magic Land of Mother Goose
(1967)
Director
A Taste of Blood
(1967)
Director
Blast-Off Girls
(1967)
Director
The Girl, the Body, and the Pill
(1967)
Director
Just for the Hell of It
(1968)
Director
She-Devils on Wheels
(1968)
Director
How to Make a Doll
(1968)
Director
Suburban Roulette
(1968)
Director
The Alley Tramp
(1968)
Director
The Ecstasies of Women
(1969)
Director
Linda and Abilene
(1969)
Director
The Wizard of Gore
(1970)
Director
Miss Nymphet's Zap-In
(1970)
Director
This Stuff'll Kill Ya!
(1971)
Director
Black Love
(1971)
Director
The Gore Gore Girls
(1972)
Director
The Year of the Yahoo!
(1972)
Director
Blood Feast 2: All U Can Eat
(2002)
Director
The Uh-oh Show
(2009)
Director
Herschell Gordon Lewis' BloodMania
(2017)
Director
Acting
Living Venus
(1961)
Man on Street (uncredited)
Scum of the Earth!
(1963)
Narrator (voice)
Blood Feast
(1963)
Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Goldilocks and the Three Bares
(1963)
Voice Introducing Sonny Seymour (voice)
The Gruesome Twosome
(1967)
Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
A Taste of Blood
(1967)
The Limey Seaman / Baron Khron (voice) (as Seymour Sheldon)
Something Weird
(1967)
Narrator (voice) (as Sheldon Seymour)
The Alley Tramp
(1968)
Radio Reporter Gene Stallion (voice)
How to Make a Doll
(1968)
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Crystalstone
(1987)
Antique Dealer
The Incredibly Strange Film Show: Herschell Gordon Lewis
(1988)
Self
Divine Trash
(1998)
Himself
Bits and Pieces: Bringing Death to Life
(2003)
Himself
Chainsaw Sally
(2004)
Mr. Gordon
Horror Business
(2005)
Himself
Book of Lore
(2007)
Bingo Record (voice)
Psycho Holocaust
(2009)
Radio News Broadcaster (voice)
Smash Cut
(2009)
Fred Sandy / Radio Announcer
7 Deadly Sins: Inside The Ecomm Cult
(2009)
Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore
(2010)
Under the Scares
(2010)
Himself
American Grindhouse
(2011)
Himself
Produce Your Own Damn Movie!
(2011)
Self
Tonight You Die
(2011)
Terror Toons 3
(2015)
Himself
B-Documentary
(2015)
Himself
Blood Feast
(2016)
Professor Lou Herschell
They Came from the Swamp: The Films of William Grefé
(2016)
Himself
How Herschell Found His Niche
(2016)
himself
Killer Campout
(2017)
Himself- Voice
Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore
(2019)
Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in Florida
(2021)
Self [archival]
Crew
The Prime Time
(1960)
Additional Dialogue
Blood Feast
(1963)
Special Effects
Monster a Go-Go!
(1965)
Additional Dialogue
Magic Land of Mother Goose
(1967)
Cinematography
Something Weird
(1967)
Cinematography
Suburban Roulette
(1968)
Additional Dialogue
The Wizard of Gore
(1970)
Special Effects
Black Love
(1971)
Cinematography
The Gore Gore Girls
(1972)
Makeup Effects
Virgin Cheerleaders in Chains
(2018)
In Memory Of
Production
The Prime Time
(1960)
Producer
Living Venus
(1961)
Producer
Blood Feast
(1963)
Producer
Moonshine Mountain
(1964)
Producer
Monster a Go-Go!
(1965)
Producer
A Taste of Blood
(1967)
Producer
Blast-Off Girls
(1967)
Producer
The Gruesome Twosome
(1967)
Producer
The Girl, the Body, and the Pill
(1967)
Producer
Just for the Hell of It
(1968)
Producer
She-Devils on Wheels
(1968)
Producer
The Alley Tramp
(1968)
Producer
Suburban Roulette
(1968)
Producer
How to Make a Doll
(1968)
Producer
The Wizard of Gore
(1970)
Producer
Miss Nymphet's Zap-In
(1970)
Producer
This Stuff'll Kill Ya!
(1971)
Producer
Black Love
(1971)
Producer
The Gore Gore Girls
(1972)
Producer
The Year of the Yahoo!
(1972)
Producer
The Chainsaw Sally Show - Season One
(2010)
Executive Producer
Writing
Living Venus
(1961)
Screenplay
The Adventures of Lucky Pierre
(1962)
Writer
Daughter of the Sun
(1962)
Writer
Scum of the Earth!
(1963)
Writer
Boin-n-g
(1963)
Screenplay
Blood Feast
(1963)
Story
Two Thousand Maniacs!
(1964)
Writer
Color Me Blood Red
(1965)
Writer
Blast-Off Girls
(1967)
Writer
How to Make a Doll
(1968)
Screenplay
The Psychic
(1968)
Writer
The Ecstasies of Women
(1969)
Writer
The Great Chicago Conspiracy Circus
(1970)
Writer
Miss Nymphet's Zap-In
(1970)
Writer
This Stuff'll Kill Ya!
(1971)
Writer
Bridger
(1976)
Writer
Wanted: The Sundance Woman
(1976)
Writer
The Uh-oh Show
(2009)
Writer
Herschell Gordon Lewis' BloodMania
(2017)
Screenplay
Camera
Daughter of the Sun
(1962)
Director of Photography
The Adventures of Lucky Pierre
(1962)
Director of Photography
Nature's Playmates
(1962)
Director of Photography
Scum of the Earth!
(1963)
Director of Photography
Blood Feast
(1963)
Director of Photography
Goldilocks and the Three Bares
(1963)
Director of Photography
Boin-n-g
(1963)
Director of Photography
Bell, Bare and Beautiful
(1963)
Director of Photography
Two Thousand Maniacs!
(1964)
Director of Photography
Moonshine Mountain
(1964)
Director of Photography
Color Me Blood Red
(1965)
Director of Photography
The Psychic
(1968)
Director of Photography
The Ecstasies of Women
(1969)
Director of Photography
Linda and Abilene
(1969)
Director of Photography
Sound
The Adventures of Lucky Pierre
(1962)
Original Music Composer
Blood Feast
(1963)
Original Music Composer
Boin-n-g
(1963)
Original Music Composer
Moonshine Mountain
(1964)
Original Music Composer
How to Make a Doll
(1968)
Sound Effects
Suburban Roulette
(1968)
Music
This Stuff'll Kill Ya!
(1971)
Original Music Composer
The Gore Gore Girls
(1972)
Original Music Composer
The Year of the Yahoo!
(1972)
Original Music Composer
Bridger
(1976)
Sound Editor
Art