Herschell Gordon Lewis, RIP

[mjzee]

Herschell Gordon Lewis, the horror filmmaker known as the “godfather of gore,” has died. He was 87. 

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/sep/26/splatter-king-herschell-gordon-lewis-dies-aged-87

[clifford_thornton]

Too bad. He made some fun movies.

[thirdtry]

Herschell Gordon Lewis was certainly an American original.

 

For those interested, there is a massive Blu-ray/DVD box set coming out next month containing all of his most famous films entitled The Herschell Gordon Lewis Feast.  It is from Arrow Video and looks to be an incredible set.

 

https://www.amazon.com/Herschell-Gordon-17-Disc-Limited-Blu-ray/dp/B01IWXJVN8/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1474989415&sr=1-1&keywords=herschell+gordon+lewis+feast

[mjzee]

Maybe he did a David Bowie!