Herschell Gordon Lewis
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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 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.
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Carving Magic (1959)
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Moonshine Mountain (1964)
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Something Weird (1967)
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Blood Feast (1963)
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She-Devils on Wheels (1968)
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Color Me Blood Red (1965)
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The Gore Gore Girls (1972)
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Blood Feast 2: All U Can Eat (2002)
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Scum of the Earth (1963)
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Monster a Go-Go! (1965)
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Two Thousand Maniacs! (1964)
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The Wizard of Gore (1970)
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BloodMania (2017)
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The Girl, the Body, and the Pill (1967)
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The Ecstasies of Women (1969)
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Daughter of the Sun (1962)
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Goldilocks and the Three Bares (1963)
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Linda and Abilene (1969)
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The Alley Tramp (1968)
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A Taste of Blood (1967)
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Magic Land of Mother Goose (1966)
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The Uh-oh Show (2009)
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The Adventures of Lucky Pierre (1962)
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Just for the Hell of It (1968)
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Jimmy, the Boy Wonder (1966)
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Miss Nymphet's Zap-In (1970)
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How to Make a Doll (1968)
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The Year of the Yahoo! (1971)
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Suburban Roulette (1968)
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A Hot Night at the Go-Go Lounge! (1966)
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This Stuff'll Kill Ya! (1971)
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Bell, Bare and Beautiful (1963)
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Boin-n-g (1963)
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The Gruesome Twosome (1967)
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Nature's Playmates (1962)
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Living Venus (1961)
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Blast-Off Girls (1967)
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Black Love (1971)
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