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