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The Gruesome Twosome (1967) -- A demented, elderly woman has her mentally retarded son kill and scalp various young women to use their hair for her wig shop while a persistent coed tries to link various killings on a local Florida college campus to them.
She-Devils on Wheels (1968) -- An all-female motorcycle gang, called 'The Maneaters' hold motorcycle races, as well as terrorize the residents of a small Florida town, and clash off against an all-male rival gang of hot-riders.
Color Me Blood Red (1965) -- A crackpot artist kills various people to use their blood as his new crimson red color for his paintings.
Blood Feast 2: All U Can Eat (2002) -- A cannibal caterer kills various young women in preperation for a ritual feast for a long-dormant Egyptian goddess that has him under its control.
Blood Feast (1963) -- An Egyptian caterer kills various women in suburban Miami to use their body parts to bring to life a dormant Egyptian goddess, while an inept police detective try to track him down.

Overview

Mini Biography:
Herschell Gordon Lewis was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1926 (some... more
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Fangoria Week in Review 7/05/2009
 (From Fangoria. 5 July 2009, 12:04 AM, PDT)

Incredible Film4 Frightfest lineup announced!
 (From QuietEarth. 3 July 2009, 2:49 PM, PDT)

Alternate Names:
Lewis H. Gordon | Mark Hansen | H.G. Lewis | Herschell G. Lewis | Georges Parades | George Parades | Armand Parys | Armand Pays | Shelden Seymour | Sheldon S. Seymour | Sheldon Seymour | Seymour Sheldon | R.L. Smith | Gordon Weisenborn
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Filmography

Director:
  1. Grim Fairy Tale (2009) (post-production)

  2. Blood Feast 2: All U Can Eat (2002)

  3. The Gore Gore Girls (1972)
    ... aka Blood Orgy (USA)
  4. Black Love (1972) (as R.L. Smith)
  5. Year of the Yahoo! (1972)
  6. This Stuff'll Kill Ya! (1971)
    ... aka The Devil Wears Clodhoppers (USA)
  7. The Wizard of Gore (1970)
  8. Miss Nymphet's Zap-In (1970) (as Sheldon Seymour)

  9. Linda and Abilene (1969) (as Lewis H. Gordon)
  10. The Ecstasies of Women (1969) (as Lewis H. Gordon)
  11. How to Make a Doll (1968)
    ... aka How to Love a Doll
  12. Just for the Hell of It (1968)
    ... aka Destruction, Inc.
  13. Suburban Roulette (1968)
  14. Alley Tramp (1968) (as Armand Parys)
    ... aka Alley Tramps
    ... aka I Am a Woman
    ... aka Pleasure Me, Master
  15. She-Devils on Wheels (1968)
  16. The Magic Land of Mother Goose (1967)
    ... aka Santa Visits the Magic Land of Mother Goose
    ... aka Sarah Visits the Magic Land of Mother Goose
  17. Blast-Off Girls (1967)
  18. The Girl, the Body, and the Pill (1967)
  19. Something Weird (1967)
  20. The Gruesome Twosome (1967)
  21. A Taste of Blood (1967)
    ... aka The Secret of Dr. Alucard
  22. Jimmy, the Boy Wonder (1966)
    ... aka Jimmy, the Wonder Boy
  23. Color Me Blood Red (1965) (as Herschell G. Lewis)
    ... aka Model Massacre
  24. Monster A Go-Go (1965) (uncredited)
  25. Sin, Suffer and Repent (1965)
  26. Moonshine Mountain (1964)
    ... aka White Trash on Moonshine Mountain
  27. Two Thousand Maniacs! (1964)
    ... aka 2,000 Maniacs
  28. Scum of the Earth (1963) (as Lewis H. Gordon)
    ... aka Devil's Camera
  29. Bell, Bare and Beautiful (1963) (as Lewis H. Gordon)
  30. Goldilocks and the Three Bares (1963) (as Lewis H. Gordon)
    ... aka Goldilocks' Three Chicks
  31. Blood Feast (1963)
    ... aka Egyptian Blood Feast (USA: reissue title)
    ... aka Feast of Flesh (USA)
  32. Boin-n-g (1963) (as Lewis H. Gordon)
  33. Nature's Playmates (1962) (as Lewis H. Gordon)
  34. Daughter of the Sun (1962) (as Lewis H. Gordon)
  35. The Adventures of Lucky Pierre (1961) (as Lewis H. Gordon)
  36. Living Venus (1961) (as Lewis H. Gordon)
  37. The Prime Time (1960) (as Gordon Weisenborn)
    ... aka Hell Kitten
    ... aka Summer Madness (USA: promotional title)
Producer:
  1. The Gore Gore Girls (1972) (producer)
    ... aka Blood Orgy (USA)
  2. Black Love (1972) (producer) (as R.L. Smith)
  3. Year of the Yahoo! (1972) (producer)
  4. This Stuff'll Kill Ya! (1971) (producer)
    ... aka The Devil Wears Clodhoppers (USA)
  5. The Wizard of Gore (1970) (producer)
  6. Miss Nymphet's Zap-In (1970) (producer) (as Sheldon Seymour)
  7. Stick It in Your Ear (1970) (producer)

  8. Amanti (1968) (producer)
    ... aka A Place for Lovers (USA)
    ... aka Le temps des amants (France)
  9. How to Make a Doll (1968) (producer)
    ... aka How to Love a Doll
  10. Just for the Hell of It (1968) (producer)
    ... aka Destruction, Inc.
  11. Suburban Roulette (1968) (producer)
  12. Alley Tramp (1968) (producer) (uncredited)
    ... aka Alley Tramps
    ... aka I Am a Woman
    ... aka Pleasure Me, Master
  13. She-Devils on Wheels (1968) (producer)
  14. Blast-Off Girls (1967) (producer)
  15. The Girl, the Body, and the Pill (1967) (producer)
  16. The Gruesome Twosome (1967) (producer)
  17. A Taste of Blood (1967) (producer)
    ... aka The Secret of Dr. Alucard
  18. Monster A Go-Go (1965) (producer) (as Sheldon S. Seymour)
  19. Moonshine Mountain (1964) (producer)
    ... aka White Trash on Moonshine Mountain
  20. Blood Feast (1963) (producer) (uncredited)
    ... aka Egyptian Blood Feast (USA: reissue title)
    ... aka Feast of Flesh (USA)
  21. Living Venus (1961) (producer)
  22. The Prime Time (1960) (producer)
    ... aka Hell Kitten
    ... aka Summer Madness (USA: promotional title)
Writer:
  1. Grim Fairy Tale (2009) (post-production) (written by)

  2. Wanted: The Sundance Woman (1976) (TV) (writer)
    ... aka Mrs. Sundance Rides Again
  3. Bridger (1976) (TV) (writer)
  4. This Stuff'll Kill Ya! (1971) (writer)
    ... aka The Devil Wears Clodhoppers (USA)
  5. Chicago 70 (1970) (writer)
    ... aka The Great Chicago Conspiracy Circus
  6. Miss Nymphet's Zap-In (1970) (writer) (as Sheldon Seymour)

  7. Linda and Abilene (1969) (writer) (as Mark Hansen)
  8. The Ecstasies of Women (1969) (writer) (as Mark Hansen)
  9. How to Make a Doll (1968) (original screenplay) (as Sheldon Seymour)
    ... aka How to Love a Doll
  10. Suburban Roulette (1968) (writer) (as Sheldon Seymour)
  11. The Psychic (1968) (writer)
    ... aka Copenhagen's Psychic Loves
  12. Blast-Off Girls (1967) (writer)
  13. Color Me Blood Red (1965) (writer) (as Herschell G. Lewis)
    ... aka Model Massacre
  14. Monster A Go-Go (1965) (additional dialogue) (as Sheldon Seymour)
  15. Two Thousand Maniacs! (1964) (writer)
    ... aka 2,000 Maniacs
  16. Scum of the Earth (1963) (writer) (as Lewis H. Gordon)
    ... aka Devil's Camera
  17. Blood Feast (1963) (story) (uncredited)
    ... aka Egyptian Blood Feast (USA: reissue title)
    ... aka Feast of Flesh (USA)
  18. Boin-n-g (1963) (writer) (as Lewis H. Gordon)
  19. Daughter of the Sun (1962) (writer)
  20. The Adventures of Lucky Pierre (1961) (writer)
Actor:
  1. Smash Cut (2009) (post-production) .... Fred Sandy
  2. Psycho Holocaust (2009) (completed) (voice) .... Radio News Broadcaster

  3. Retardead (2008) (V) .... Opening Narration
  4. Book of Lore (2007) (voice) (uncredited) .... Bingo Record
  5. The Gainesville Ripper (2007)
  6. Chainsaw Sally (2004) .... Mr. Gordon

  7. Year of the Yahoo! (1972) (voice) (uncredited) .... TV Reporter

  8. Alley Tramp (1968) (voice) (uncredited) .... Gene Stallion, radio reporter
    ... aka Alley Tramps
    ... aka I Am a Woman
    ... aka Pleasure Me, Master
  9. Something Weird (1967) (voice) (as Sheldon Seymour) .... Narrator
  10. The Gruesome Twosome (1967) (voice) (uncredited) .... Radio Announcer
  11. A Taste of Blood (1967) (as Seymour Sheldon) .... The Limey Seaman/Voice of Baron Khron
    ... aka The Secret of Dr. Alucard
  12. Jimmy, the Boy Wonder (1966) (voice) (uncredited) .... Narrator
    ... aka Jimmy, the Wonder Boy
  13. Monster A Go-Go (1965) (voice) (uncredited) .... Narrator
  14. Scum of the Earth (1963) (voice) (uncredited) .... Narrator
    ... aka Devil's Camera
  15. Goldilocks and the Three Bares (1963) (voice) (uncredited) .... Voice Introducting Sonny Seymour
    ... aka Goldilocks' Three Chicks
  16. Blood Feast (1963) (voice) (uncredited) .... Radio Announcer
    ... aka Egyptian Blood Feast (USA: reissue title)
    ... aka Feast of Flesh (USA)
  17. Living Venus (1961) (uncredited) .... Man on street
Cinematographer:
  1. Black Love (1972) (as R.L. Smith)
  2. This Stuff'll Kill Ya! (1971) (uncredited)
    ... aka The Devil Wears Clodhoppers (USA)

  3. Linda and Abilene (1969) (as Mark Hansen)
  4. The Ecstasies of Women (1969) (as Lewis H. Gordon)
  5. Alley Tramp (1968) (as Georges Parades)
    ... aka Alley Tramps
    ... aka I Am a Woman
    ... aka Pleasure Me, Master
  6. The Psychic (1968)
    ... aka Copenhagen's Psychic Loves
  7. The Magic Land of Mother Goose (1967)
    ... aka Santa Visits the Magic Land of Mother Goose
    ... aka Sarah Visits the Magic Land of Mother Goose
  8. Something Weird (1967)
  9. Color Me Blood Red (1965) (as Herschell G. Lewis)
    ... aka Model Massacre
  10. Moonshine Mountain (1964)
    ... aka White Trash on Moonshine Mountain
  11. Two Thousand Maniacs! (1964)
    ... aka 2,000 Maniacs
  12. Scum of the Earth (1963) (uncredited)
    ... aka Devil's Camera
  13. Bell, Bare and Beautiful (1963)
  14. Blood Feast (1963)
    ... aka Egyptian Blood Feast (USA: reissue title)
    ... aka Feast of Flesh (USA)
  15. Daughter of the Sun (1962)
  16. The Adventures of Lucky Pierre (1961)
Soundtrack:
  1. 2001 Maniacs (2005) (music: "The South is Gonna Rise Again" (On-Camera Strolling Minstrels Version)) (lyrics: "The South is Gonna Rise Again" (On-Camera Strolling Minstrels Version))
  2. Hunting for Herschell (2003) (performer: "Tragic Kettledrums / Eye Gouged Out / Legs Cut Off!")

  3. Year of the Yahoo! (1972) (music: "Juggernaut", "Musician-Politician", "Visions", "Old Glory") (lyrics: "Juggernaut", "Musician-Politician", "Visions", "Old Glory")
  4. This Stuff'll Kill Ya! (1971) (music: "Deep In The Spirit", "Love That White Lightin'!", "One More Swig of Moonshine") (lyrics: "Deep In The Spirit", "Love That White Lightin'!", "One More Swig of Moonshine")
    ... aka The Devil Wears Clodhoppers (USA)

  5. Just for the Hell of It (1968) (music: "Destruction Inc.")
    ... aka Destruction, Inc.
  6. She-Devils on Wheels (1968) (writer: "Get Off The Road")
  7. Two Thousand Maniacs! (1964) (music: "Rebel Yell" (The South's Gonna Rise Again)) (lyrics: "Rebel Yell" (The South's Gonna Rise Again)) (performer: "Rebel Yell" (The South's Gonna Rise Again))
    ... aka 2,000 Maniacs
Composer:
  1. The Gore Gore Girls (1972) (as Sheldon Seymour)
    ... aka Blood Orgy (USA)
  2. Year of the Yahoo! (1972) (as Sheldon Seymour)
  3. This Stuff'll Kill Ya! (1971) (as Sheldon Seymour)
    ... aka The Devil Wears Clodhoppers (USA)

  4. Moonshine Mountain (1964)
    ... aka White Trash on Moonshine Mountain
  5. Blood Feast (1963)
    ... aka Egyptian Blood Feast (USA: reissue title)
    ... aka Feast of Flesh (USA)
  6. The Adventures of Lucky Pierre (1961)
  7. The Prime Time (1960)
    ... aka Hell Kitten
    ... aka Summer Madness (USA: promotional title)
Special Effects:
  1. The Evictors (1979) (special effects)
  2. The Gore Gore Girls (1972) (special effects)
    ... aka Blood Orgy (USA)
  3. The Wizard of Gore (1970) (technical special effects)

  4. Blood Feast (1963) (special effects) (uncredited)
    ... aka Egyptian Blood Feast (USA: reissue title)
    ... aka Feast of Flesh (USA)
Sound Department:
  1. The Evictors (1979) (sound editor)
  2. The Shadow of Chikara (1977) (sound)
    ... aka Demon Mountain
    ... aka Diamond Mountain (USA)
    ... aka Shadow Mountain (USA: reissue title)
    ... aka The Ballad of Virgil Cane
    ... aka The Curse of Demon Mountain
    ... aka Thunder Mountain
    ... aka Wishbone Cutter
  3. Bridger (1976) (TV) (sound editor)

  4. How to Make a Doll (1968) (special computer sound effects) (as Seymour Sheldon)
    ... aka How to Love a Doll
Music Department:
  1. Just for the Hell of It (1968) (composer: song "Destruction, Inc.") (as Shelden Seymour)
    ... aka Destruction, Inc.
  2. The Girl, the Body, and the Pill (1967) (composer: song "The Pill") (as Sheldon Seymour)
Miscellaneous Crew:
  1. The Blood Trilogy Outtakes (1996) (V) (director: archive footage)
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director:
  1. Alley Tramp (1968) (second unit director) (as Armand Parys)
    ... aka Alley Tramps
    ... aka I Am a Woman
    ... aka Pleasure Me, Master
Production Designer:
  1. Monster A Go-Go (1965) (as Seymour Sheldon)
Thanks:
  1. Bits and Pieces: Bringing Death to Life (2003) (V) (acknowledgment: archival material courtesy of) (dedicated to: A Gentleman and a Gorehound)

  2. Psycho-lettes (1996) (acknowledgment) (as H.G. Lewis)
    ... aka Les psycholettes (USA: DVD title)
  3. Sorority Babes in the Dance-A-Thon of Death (1991) (V) (special thanks) (as H.G. Lewis)

  4. Population: 1 (1986) (special thanks)
    ... aka Population: One (USA: alternative title)
Self:
  1. Behind the Toons (2010) (in production) .... Himself
  2. The Wonder World of K. Gordon Murray (2009) (post-production) .... Himself
  3. Terror Toons 3 (2009) (post-production) .... Himself

  4. American Grindhouse (2009) (V) .... Himself
  5. Gore Gourmet: A Feast 40 Years in the Making (2009) (V) .... Himself
  6. Texas Frightmare Weekend 2006 (2006) (V) .... Himself
  7. Make Your Own Damn Movie! (2005) (V) .... Himself
  8. Horror Business (2005) (V) .... Himself
  9. Hunting for Herschell (2003) .... Himself
  10. Bits and Pieces: Bringing Death to Life (2003) (V) .... Himself - Godfather of Gore
  11. Fear, Panic & Censorship (2000) (TV)

  12. Divine Trash (1998) .... Himself
  13. 100 Years of Horror (1996) (V) .... Himself
  14. 100 Years of Horror: Maniacs (1996) (V) .... Himself

  15. "The Incredibly Strange Film Show" .... Himself (1 episode)
    ... aka "Son of the Incredibly Strange Film Show" (UK: second season title)
        - Herschell Gordon Lewis (????) TV episode .... Himself

  16. That's Sexploitation (1973) .... Himself
  17. "The Bob Hope Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1970)
        - The Bob Hope Christmas Special: 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Himself
  18. "It Takes Two" .... Himself (1 episode, 1970)
        - Episode dated 16 March 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Himself

  19. "Funny You Should Ask" .... Himself (1 episode, 1968)
        - Episode dated 18 November 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Himself
  20. "The Woody Woodbury Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1968)
        - Episode dated 2 February 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Himself
  21. "Personality" .... Himself (1 episode, 1968)
        - Episode dated 29 January 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Himself
  22. "You Don't Say" .... Himself (1 episode, 1967)
        - Episode dated 24 April 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Himself
  23. "Mickie Finn's" .... Himself (1 episode, 1966)
        - Episode #1.2 (1966) TV episode .... Himself
  24. "The Hollywood Palace" .... Himself - Announcer (1 episode, 1964)
        - Episode #2.10 (1964) TV episode .... Himself - Announcer
  25. "The Andy Williams Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1964)
        - Episode dated 2 November 1964 (1964) TV episode .... Himself

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