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Films directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis

reelscum lists 7 films directed or co-directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis. They were released between 1963 and 1972. The subgenres that appear most often are Splatter (6 films), Classical exploitation (2 films) and Biker (1 film).

They are credited to USA (7). Most were released in the 1960s (5) and 1970s (2).

Entries include She-Devils on Wheels (1968), Scum of the Earth (1963) and The Gore Gore Girls (1972). Each links to its own page with a verdict, rating axes and where to watch.

Poster for She-Devils on Wheels

She-Devils on Wheels

1968 · USA · 82m

H.G. Lewis hands the gore to a real biker gang. The acting is a crime; the piano wire is the point.

Poster for Scum of the Earth

Scum of the Earth

1963 · USA · 73m

Herschell Gordon Lewis invents the roughie the same year he invents gore. Busy man.

Poster for The Gore Gore Girls

The Gore Gore Girls

1972 · USA · 81m

Herschell Gordon Lewis signs off with a meat tenderiser and a gag about chocolate milk.

Poster for The Wizard of Gore

The Wizard of Gore

1970 · USA · 95m

A stage magician whose tricks are real. Lewis's most interesting idea.

Poster for Color Me Blood Red

Color Me Blood Red

1965 · USA · 79m

Lewis finishing his gore trilogy. A painter, and his pigment source.

Poster for Blood Feast

Blood Feast

1963 · USA · 67m

The first gore film. Barely competent, historically unavoidable.

Poster for Two Thousand Maniacs!

Two Thousand Maniacs!

1964 · USA · 87m

H.G. Lewis, a Southern town, and gore effects that predate everyone.