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Herschell Gordon Lewis (June 15, 1926 – September 26, 2016) was an American filmmaker, best known for creating the [[SplatterHorror "splatter" subgenre of horror films]] and sharing the title of "Godfather of Gore" with fellow director Creator/LucioFulci. In addition to probing the depths of onscreen gore, Lewis's filmography included a range of exploitation films.

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Herschell Gordon Lewis (June 15, 1926 – September 26, 2016) was an American filmmaker, best known for creating the [[SplatterHorror "splatter" subgenre of horror films]] and sharing the title of "Godfather of Gore" with fellow director Creator/LucioFulci. In addition to probing the depths of onscreen gore, Lewis's filmography included a range of exploitation films.
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* KensingtonGore: Lewis' films feature blood so bright and thick it could pass for paint, made to order from a local chemist in amounts that led to his films being labeled "two-gallon pictures" or "three gallon pictures".

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* KensingtonGore: Lewis' films feature blood so bright and thick it could pass for paint, made to order from a local chemist in amounts that led to his films being labeled "two-gallon pictures" or "three gallon pictures".pictures".

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* BMovie: In particular his "Blood trilogy".
* {{Gorn}}: This goes with the splatter genre--see the note below under KensingtonGore.

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* ''Film/BloodFeast''
* ''Film/ColorMeBloodRed''
* ''Film/TheGoreGoreGirls''
* ''Film/MonsterAGoGo''
* ''Film/TwoThousandManiacs''
* ''Film/TheWizardOfGore''

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* ''Film/BloodFeast''
''Film/BloodFeast'' (1963)
* ''Film/ColorMeBloodRed''
''Film/TwoThousandManiacs'' (1964)
* ''Film/TheGoreGoreGirls''
''Film/ColorMeBloodRed'' (1965)
* ''Film/MonsterAGoGo''
''Film/MonsterAGoGo'' (1965)
* ''Film/TwoThousandManiacs''
''Film/TheWizardOfGore'' (1970)
* ''Film/TheWizardOfGore''
''Film/TheGoreGoreGirls'' (1972)
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* ''Film/TheGoreGoreGirls''
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* ''Film/ColorMeBloodRed''
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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 and sharing the title of "Godfather of Gore" with fellow director Creator/LucioFulci. In addition to probing the depths of onscreen gore, Lewis's filmography included a range of exploitation films.

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Herschell Gordon Lewis (June 15, 1926 – September 26, 2016) was an American filmmaker, best known for creating the [[SplatterHorror "splatter" subgenre of horror films films]] and sharing the title of "Godfather of Gore" with fellow director Creator/LucioFulci. In addition to probing the depths of onscreen gore, Lewis's filmography included a range of exploitation films.
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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 and sharing the title of "Godfather of Gore" with fellow director Creator/LucioFulci. In addition to probing the depths of onscreen gore, Lewis's filmography included a range of exploitation films.

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Herschell Gordon Lewis (June 15, 1926-September 1926 – September 26, 2016) was an American filmmaker, best known for creating the "splatter" subgenre of horror films and sharing the title of "Godfather of Gore" with fellow director Creator/LucioFulci. In addition to probing the depths of onscreen gore, Lewis's filmography included a range of exploitation films.
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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 and sharing the title of "Godfather of Gore" with fellow director Creator/LucioFulci. In addition to probing the depths of onscreen gore, Lewis's filmography included a range of exploitation films.

!!Films with Wiki/TVTropes pages:
* ''Film/BloodFeast''
* ''Film/MonsterAGoGo''
* ''Film/TwoThousandManiacs''
* ''Film/TheWizardOfGore''

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!!Tropes common to Lewis's films:
* BMovie: In particular his "Blood trilogy".
* {{Gorn}}: This goes with the splatter genre--see the note below under KensingtonGore.
* KensingtonGore: Lewis' films feature blood so bright and thick it could pass for paint, made to order from a local chemist in amounts that led to his films being labeled "two-gallon pictures" or "three gallon pictures".

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