8:00 PM meet the Godfathers of Gore at 1 hour reception, which is followed immediately by the film.

Legendary filmmaker Herschell Gordon Lewis, often referred to as the “Godfather of Gore”, directed Blood Feast in 1963 - the very first “gore” or “splatter” film. For many of his horror and “nudie cutie” hits, he often collaborated with producer David F. Friedman, releasing well-received and financially successful films such as Two-Thousand Maniacs!, Color Me Blood Red, and Trader Hornee. Lewis continued making horror films into the late ‘60s and early ‘70s, continuing his sordid reputation as a taboo-buster with the films The Gore Gore Girls, Wizard of Gore, and Gruesome Twosome. In the early ‘70s, Lewis retired from filmmaking altogether, and established himself as the king of direct mail advertising. You can’t keep a great horror director away from the cameras too long, however, for in 2002 he returned to the genre directing Blood Feast 2: All U Can Eat to a legion of delighted fans.

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