Previously on Splatter Matters: I watched a shitload of Herschel Gordon Lewis movies and fell in love with the man, despite not necessarily loving his movies. But today, that may change. In his introduction to Just For the Hell of It on the HGL Feast Box Set from Arrow Films, Herschel claims the film was…
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Splatter Matters: The Ladies of SHE-DEVILS ON WHEELS Turn the Tides on HGL’s Formula of Bloodthirsty Men and Victimized Women
“Sex! Guts! Blood! And all men are mothers!” – the rally cry of The Man-Eaters
Splatter Matters: TWO THOUSAND MANIACS! is Finally the Crowd Pleaser Garrett Was Expecting
Previously on Splatter Matters: I wasn’t too keen on Blood Feast and its lack of interesting characters and story, but Scum of the Earth worked surprisingly well despite my moral objections to its premise (and perhaps even its existence). I find myself wondering what kind of mad man sets out to make movies specifically to…
Splatter Matters: Garrett and Herschel Get Rough with SCUM OF THE EARTH
Previously on Splatter Matters: I began my foray into the world of Herschel Gordon Lewis via The HGL Feast box set from Arrow Films, starting with Blood Feast, his first Splatter film, and found it rather boring and amateurish despite a few noteworthy flourishes. I remain hopeful that there are good things to come as…
Splatter Matters: Garrett’s Journey Begins with BLOOD FEAST
And so it begins – my first foray into the world of Herschel Gordon Lewis’s splatter films. Arrow Films just released an incredible box set of 14 of the “Godfather of Gore’s” best splatter movies, a genre which he is considered to have created with the release of Blood Feast. Arrow was kind enough to…