Blood Feast
Directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis
Herschell Gordon Lewis' shocking cult classic is considered the first gore movie. When a society woman decides to plan a soirase, she hires psychotic caterer Ramses, who decides to prepare a "blood feast" using human body parts. As Ramses gathers ingredients, the police try to stop his evil deeds before it's too late. Though wonderfully campy by today's standards, nothing so graphic as BLOOD FEAST had been seen in 1963. Screenings sold out all over the US, and once Hollywood saw that violence and gore could make a buck, horror movies were never the same again. Contains violence and gore.
Herschell Gordon Lewis' shocking cult classic is considered the first gore movie.
Cast: William Kerwin, Mal Arnold, Connie Mason
Member Reviews
My first hgl movie, not sure what to think. There was a plot and the effects were good for the budget and age. Most of the acting was solid oak however , and the directing and script seemed really juvenile. Really sleazy feel to it as well. Glad i can now say ive seen this but once is more than enough
Falls into the so bad it's almost good category. Sadly, it is only 'almost good' even by those standards. It's cheapness would be fine but it's very poorly shot and structured too, without really going anywhere with it's ideas except for a lot of fake blood.
Great movie worth watching
Watched this as it’s one of the original ‘video nasties’ and was banned in the U.K.. it’s clearly a really low budget and is a bit amateur like the cop chase, I actually enjoyed it. I can imagine it causing a stir in the 60s as it is graphic but had an actual story and has a scary score which builds some good tension.
Silly film, which is so slow and cheap, but has some fun goofy moments and cool practical effects. I could be a cop in this film! Their clueless, ha! Worth it just to tick it off your list.