Herschell Gordon Lewis

2000 Maniacs! is much funnier than Blood Feast--sort of The Beverly Hillbillies with severed limbs.

that was on right after, but it was 3:15am.

My friend had a movie watching party at his house one Sunday afternoon and for some reason paired The Killing of Sister George with 2000 Maniacs. I had seen both before but never back to back.
I agree I thought it was funnier than Blood Fest but Something Weird is my fave.

I think it's funny that HGL gets a shoutout in Juno.

RIP, apparently

http://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3407951/r-p-herschell-gordon-lewis-godfather-gore-passed-away-87/

Oh, shit. And they just released an enormous retrospective Blu-ray set of his stuff!

https://scontent.fman2-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/17264855_10156004015843289_7795185128082659419_n.jpg?oh=eb91806bfdea406b8b2615a0acd6286f&oe=5971F4C2

Finally got around to watching A Taste of Blood, his two-hour 1967 vampire-themed shocker set in Miami and London. It's unfortunate that just at the time he gets a decent-ish cast of actors he seems to lose his sense of pacing and tension, resulting in uncharacteristic tedium. (Tbf I don't think HGL himself rates this one either). But - this may be a specific thing - I can still derive some enjoyment from looking at the backgrounds, which are full of typical accoutrements of 1960s South Florida. Things like jalousie windows, a distinctive kind of patio furniture, roughly paved roads that lead into scrubland. Interiors have that look of an older person's gloss on midcentury modern - the same look I see in Frank Sinatra's Tony Rome, for one example. In A Taste of Blood you have to be willing to look at these vintage Miami interiors a lot - even when the scene switches to London you're still looking at Miami interiors.

Also rewatched She-Devils on Wheels which is funnier and more outrageous than I remembered it.