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There are neither subtitles nor closedcaptions on this release. Mar 06, 2017 notably, 4pp images from herschell gordon lewis 1969 film, linda and abilene, a racy western credited to lewis as mark hansen, starring elmer batters model sharon matt. But perhaps the most unhinged of all his directorial efforts, and certainly the most influential, must surely be his original gorefest blood feast the first ever splatter movie. Director herschell gordon lewis invented the slasher horror film in the early 1960s with the release of his film blood feast in 1963. Books by herschell gordon lewis author of on the art of.
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