Master of Gore - The Herschell Gordon Lewis Collection (Herschell Gordon Lewis) (Blu-ray / Box Set)

Four films from cult horror director Herschell Gordon Lewis. In 'Color Me Blood Red' 1965, artist Adam Sorg Don Joseph is angered when the critics fail to react to his latest set of paintings and vows that next time he will make them sit up and take notice. Searching for a new direction, he finds inspiration when he sees the deep red of his girlfriend's blood. Taking this as his new medium, he embarks upon a brave new series of works, but when his girlfriend's blood runs out, he is forced to look further afield for donors. In '2000 Maniacs' 1964, the small southern town of Pleasant Valley invites six reluctant Yankee tourists to be its guests for the Civil War 100th anniversary celebrations. What the northern participants do not realize is that every celebratory game they take part in has been designed with the intention of bringing their lives to a grisly end. In 'The Wizard of Gore' 1970, Montag the Magnificent Ray Sager is a travelling magician whose stomach-churning illusionism act culminates in the public killing and disembowelling of young women, in front of a seemingly bloodthirsty audience, before magically returning them to their seats unharmed. However, when the women in question start to turn up dead, apparently victims of some random violent crime, questions start to be asked of Montag, who must try ever harder to maintain the illusion. Finally, in 'The Gruesome Twosome' 1968, Mrs Pringle Elizabeth Davis owns a wig shop on a college campus and is delighted to help
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