Herschell Gordon Lewis(1926-2016)

Known as the "Godfather of Gore". He worked in advertising and financed most of his own films. Pioneered the horror genre in the 1960s known as the "splatter film," which focused on gore and gruesomeness. Horror films created by Lewis included Blood Feast (1963), Two Thousand Maniacs! (1964), A Taste of Blood (1967), The Wizard of Gore (2007), The Gruesome Twosome (1967) She-Devils on Wheels (1968) and Scum of the Earth (1963). Lewis died in his sleep on 9/26/2016, at age 90. John Waters, Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino and James Gunn are among filmmakers who were inspired by Lewis' work.

[asked what his epitaph should read] He seen somethin' different. And he done it.