Jan 23, 20269 min readSplatter Remake ‘2001 Maniacs’ Can’t Beat Herschell Gordon Lewis GoreThe tale of Two Thousand Maniacs! and its remake, 2001 Maniacs, is a lesson in what makes for compelling exploitation motivations. Herschell Gordon Lewis’ beloved 1960s splatter picture is the despicable grandpappy of Hickspoitation cinema. Tim Sullivan‘s lecherous 2005 remake is brutally gory, but softcore skin-flick desires cheapen the product. That’s not to say exploitation […] The post Splatter Remake ‘2001 Maniacs’ Can’t Beat Herschell Gordon Lewis Gore appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.
Feb 3, 20239 min read‘The Wizard of Gore’ – Only Crispin Glover Shines in 2007’s Herschell Gordon Lewis Update [Revenge of the Remakes]To say Herschell Gordon Lewis‘ and Jeremy Kasten‘s respective The Wizard of Gore releases pushed me to my limits is correct for all the wrong reasons. My choice to stack the 1970 original and 2007 remake back-to-back stands as one of my least favorite Revenge of the Remakes double-bills thus far. I’ve no objection to […] The post ‘The Wizard of Gore’ – Only Crispin Glover Shines in 2007’s Herschell Gordon Lewis Update [Revenge of the Remakes] appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.