- Director
- Herschell Gordon Lewis
- Year
- 1963
- Runtime
- 67 min
- Country
- USA
- Language
- English
BLOOD FEAST
World Premiere of the 4K RestorationScreenings
- Sun, Sep 20 · 8:50 PM – 10:02 PM · T8Theater 8 sold out Tickets
- Wed, Sep 23 · 11:45 PM – 12:57 AM · T6Theater 6 70 left Tickets
Trailer
There will never be another movie like BLOOD FEAST—the first "splatter" film in horror history.
Written by Allison Louise Downe, produced by David F. Friedman, and directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis, BLOOD FEAST follows a caterer named Fuad Ramses who is hired to provide "an authentic Egyptian feast" for a birthday party. He wastes no time in committing unbelievable mutilation murders to appease an Egyptian goddess named Ishtar.
John Waters said it best: "I first saw BLOOD FEAST at my local drive-in. When I saw teenage couples hopping from their cars to vomit, I knew I had found a movie after my own heart." A direct influence on Waters (MULTIPLE MANIACS), Frank Henenlotter (BASKET CASE), and dozens of 1980s slashers, BLOOD FEAST erupts with pop-art brain-bludgeons, tabloid-style ghoulishness, and pitch-black gallows humor. The movie's legendary status as a subversive benchmark is enhanced by the contributions of Allison Louise Downe—a writer, producer, special effects artist, actor, and assistant director who deserves to be immortalized for her contributions to horror and exploitation history.
AGFA and Something Weird are honored to unleash the definitive presentation of this seminal splatterfest—newly restored in 4K from the original camera negative for the first time ever. (AGFA)
Cast
William KerwinDetective Pete Thornton- Mal ArnoldFuad Ramses
Connie MasonSuzette Fremont- Lyn BoltonDorothy Freemont
- Scott H. HallFrank - Police Captain
Christy FousheeTrudy Sanders- Ashlyn MartinMarcy
- Astrid OlsonMotel Victim
Sandra SinclairPat Tracey- Jerome EdenHigh Priest (uncredited)
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Reviews
- Blu-ray Review: The Herschell Gordon Lewis Feast on Arrow Video Slant Magazine· Nov 3, 2016
- Revisiting A Rebooted Gore Classic: ‘BLOOD FEAST’ (2016) – 4K Ultra Review PopHorror· Feb 29, 2024
- Blood Feast (1963) - Movie Review Alternate Ending - Movie Reviews· Jun 6, 2010
News
- This Is the Worst Horror Movie, at Least According to Stephen King mentalfloss.com· May 31, 2026
- How Herschell Gordon Lewis Changed Horror Forever with Blood Feast - Horror Obsessive· Sep 21, 2018
- 34 Facts About ‘Blood Feast,’ the World’s First Splatter Film Creepy Catalog· May 2, 2022
- Synapse Films gives “BLOOD FEAST” remake its uncut U.S. home video debut; details & art RUE MORGUE· Oct 6, 2023
- 'Blood Feast' - Ultra Nasty Remake of Herschell Gordon Lewis Classic Now on SCREAMBOX! bloody-disgusting.com· Jan 17, 2025
- Herschell Gordon Lewis: 1929-2016 rogerebert.com· Sep 27, 2016
- Shock and Gore: The Films of Herschell Gordon Lewis – Limited Edition release Horror Society· Jul 22, 2016
- A bloody feast: Herschell Gordon Lewis box set is a fitting tribute to the late ‘Godfather of Gore’ dangerousminds.net· Nov 4, 2016
- 'Godfather of gore' Herschell Gordon Lewis dies aged 87 BBC· Sep 27, 2016