SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS

* Fourteen of the Godfather of Gore s finest attractions, restored from original and best surviving vault materials


* High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation of the features and extras on 7 Blu-ray discs



DISC ONE: BLOOD FEAST (1963) & SCUM OF THE EARTH (1963)

* Introduction to the films by director Herschell Gordon Lewis


* Audio Commentary on Blood Feast with Lewis and producer David F. Friedman


* Blood Feast Outtakes


* Blood Perceptions filmmakers Nicholas McCarthy (The Pact) and Rodney Ascher (Room 237) offer their insight on Blood Feast and the importance of Herschell Gordon Lewis


* Herschell s History archival interview in which Lewis discusses his entry into the film industry including Scum of the Earth


* How Herschell Found His Niche Lewis discusses more of his early work in nudie cuties and the making of The Adventures of Lucky Pierre


* Archival interview with Herschell Gordon Lewis and David F. Friedman from 1987


* Carving Magic (1959) vintage short featuring Blood Feast s Bill Kerwin


* Blood Feast Radio Spot and Trailer



DISC TWO: TWO THOUSAND MANIACS! (1964) & MOONSHINE MOUNTAIN (1964)

* Introduction to the films by director Herschell Gordon Lewis


* Audio Commentary on Two Thousand Maniacs! with Lewis and producer David F. Friedman


* Two Thousand Maniacs! Outtakes


* Two Thousand Maniacs Can t Be Wrong Tim Sullivan (director, 2001 Maniacs) on Two Thousand Maniacs!


* Hicksploitation: Confidential visual essay on the history of the American South s representation in cinema


* David Friedman: The Gentlemen s Smut Peddler a tribute to the legendary producer featuring Herschell Gordon Lewis, filmmakers Fred Olen Ray, Tim Sullivan and Bob Murawski


* Herschell s Art of Advertising Lewis shares his expert opinion on the art of selling movies and how to hook an audience.


* Trailers for Two Thousands Maniacs! and Moonshine Mountain



DISC THREE: COLOR ME BLOOD RED (1965) & SOMETHING WEIRD (1967)

* Introduction to the films by director Herschell Gordon Lewis


* Audio Commentary on Color Me Blood Red with Lewis and producer David F. Friedman


* Audio Commentary on Something Weird with Lewis and Friedman


* Color Me Blood Red Outtakes


* The Art of Madness visual essay on the recurring motif of mad artists as killers in horror cinema


* Weirdsville film Scholar Jeffrey Sconce on Something Weird


* Lewis on Jimmy, the Boy Wonder, his 1966 children s musical


* A Hot Night at the Go Go Lounge! Lewis 1966 dance short


* Trailers for Color Me Blood Red and Something Weird



DISC FOUR: THE GRUESOME TWOSOME (1967) & A TASTE OF BLOOD (1967)

* Introduction to the films by director Herschell Gordon Lewis


* Audio Commentary on The Gruesome Twosome with Lewis


* Audio Commentary on A Taste of Blood with Lewis


* Peaches Christ Flips her Wig! the San Francisco performer on The Gruesome Twosome


* It Came From Florida filmmaker Fred Olen Ray (Scalps) on Florida Filmmaking


* Herschell vs The Censors Lewis discusses some of the pitfalls involving local censorship and the lengths to which angry moviegoers tried to stop him


* Traile