Blood Feast

Blood Feast
Blood Feast
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Herschell Gordon Lewis
Screenplay by	Allison Louise Downe
Story by	David F. Friedman; Herschell Gordon Lewis
Produced by	David F. Friedman
Starring	Mal Arnold; William Kerwin; Connie Mason; Lyn Bolton; Scott H. Hall;
Cinematography	Herschell Gordon Lewis
Edited by	Robert Sinise; Frank Romolo
Music by	Herschell Gordon Lewis
Distributed by	Box Office Spectaculars[citation needed]
Release date	July 6, 1963;
Running time	67 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$24,500
Box office	$4 million

Blood Feast is a 1963 American splatter film. It was composed, shot, and directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis, written by Allison Louise Downe from an idea by Lewis and David F. Freidman, and stars Mal Arnold, William Kerwin, Connie Mason, and Lyn Bolton. The plot focuses on a psychopathic food caterer named Fuad Ramses (Arnold) who kills women so that he can include their body parts in his meals and perform sacrifices to his "Egyptian goddess" Ishtar.

Blood Feast is considered the first splatter film, a sub-genre of horror noted for its graphic depictions of on-screen gore. It was highly successful, grossing $4 million against its minuscule $24,500 budget, while receiving poor reviews from critics, who criticized it as amateurish and vulgar. The film was followed by a belated sequel, Blood Feast 2: All U Can Eat, in 2002.