Scum of the Earth - 7 Herschell Gordon Lewis Films

6. The Gruesome Twosome (1966)

18.02.2013gruesome One of the most bizarre of H G Lewis' films, whenever The Gruesome Twosome was made, the length wasn't right for a feature so he shot an introduction of two dummy heads talking and bitching to each other. There are other really long drawn out filler scenes in the movie which make no sense at all and hold no relevance to the plot. The plot is in fact, very simple. Nice Mrs Pringle is a little old lady who runs a wig shop on a college campus. She lives with her retarded son Rodney and takes in college girls lodgers. A smart college girl has noticed that her peers are disappearing. She tries to link the murders to Rodney and the little old lady. A typical H G Lewis film, you will have to sit through major boredom for the most part of the film until you get to the gory bits. But the gore is good and is worth waiting for. If you are a connoisseur of bad acting and preposterous dialogue you will gain a lot from this slice of foolishness. If you are looking for something serious don't even waste your time. The film is pure trash and has no pretensions beyond the gutter. Mmmmmmm! Sleazalicious!
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My first film watched was Carrie aged 2 on my dad's knee. Educated at The University of St Andrews and Trinity College Dublin. Fan of Arthouse, Exploitation, Horror, Euro Trash, Giallo, New French Extremism. Weaned at the bosom of a Russ Meyer starlet. The bleaker, artier or sleazier the better!