Mahoning Icon Series: H.G. Lewis - BLOOD FEAST + WIZARD OF GORE (on 35mm)
Schedule
Fri May 29 2026 at 06:00 pm to 11:30 pm
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The Mahoning Drive-In Theater | Lehighton, PA
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On Friday, May 29th, The Mahoning Drive-In Theater Icon Series presents a tribute to the Godfather Of Gore, Herschell Gordon Lewis, with a rare 35mm souble feature of two of his most notoriously demented Drive-In classics!First up…Have you ever had…an Egyptian Feast? Nothing so appalling in the annals of horror! Fuad Ramses invites you to mouth-wateringly murderous BLOOD FEAST (1963)! You’ll recoil and shudder as you witness weird and horrendous ancient rites, as a cannibalistic caterer serves up mystery meats!
An admonition: If you are the parent or guardian of an impressionable adolescent, DO NOT BRING THEM or PERMIT THEM TO SEE THIS MOTION PICTURE!
Then, witness an astounding walk down the bloody corridors of the occult! Behold THE WIZARD OF GORE (1970), the maniac magician whose tricks actually work! SEE! The smashing punch press! The sword-swallowing trick! The spike through the brain! The burning tank! The lady sawed in half..as you’ve never seen them before! A crazed conjurer whose bloody on-stage illusions become all too real once his victims leave the stage!
Herschell Gordon Lewis was a Chicago ad man in the 1950s whose flair for grabbing the attention of his audience translated well to his shift to film in the 1960s, from nudie cuties to children’s films, biker movies to Grand Guignol horror pictures.
None of his films would ever be confused with polished Hollywood product, with their threadbare sets, clunky dialogue, and performances sometimes indistinguishable from the furniture, but the very aspects that make these films unintentionally hilarious to modern audiences, along with their taboo exploitation elements Hollywood dared not show, made them unforgettable to on any who witnessed them, and kept them lighting up Drive-In screens for decades.
Along with frequent producing partner and cinematic carney extraordinaire David F. Friedman, Herschell Gordon Lewis carved out an unlikely niche that has reverberated in Drive-In cinema for over half a century, and is sure to continue, as long as there are viewers looking for forbidden delights and cheap thrills.
The Mahoning Drive-In Theater salutes Mr. Lewis, paying tribute to the man who brought a new viscera-l aspect to the horror film, making his bloody mark on film history and ensuring lower snack bar sales wherever his films played.
The Mahoning Icon Series features luminaries of Drive-In Cinema who helped shape the genre and whose work reverberates in art and culture, with preshow trailers and introductions celebrating the work of those ozoner legends whose work was view through countless windshields of the past.
Arrive early for a themed DJ set, raffle, themed merch items and more fun before the sun sets and the starry sky descends onto the massive Mahoning screen!
Gates open at 6pm. Showtime at Sundown.
General + Extended Pass: $22 (per person).
All events are Rain or Shine. No refunds or transfers.
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The Mahoning Drive-In Theater, 635 Seneca Rd,Lehighton, Pennsylvania, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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