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- ↑ Daughter of the Sun (1962) , retrieved 2021-01-16
- ↑ Grimes, William (2016-09-28). "Herschell Gordon Lewis, a Pioneer of Gore Cinema, Dies at 90 (Published 2016)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2021-01-16.
- ↑ Lewis, Herschell Gordon; Rausch, Andrew J. (31 October 2012). The Godfather of Gore Speaks - Herschell Gordon Lewis Discusses His Films. BearManor Media.
- 1 2 Palmer, Randy (2015-09-17). Herschell Gordon Lewis, Godfather of Gore: The Films. McFarland. p. 27. ISBN 978-1-4766-0464-0.
