Maximum Overdrive! Stephen King recently posed a question to his Twitter followers: “What is the worst horror movie you ever saw?” Then, to get the ball rolling, he revealed his personal worst: “For me, Blood Feast.” What is the worst horror movie you ever saw? For me, BLOOD FEAST.— Stephen King (@StephenKing) June 29, 2021 Blood Feast is noted for being the first horror movie in the “splatter film” subgenre. Released in 1963, Blood Feast was composed, shot, and directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis from a screenplay penned by Allison Louise Downe. The film stars Mal Arnold, William Kerwin, Connie Mason, and Lyn Bolton.