William Grefé Explained

William Grefé (born 1930) is an American writer and director of films, best known for his work in the exploitation field. For most of his career he has worked in Florida. He also worked for a number of years with Ivan Tors.^{[1] [2]}

In 2009 a documentary was released about his work called From the Swamp: The Films of William Grefe.^[3]

In 2020 a four-disc Blu-ray collection He Came from the Swamp: The William Grefé Collection will be released by Arrow Video.

Select credits

• The Checkered Flag (1963)
• I Eat Your Skin (1964) - second unit
• Racing Fever (1964)
• Sting of Death (1965)
• Death Curse of Tartu (1966)
• The Devil's Sisters (1966)
• Wild Rebels (1967)
• The Hooked Generation (1968)
• The Naked Zoo (1970)
• Stanley (1972)
• Alligator Alley (1972)
• The Godmothers (1973)
• Impulse (1974)
• (1976)
• Whiskey Mountain (1977)
• The Psychedelic Priest (2001)
• Marooned (2013)^[4]

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Brian Albright, Regional Horror Films, 1958-1990: A State-by-State Guide with Interviews McFarland, 24 Oct 2012 p 76-94
2. http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2012-09-19/entertainment/sf-ppl-bill-grefe-sweat-miami-091912-20120919_1_rattlesnakes-movie-plot-concerns Phillip Valys, "William Grefe's schlock to the system" Sun Sentinel September 19, 2012
3. http://www.theycamefromtheswamp.com/ They Came from the Swamp official website
4. http://horrorunlimited.blogspot.com.au/2013/02/godfather-of-grindhouse-william-grefe.html "Godfather of Grindhouse William Grefe To Direct MAROONED in 2013: His First Horror Film In Over 20 years!" Horror Unlimited Friday, February 8, 2013