The ABCs of Death

– An ambitious anthology film featuring segments directed by over two dozen of the world's leading tal..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
4.70 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 9 Minutes
Release Year:
2012
The ABCs of Death (2012)

An ambitious anthology film featuring segments directed by over two dozen of the world's leading talents in contemporary genre film. Inspired by children's educational ABC books, the motion picture is comprised of 26 individual chapters, each helmed by a different director assigned a letter of the alphabet. The directors were then given free reign in choosing a word to create a story involving death. Provocative, shocking, funny and ultimately confrontational; THE ABC's OF DEATH is the definitive snapshot of the diversity of modern horror.

The ABCs of Death (2012) - Trailer

Release Date:

26 Apr 2013

Language:

English, Spanish, Japanese, German, French, Korean

MPAA Content-Rating:
Not Rated

Director:

Kaare Andrews, Angela Bettis, Hélène Cattet, Ernesto Díaz Espinoza, Jason Eisener, Bruno Forzani, Adrián García Bogliano, Xavier Gens, Jorge Michel Grau, Lee Hardcastle, Noboru Iguchi, Thomas Cappelen Malling, Anders Morgenthaler, Yoshihiro Nishimura, Banjong Pisanthanakun, Simon Rumley, Marcel Sarmiento, Jon Schnepp, Srdjan Spasojevic, Timo Tjahjanto, Andrew Traucki, Nacho Vigalondo, Jake West, Ti West, Ben Wheatley, Adam Wingard, Yudai Yamaguchi

Writer:

Ant Timpson (based on a nightmare by), Nacho Vigalondo, Adrián García Bogliano, Ernesto Díaz Espinoza, Marcel Sarmiento, Simon Rumley, Jon Schnepp (segment), Dimitrije Vojnov, Yudai Yamaguchi (segment), Noboru Iguchi (segment), Simon Barrett, Ti West, Kaare Andrews, Bruno Forzani, Hélène Cattet, Yoshihiro Nishimura (segment), Keith Calder (story by), Srdjan Spasojevic, Lee Hardcastle (segment), Martha Poly Vil (original idea)

Main Actors:

Eva Llorach, Miquel Insua, Alejandra Urdiaín, Harold Torres

Plot:

The ABC's OF DEATH is an ambitious anthology film featuring segments directed by over two dozen of the world's leading talents in contemporary genre film. Inspired by children's educational ABC books, the motion picture is comprised of 26 individual chapters, each helmed by a different director assigned a letter of the alphabet. The directors were then given free reign in choosing a word to create a story involving death. Provocative, shocking, funny and ultimately confrontational; THE ABC's OF DEATH is the definitive snapshot of the diversity of modern horror. Drafthouse Films, Magnet Pictures and Timpson Films are proud to present this alphabetical arsenal of destruction orchestrated by what Fangoria calls "a stunning roll call of some of the most exciting names in horror across the world."

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination.

Gross profit:

$17,160

Production:

Magnolia Pictures

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
4.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
38%
Metacritic:
43%