The ABCs of Death
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| Directed by | Various directors |
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| Written by | Various screenwriters |
| Starring | Various actors |
| Music by | Various composers |
| Cinematography | Various cinematographers |
| Edited by | Various editors |
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| Distributed by | Magnet Releasing |
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124 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Various languages |
| Box office | $21,832 |
The ABCs of Death is a 2012 American anthology horror comedy film produced by international producers and directed by filmmakers from around the world. The film contains 26 different shorts, each by different directors spanning fifteen countries. It premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2012. In 2013, it was released on VOD January 31 and in theaters March 8.
The end credits of the film feature Australian band Skyhooks' 1974 song "Horror Movie". A sequel, ABCs of Death 2, was released in late 2014 and a second sequel, ABCs of Death 2.5 in 2016.
The film is divided into twenty-six individual chapters, each helmed by a different director assigned a letter of the alphabet. The directors were then given free rein in choosing a word to create a story involving death. The varieties of death range from accidents to murders.
A contest was held for the role of the twenty-sixth director. The winner was UK-based director Lee Hardcastle, who submitted the claymation short for T.
Rotten Tomatoes reports that 35% of critics gave the film a positive review and an average score of 4.8/10 based on 65 reviews. The consensus says the film "is wildly uneven, with several legitimately scary entries and a bunch more that miss the mark."Nerdist calls it "a midnight movie for folks with a sick sense of humour".The Austin Chronicle says it "soars to such artistic heights, and such tasteless depths, on a global scale, no less, bodes well for the future of cinema fantastique and otherwise", while Inside Pulse says the movie has a "brilliant concept but not great execution". Many reviewers criticized the film shorts' unevenness.
Dread Central gave a mixed review for the film, saying the film is "full of installments that are more bad than good" but that it was an "easy watch" overall.Film School Rejects gave The ABCs of Death a B rating, praising D is for Dogfight while saying that "M is for Miscarriage is almost insulting in its laziness". Screen Crush gave an overall positive review, saying that it was "a good time at the movies".
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