'The ABC's of Death' designed by 26 of world's top directors

Take 26 directors in the horror movie genre. Give each of them a letter. What have you got? “The ABC’s of Death.”

The unique anthology “The ABC’s of Death” considers 26 director’s views on the horror of death and ways to die. The directors are given freedom within their own chapter of the movie, making “The ABC’s of Death” a modern outlook on an oldie but goodie genre.

With 26 chapters of a storybook type design, Fangoria has dubbed “The ABC’s of Death” “a stunning roll call of some of the most exciting names in horror across the world,”.

Drafthouse Films, Magnet Pictures and Timpson Films are behind the scenes of this incredible filmed book of our worst nightmares. Each letter of the alphabet will take us further into the minds of 26 of the world’s leading contemporary horror filmmakers.

Director’s roll call:

Kaare Andrews V is for Vagitus
Angela Bettis E is for Exterminate
Helene Cattet O is for Orgasm
Ernesto Diaz Espinoza C is for Cycle
Jason Eisener Y is for Youngbuck
Bruno Forzani O is for Orgasm
Adrian Garcia Bogliano B is for Bigfoot
Xavier Gens X is for XXL
Lee Hardcastle T is for Toilet
Noboru Iguchi F is for Fart
Thomas Cappelen Malling H is for Hydro-electric Diffusion
Jorge Michel Grau I is for Ingrown
Anders Morgenthaler K is for Klutz
Yoshihiro Nishimura Z is for Zetsumetsu
Banjong Pisanthanakun N is for Nuptials
Simon Rumley P is for Pressure
Marcel Sarmiento D is for Dogfight
Jon Schnepp W is for WTF?
Srdjan Spasojevic R is for Removed
Timo Tjahjanto L is for Libido
Andrew Traucki G is for Gravity
Nacho Vigalondo A is for Apocalypse
Jake West S is for Speed
Ti West M is for Miscarriage
Ben Wheatley U is for Unearthed
Adam Wingard Q is for Quack
Yudai Yamaguchi J is for Jidai-geki

Release date: “The ABC’s of Death” opens in theaters on March 8, 2013 but has been released as of October 19, 2012 on the On Demand option. “The ABC’s of Death” is best seen on the big screen, to capture every detail of this unique film.

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