26 tales of death, 26 different directors, one short horror yarn for every letter of the alphabet: that’s what Magnet Releasing’s The ABCs of Death provided when it was released wide in 2013, much to the delight of genre fans craving new horror shorts. With The ABCs of Death 2, the alphabet will be revisited by an entirely new set of directors, and we now have the film's official release dates.
Those looking to watch a new horror anthology film this Halloween season are in luck, as The ABCs of Death 2 will come out on VOD platforms on October 2nd before hitting select theaters on October 31st. Below we have more details on the film and a set of stills:
“With ABCs OF DEATH 2, producers Ant Timpson and Tim League have returned with 26 unbelievable new ways to showcase death in all its brutal glory.
Twenty-five all-new directors are being invited to participate from all corners of the world, with our 26th Director again found through our worldwide search.
Established directors and some of the world’s most gifted emerging talent will make up the diverse roster of creative filmmakers that will showcase twenty-six tales of mortality, beginning with the letter A and ending with the letter Z.
This will be a celebration of death in all its forms. From the shocking and exotic through to the banal and droll. The spectrum of cause will run from the accidental through to murder most foul. It is up to each director to interpret the letter (word) they are assigned.”
Full list of Directors for The ABCs of Death 2:
Raised on a steady diet of R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps books and Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Derek has been fascinated with fear since he first saw ForeverWare being used on an episode of Eerie, Indiana.
When he’s not writing about horror as the Senior News Reporter for Daily Dead, Derek can be found daydreaming about the Santa Carla Boardwalk from The Lost Boys or reading Stephen King and Brian Keene novels.
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