FilmNRSplatter & Gore Comedy Horror Body Horror

The ABCs of Death2013

Name: The ABCs of Death
Genre: Splatter & Gore, Comedy Horror, Body Horror, Supernatural
Released: 2013-03-08
Rating: 4.7

“26 directors, 26 ways to die.”

Directed by Hélène Cattet, Jorge Michel Grau

4.7

Crypt Score

Blended from 4 sources

IMDb 4.7Rotten Tomatoes 40%Metacritic 43TMDB 5.0

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Year

2013

Runtime

129 min

Box Office

Revenue (worldwide)

$23,589

Domestic

$21,832

🏆 2 wins & 1 nomination total

The premise

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 film comprises 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.

Horror Vault's take

Twenty-six directors from around the globe each tackle a single letter of the alphabet, crafting a wildly different short horror piece built around one chosen word and one death. The result is a whirlwind tour through virtually every shade of genre filmmaking — from pitch-black comedy to genuinely disturbing extremity. No two segments share the same tone, style, or country of origin, making the experience as unpredictable as it is relentless. Brace yourself: this is horror with no rulebook and no safety net.

Content: Graphic Violence, Gore, Sexual Content, Extreme And Transgressive Imagery, Animal Harm, Dark Humor Involving Death