The ABCs of Death: 26 Directors, 26 Ways to Die, and a New Trailer…

Trailer Addict have now put up the red band trailer for the new movie The ABCs of Death. The movie synopsis is this.

[box_dark]Twenty-six directors. Twenty-six ways to die. The ABCs of Death is  perhaps the most ambitious anthology film ever conceived with productions  spanning fifteen countries and featuring segments directed by over two dozen of  the world’s leading talents in contemporary genre film. Inspired by children’s  educational books, the motion picture is comprised of twenty-six 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.[/box_dark]

If this has got you excited about the movie, then watch the trailer on the link below.

This is not a new concept by any means, independent film companies do a lot of ABC related competitions to attract new film makers and films today sometimes can have up to two or three directors working together to create a movie. But never on this scale. Looking at the trailer it is really hard to say anything other than WOW. There is so much crammed into this movie I am hard pressed to know where to start. I saw some true splatter horror in there with a bit of Saw style self-mutilation, some really trippy things with people dressed in animal masks, a creepy old man and a woman with a bow, an claymation toilet monster, man vs beast (maybe this will carry on from where The Grey left off) and some kind of classic POV monster movie action.

There is a fair bit of gore crammed into this trailer which must have put a smile on you gore hounds faces. It certainly did with me! I do not want to bring the tone down here, but for all you flesh loves out there I did notice some nudity early on in this too, so you guys are catered for as well. Seems the anthology movie is making a comeback with this and V_H_S using the method, it reminds me of the mid 70’s when this type of movie ruled the cinema screens. With so many people on board there is bound to be some tripe stuck in here, but also the sequences I doubt will go on later than 10 minutes or so, other wise we are in for a long viewing experience. It will be interesting to see how this film comes together and if they decide to use a framing device like your classic Tales From the Crypt style stories. I know I will be waiting in line to watch this as you had me at 26 directors.

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