The ABCs of Death

The ABCs of Death

"The ABCs of Death" is a twenty-six short film anthology from twenty-six horror directors, each of whom was given a particular letter of the alphabet and make a film out of it.

To properly review this film, I'll take each small film as its own:
A is for Apocalypse: A woman tries to kill her husband, but he doesn't die, while the world ends outside.  A great way to start.  A-

B is for Bigfoot: Adults tell a child about a Mexican Bigfoot to get her to sleep, but it becomes all too real.  They don't call it Bigfoot so it's not technically "B".  C+

C is for Cycle: A man finds a mysterious hole in his backyard, which has a strange power.  Smart and stylish.  A

D is for Dogfight: A man is involved in an underground fight club and goes against a dog that has a surprising history with him.  Graphic, but a great story told without words.  A

E is for Exterminate: A man kills a spider that's been observing him, and he thinks everything is alright, but finds out its not.  I hate spiders.  So I was really freaked out.  A

F is for Fart: Japanese movies are weird.  A volcano erupts unleashing killer gas, but a girl wants to die by another person's gas instead.  Strange, not scary, and stupid.  D

G is for Gravity: A man goes for a final surfing expedition.  Boring and dull.  D

H is for Hydro-Electric Diffusion: Something about cosplay furries, WW2 and strange contraptions.  Unique for sure, but not at all scary.  C

I is for Ingrown: A woman is held captive by a man, and through voice-overs we find out that they're more deeply connected.  Smart and gruesome.  A-

J is for Jidai-Geki: Once again, a strange Japanese film about a man beheading another man, who makes strange, almost comical expressions.  I just don't get Japanese films.  D+

K is for Klutz: A cartoon short about a woman whose stool doesn't go down the drain, but instead somewhere else.  Hilarious and violent all at once.  A

L is for Libido: A man is forced to go up against other men to test their libido, and the loser is killed horribly.  Brutal, violent and downright unnerving.  Best one of the set.  A+

M is for Miscarriage: A haunting view of a real-life horror.  Short, sweet and to the point, and very unnerving.  A

N is fur Nuptials: A man buys a parrot to express love to his fiance, but the bird knows more than it should.  More funny than scary, but a good place for it.  B+

O is for Orgasm: A BDSM style film about a woman orgasm with bubbles or something.  Stylish, but not at all scary.  C-

P is for Pressure: A prostitute does anything she can for her family, including the unthinkable.  Couldn't watch the end because of the nature of it, not scary, but just wrong.  D+

Q is for Quack: A movie within a movie about the directors trying to find what to do with "Q" and decide to kill a duck, which leads to hilarious and deadly consequences.  Funny and it doesn't take itself seriously.  A-

R is for Removed.  Strange film about removing film from a guy, he escaping and trying to push a train or something.  C-

S is for Speed.  A woman and her captive travel across the desert to get away from a mysterious killer, but there's more than that.  Haunting and unnerving, excellent.  A

T is for Toilet.  Claymation film about a boy's fear of the toilet, at first it's in his head but becomes all too real.  Fantastic entry, one of the best.  A+

U is for Unearthed: A first-person view of a vampire being unearthed and chased.  Interesting and I loved the first-person perspective.  B+

V is for Vagitus: In the future, having babies is illegal, and an officer tracks down a rebel group whose housing a powerful weapon.  Amazing, definitely top three, great story and surprising gore.  A+

W is for WTF: A whole bunch of random stuff happens including colorful contrails in the sky, zombie clowns, a giant dinosaur and a strange flying creature.  Not good at all.  D

X is for XXL: An obese woman is abused and decides to make herself skinny.  Something that could really happen, gory, violent and unnerving.  A

Y is for Youngbuck: A mentally sick janitor loves boys, and takes one to kill a deer and do more, and the kid gets revenge.  Sick, twisted, demented, and everything a horror short should be.  A

Z is for Zetsumetsu:  Once again, strange Japanese film about...well...not quite sure.  A horrible way to end.  D-

Overall Summary:
While some shorts miss the mark, there's more than enough that either exceeded expectations or met them, making for a great horror anthology.

Overall Rating: B+