ABCs of Death (film series)

ABCs of Death is a series of American-produced multilingual comedy horror anthology films created in independent filmmaking collaboration with various countries; including two limited theatrical releases, and one straight-to-consumer video on demand spin-off film.

ABCs of Death
Official film series logo
Based onOriginal story
by Ant Timpson
Distributed by
  • Magnet Releasing (1–3)
  • Vimeo (3)
  • FilmBuff Distribution Co. (3)
Release date
2012–2016
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$260,000 (Total of 2 films)
Box office$42,307 (Total of 2 films)

Created from an original story concept by producer Ant Timpson, the plot centers around a variety of anthological explorations of horror and death. Through the series, writers and directors create a segment centered around one of the letters of the alphabet, with the studios allowing creative freedom to each of the filmmakers once they were assigned their segment (including which word they chose to explore with their given letter). The resulting film series includes a diversity in cultures, languages, content, and subgenres within the horror genre.

The film series as a whole has been met with a variety of classifications from film critics; the original film was met with mixed critical reception, while the second installment was more well received overall. The third released movie was similarly met with mixed reception from critics, though it was acknowledged as fitting the praiseworthy aspects of the previous two films. Though the box office numbers for the series were not considered as well as expected, Timpson later stated that the series had made enough monetary income through video on demand to justify continuing to develop additional installments.

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