The Soska Sisters Latest Film "Vendetta" Breaks Out of Jail on DVD and Blu-Ray

Lionsgate and WWE Studios recently announced the upcoming DVD and Blu-Ray release of Jen and Sylvia Soska's latest film "Vendetta". The film stars Dean Cain (TV’s “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman”) and WWE Superstar Big Show®, (WWE’s Monday Night Raw and SmackDown) alongside Michael Eklund (The Call) and Ben Hollingsworth (Diary of a Wimpy Kid).

Special features on the DVD/Blu-Ray includes • “The Making of Vendetta” featurette, “A Haunted Location” featurette and “A Big Transformation” featurette.

"Vendetta" hits retail on August 18th.

Press Release:

A hardened detective will stop at nothing in his quest for vengeance in Vendetta, arriving on Blu-ray™ (plus Digital HD), DVD (plus Digital) and Digital HD on Tuesday, August 18 from Lionsgate Home Entertainment and WWE® Studios. The film is currently available via On Demand. From the Twisted Sisters, directors Jen and Sylvia Soska, who brought See No Evil 2 and American Mary to life, this action-packed thriller stars Dean Cain (TV’s “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman”) and WWE Superstar Big Show®, (WWE’s Monday Night Raw and SmackDown) alongside Michael Eklund (The Call) and Ben Hollingsworth (Diary of a Wimpy Kid).

When his wife is killed by a criminal that he put away, Mason (Cain), a hard-nosed detective, deliberately gets arrested for murder in order to get revenge. While inside, Mason discovers a new criminal enterprise that those behind it would kill to protect.

The Vendetta Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD include three in-depth behind-the-scenes featurettes. The Vendetta Blu-ray and DVD will be available for the suggested retail price of $19.99 and $19.98, respectively.

Official Trailer for The Soska Sisters Latest Film "Vendetta"

Lionsgate and WWE Studios recently released the official trailer for Jen and Sylvia Soska's upcoming film "Vendetta". The upcoming film stars Dean Cain, Paul “The Big Show” Wight, Michael Eklund and Benjamin Hollingsworth.

"Vendetta" hits VOD and theaters in limited release on June 12th.

Plot Synopsis:

Dean Cain and WWE Superstar The Big Show star in “Vendetta,” an action-packed thriller about a detective pushed beyond his limits who will stop at nothing for vengeance. When his wife is killed by a criminal that he put away, Mason (Cain), a hard-nosed detective, deliberately gets arrested in order to get revenge. While inside, Mason discovers a new criminal enterprise that those behind it would kill to protect.

"Vendetta": Official Trailer

Horrorpalooza 2014: "See No Evil 2" Review - Written by Anthony T

When I first heard about “See No Evil 2”, I thought it was dumbest idea in the world. But when WWE Studios tapped Jen and Sylvia Soska as the directors for this film, I was on board with it after liking their previous films “Dead Hooker in a Trunk” and “American Mary”. Also the casting announce announcements added to my interest in this film.


The film takes place just right after the events of “See No Evil”, where the body of Jacob Goodnight (Glen “Kane” Jacobs) has arrived at the city morgue. A group of friends surprises their friend Amy (Danielle Harris) with a party at the morgue after Amy decides to work late and help out. But their night of fun turns into a night of terror, when Jacob Goodnight reawakens and starts terrorizing everyone. Now they must find a way to survive and leave Jacob Goodnight goes on another sadistic rampage. The film also stars Katharine Isabelle (American Mary) and Michael Eklund (The Call).

One of the reasons that “See No Evil 2” is far better than the first one was the direction from Jen and Sylvia Soska. The twisted twins did a very good job making sure the film had an intense feel to it. From the film’s death scenes to how it was shot, everything felt creative and had a very dark feel to it. This helped me feel like I was watching a serious slasher film than a guilty pleasure film like the first one was. It made the film more enjoyable for me. The other thing that both Jen and Sylvia do very well was to makes the performance very good. I liked, the fact that both of them made that aspect didn’t feel cheesy or try and copy the first film. The direction helped made the scenes work well and it made the characters more interesting on screen.

Speaking of the performances, the lead performances were very good. Glen “Kane” Jacobs performance was much improved from the first film. He does a good job making sure that his character has a serious and menacing feel. It helped with some with some of the action as it comes off as horrifying. The film also has some good performances from Danielle Harris, Kaj-Erik Eriksen, and Katharine Isabelle, as the performances really added to this film.

The main thing that I was afraid of going into this film was the screenplay. The first film didn’t do much to win me over in this department, but it still worked in guilty pleasure way for me. Thankfully, it doesn’t go that route here as I liked it. The screenplay written by Bobby Lee Darby and Nathan Brookes did their job in providing something different from the first film. One of the things that I liked about it was that it had interesting characters and an intense feel to some of the scenes. From the way they develop their subplots to how they approach the action in the story, they did a good job making the story and tone of their screenplay different. It helped keep my interest in the story throughout. The other thing that I liked was the fact that they tried to take this screenplay seriously unlike the writers of the first film. In the first film, the screenplay was lacking a lot as it mostly felt like a collection of kill scenes with good direction. This film didn’t have that same feel as they made sure that the characters were developed enough to make them interesting. It helped the film be a little more serious than “See No Evil”.

This is a big improvement from the first “See No Evil” film. With its good direction from Jen and Sylvia Soska and a screenplay that is intense, “See No Evil 2” is one horrifying good time.

Review Rating: Four Stars

Horrorpalooza 2014: "The ABC's of Death 2" Review - Written by Anthony T

“The ABC’s of Death 2” is a film that I’ve been waiting to get a chance to see since first hearing about it. I enjoyed the first film, even though I couldn’t stand some of its segments. But I was excited about this entry considering the talent that are involved with the project.

The film consists of 26 chapters that represent each letter of the alphabet. It features some of the best up and coming talents including Julian Barratt (A Field in England), Todd Rohal (The Catechism Cataclysm), Steven Kostanski (Manborg), Alejandro Brugués (Juan of the Dead), Jim Hosking (commercial director), Hajime Ohata (Henge), Chris Nash (Skinfections), Rodney Ascher (Room 237), Bill Plympton (Animator), Erik Matti (On the Job), Kristina Buozyte and Bruno Samper (Vanishing Waves), Vincenzo Natali (Cube), Larry Fessenden (The Last Winter), Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo (Inside), E.L. Katz (Cheap Thrills), Jen and Sylvia Soska (American Mary), Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado (Big Bad Wolves), Julian Gilbey (A Lonely Place To Die), Dennison Ramalho (Ninjas), Lancelot Imasuen (Nollywood director), Jerome Sable (Stagefright), Robert Morgan (Bobby Yeah), Robert Boocheck (Horrific), Juan Martinez Moreno (Game of Werewolves), Marvin Kren (Rammbock:Berlin Undead)and Soichi Umezawa (special makeup effects artist).

Before I start on what I liked and disliked about “The ABC’s of Death 2”, I think this is much better film than “The ABC’s of Death”. It didn’t feel like there too many awful ones here. There were a couple of bad one which I’ll get to but at least most of the films were good or so-so. This made it a little harder coming up with some of the best shorts here. Still, that it’s a good problem to have especially when there wasn’t many bad/awful ones. Let me start off with the ones I liked.

Speaking of starting off, this film starts off with one of best ones in the whole film. “A for Amateur” directed by E. L. Katz. Like his earlier film this year “Cheap Tricks”, this was one twisted film. I liked, the way that he does a great job starting the short like a music video with the way it was directed and conceived. It made me think that the whole short was going to be that way. But I was wrong, as this quickly turns into one of the most gruesome and shocking shorts of the bunch.

The next one that I truly liked and stood out for me was “K for Knell” directed by Kristina Buozyte and Bruno Samper, the duo behind the Lithuania film “Vanishing Waves”. This was an intense short from start to finish. What I liked about it was the fact they manage to make everything intense without any dialogue being spoken. The way they directed their actress helped this short work as a whole without needing other characters to make the action scary, as her reactions helped build the suspense. It also provided a good scare or two which helped set it apart from some of the other shorts. The other one that stood out was “W for Wish” by Steven Kostanski. This short had the same feel as Kostanski’s last film “Manborg”. He makes sure that his short had a different approach from its fanboy feel to the way that he uses stop motion effects. It made the short have its apocalyptic tone while also having its cheesy feel to it. It made the short both entertaining and twisted.

Other good ones include the Claymation short “D for Deloused”, the weird “G is for Granddad”, Erik Matti’s (On the Job) dysfunctional family short “I is for Invincible”, Marvin Kren’s (Rammbock: Berlin Undead) “R is for Roulette”, the entertaining Q is for Questionnaire directed by Rodney Ascher (Room 237)” Jen and Sylvia Soska’s (See No Evil 2) creepy “T is Torture Porn” featuring Tristen Risk (American Mary) and Conor Sweeney (Father’s Day, Manborg) and the shocking “X is for Xylophone” directed by Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury(Vivid, Inside) and starring Beatrice Dalle (Inside).

There were a couple of really bad ones too. For the life of me, why in the world the two of the worst shorts of are L and M again. They weren’t as horrifically bad as the L and M in the first film but I would’ve thought those letters would be the easiest shorts to watch. “L for Legacy” was one of those shorts that should’ve aired on Syfy and not this film. Everything was wrong from the story feeling rushed to the effects, it had a cheesy and dull feel to it. “M for Masticate” is the other one that really sucked. It was directed by Robert Boocheck, who won the 26th director contest for this entry. What made this short not work for me was the way that he uses slow motion. That technique made the short nauseating to watch, as I was disgusted with what I was watching. It also didn’t help that the ending was the beginning of the short.

Beside those two, the other awful short that stood out in a negative way was “E for Equilibrium directed by Alejandro Brugues (Juan of the Dead). This is the worst of the bunch. This short had characters that come off as stupid and uninteresting. Also, it would’ve been nice to have seen interaction with the characters. While some of shorts didn’t have dialogue or much interaction, they managed to build tension and suspense in their shorts. This film has none of that, as it’s not suspenseful and entertaining enough to grab my interest.

Even though I liked “The ABC’s of Death”, this film is much better than the last one. With some very entertaining shorts and more of an intense feel. “The ABC’s of Death 2” shocking horror at its best. I can’t wait to see a third installment of this series.

“The ABC’s of Death 2” is currently available through VOD providers and ITunes and hits theaters in limited release on October 31st.

Review Rating: Four Stars

Horrorpalooza 2014: Outrageous and Horrifying Stills from the Horror Anthology "The ABC's of Death 2"

Drafthouse Films and Magnet Releasing recently released stills for the upcoming horror anthology film "The ABC's of Death 2 features 26 short films from directors Julian Barratt (THE MIGHTY BOOSH), Todd Rohal (THE CATECHISM CATALYSM), Steven Kostanski (MANBORG), Alejandro Brugués (JUAN OF THE DEAD), Jim Hosking (commercial director), Hajime Ohata (HENGE), Chris Nash (SKINFECTIONS), Rodney Ascher (ROOM 237), Bill Plympton (Animator), Erik Matti (ON THE JOB, MAGIC TEMPLE), Kristina Buozyte and Bruno Samper (VANISHING WAVES), Vincenzo Natali (SPLICE, CUBE), Larry Fessenden (THE LAST WINTER, HABIT), Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo (INSIDE, LIVID), E.L. Katz (CHEAP THRILLS), Jen and Sylvia Soska (AMERICAN MARY, DEAD HOOKER IN A TRUNK), Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado (RABIES, BIG BAD WOLVES), Julian Gilbey (A LONELY PLACE TO DIE), Dennison Ramalho (NINJAS and LOVE FOR MOTHER ONLY), Lancelot Imasuen (Nollywood director), Jerome Sable (THE LEGEND OF BEAVER DAM, STAGEFRIGHT), Robert Morgan (BOBBY YEAH), Robert Boocheck (HORRIFIC), Juan Martinez Moreno (GAME OF WEREWOLVES), Marvin Kren (RAMMBOCK BERLIN UNDEAD) and Soichi Umezawa (special makeup effects artist).

"The ABC's of Death 2" is currently available through various VOD providers and hits theaters in limited release on October 31st.

Plot Synopsis:

ABCs of Death 2 is the follow-up to the most ambitious anthology film ever conceived with productions spanning from Nigeria to UK to Brazil and everywhere in between. It features segments directed by over two dozen of the world's leading talents in contemporary genre film. The film is comprised of twenty-six individual chapters, each helmed by a different director assigned a letter of the alphabet, beginning with the letter A and ending with the letter Z. The directors were then given free rein in choosing a word to create a story involving death. Provocative, shocking, funny and at times confrontational,ABCs of Death 2 is another global celebration of next generation genre filmmaking.

Horrorpalooza 2014: Official Stills for the Twisted Sisters Latest Film "See No Evil 2"

WWE Studios and Lionsgate recently released stills for the upcoming release of Jen and Sylvia Soska's upcoming film "See No Evil 2".  The upcoming film stars  WWE Superstar Glenn “Kane” Jacobs, Danielle Harris (Hatchett II), Katharine Isabelle (TV’s “Hannibal”), Kaj-Erik Eriksen (88 Minutes), Chelan Simmons (Tucker & Dale vs. Evil), Lee Majdoub (TV’s “Arrow”), Greyston Holt (TV’s “Bitten) and Michael Eklund (The Call).

Special features on the DVD and Blu-Ray includes Twisted Twins (Soska Sisters)” featurette, “Autopsy: Dissecting the Kills” featurette, “Kane’s Goodnight: An Icon Reborn” featurette. "See No Evil 2" hits stores on October 21st.

Plot Synopsis:

A group of friends pays a late-night visit to the city morgue to surprise Amy (Danielle Harris) on her birthday. But the surprise is on them when the one-eyed corpse of brutal psychopath Jacob Goodnight (Glen "Kane" Jacobs) unexpectedly rises from a cold sub-basement slab. Their wild party quickly turns into a terrifying slay-fest as the sadistic mass-murderer resumes his savage rampage complete with hooks, surgical knives and power saws.

Fantastic Fest 2014 Announces First Wave of Films

These next two posts deal with the first two waves of announcements for Fantastic Fest 2014 that takes place on September 18-25th in Austin, Texas at the newly reopened Alamo South Lamar and Highball. The festival will open with the US premiere of Kevin Smith's new film "Tusk". After "Tusk", they will have the world premiere of "The ABC's of Death 2".

For more information's on what films were announced as part of the first wave, you can scroll down to the bottom of the press release.

Press Release:

Celebrating its 10th anniversary, Fantastic Fest is excited to announce the first wave of events, special guests and film programming. Fantastic Fest 2014 takes place September 18-25th in Austin, Texas at the newly reopened Alamo South Lamar and Highball. 

Fantastic Fest is thrilled to open the fest with the US Premiere of Kevin Smith's dark horror-comedy TUSK.  Smith will be in attendance for a red carpet gala screening and Q&A.

Immediately following TUSK, the world premiere of ABCs OF DEATH 2 will unveil 26 devilishly diabolical tales at Fantastic Fest with multiple directors from the horror anthology sequel in attendance, including: Alejandro Brugués, Robert Boocheck, Lancelot Imasuen, E.L. Katz, Jerome Sable, Jen and Sylvia Soska, Jim Hosking, Larry Fessenden, Chris Nash, Steven Kostanski, and Julian Barrett.  Following the premiere, guests are invited to attend 'A Bodacious Celebration: 26 Ways to Party' culminating in an epic food fight curated by Thu Tran of Food Party fame.

"My personal challenge each year is making Fantastic Fest the best week of the year for like-minded genre film obsessive's," says festival founder Tim League.  "With the resonance of a round number anniversary, all reasonable fetters are discarded.  In 2014, we are taking no prisoners.  This festival is going to set new boundaries of decadence, destruction and debauchery."

For its 10th anniversary, Fantastic Fest is also going all out with celebratory events and special programming, including two tent pole showstoppers. Legendary film critic and historian Leonard Maltin joins proceedings as head of the comedy jury and to play "MALTIN'S," a game tournament of movie trivia twenty years in the making. "My brother and I were obsessed with Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide at an early age," said MALTIN'S creator and festival alum Ant Timpson. "His reviews shaped our own language and view of film. How could we be even closer to our God? How could we become Leonard Maltin? MALTIN'S was the answer."  Complete rules and information on how to enter can be found at fantasticfest.com.

Elevating the comedic quota of Fantastic Fest programming is the addition of Comedy Central's breakout stand-up show "The Meltdown with Jonah & Kumail." Hitting Austin for its first-ever Fantastic Fest performance, host comedians Jonah Ray and Kumail Nanjiani explained why they want to be a part of the festivities, "We want to watch films, drink, and make people laugh."

Fantastic Fest also marks an important milestone for the Alamo Drafthouse theater chain with the grand reopening of its flagship destination at South Lamar and the all-new Highball. Under construction for the past two years, the new theaters boast three new screens (9 total), and completely rebuilt Highball bar, and 7 custom-designed karaoke rooms that are sure to melt the mind.

See below for the initial lineup of programming at this year's festival. 

ABCs OF DEATH 2

Various, 2014

World Premiere, 125 min

Directors - Larry Fessenden, Marvin Kren, Todd Rohal, Jim Hosking, Julien Maury and, Alexandre Bustillo, Julian Gilbey, Soichi Umezawa, Lancelot Imasuen, Jerome Sable, Robert Boocheck, Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado, Bill Plympton, Rodney Ascher, Erik Matti, Juan Moreno, Steven Kostanski, Alejandro Brugués, E.L. Katz, Julian Barratt, Hajime Ohata, Vincenzo Natali, Chris Nash, Jen and Sylvia Soska, Dennison Ramalho, Robert Morgan, Kristina Buozyte and Bruno Samper

In 2013 the craziest anthology ever created was released to an unsuspecting public. It immediately divided audiences. Some claimed it was a much-needed adrenaline shot to the heart of genre film, while others claimed it was reprehensible and the death knell of cinema as we know it.

In 2014 it's happening again. This time with an all-new line-up of international directors.

For more information about ABCs OF DEATH 2, please visit http://www.magnetreleasing.com/theabcsofdeath2/,"like" the film on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/theabcsofdeath or follow on twitter @ABCsofDeath.

ALLELUIA

France/Belgium, 2014

US Premiere, 95 min

Director -  Fabrice Du Welz

A lonely woman and a psychotic gigolo find love through murder in the latest film from the director of CALVAIRE and VINYAN.

BABADOOK, THE

Australia, 2014

Texas Premiere, 94 min

Director -  Jennifer Kent

In this impressive horror debut, Amelia thought her biggest problems were her son's violent behavioral problems and her own depression. That was before something came knocking at the door...

BRO's BEFORE HO's

Netherlands, 2013

US Premiere, 88 min

Directors - Steffen Haars & Flip van der Kuil

A unashamedly offensive bromance from the killer comedy team behind NEW KIDS TURBO and NEW KIDS NITRO.

CLOSER TO GOD

United States, 2014

Texas Premiere, 81 min

Director - Billy Senese

Dr. Victor Reed finds himself in the middle of an ethical, legal and religious storm after conducting the first successful human cloning in this fiercely intelligent indie thriller.

DANGER 5 - SERIES 2

Australia, 2014

World Premiere, 75 min

Director - Dario Russo

When Adolf Hitler surfaces posing as a 1980s high school student, there can be only one response! The crack team of Danger 5 are pressed back into service to eliminate the Nazi threat once and for all!

HIGH FIVE (RELOCOS Y REPASADOS)

URUGUAY - BRASIL, 2013

World Premiere, 98 min

Director - Manuel Facal

It's a stoner comedy from Uruguay. What else do you need to know?

HORSEHEAD (FIEVRE)

France, 2014

World Premiere, 89 min

Director - Romain Basset

A stunning exploration of a young woman's nightmares.

THE INCIDENT (EL INCIDENTE)

Mexico, 2014

North American Premiere, 100 min

Director - Isaac Ezban

A cosmic event disrupts life on Earth in this sci-fi mind-bender.

JACKY IN THE KINGDOM OF WOMEN (JACKY AU ROYAUME DES FEMMES)

France, 2013

Texas Premiere, 87 min

Director - Riad Sattouf

Women hold the power while men cower in this scathing dystopian satire starring Charlotte Gainsbourg.

KUNG FU ELLIOT

Canada, 2014

Fantastic Fest Premiere, 88 min

Director- Jaret Belliveau & Matthew Bauckman

A hilarious and disturbing documentary about a man's quest to become an international action star.

MALTIN'S GAME TOURNAMENT

Created by Fantastic Fest alum and film producer, and self-described Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide convert, Ant Timpson circa the early 90s, MALTIN'S is a movie lover's version of game night favorite Balderdash.  Someone starts as "Maltin" and chooses a title from Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide, a film that no one knows. The other players then all write down a fake synopsis based on the title.  Players attempt to trick each other into believing that their synopsis is the real one while trying to decipher the true Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide synopsis.

LOCAL GOD (DIOS LOCAL)

Uruguay, 2014

World Premiere, 88 min

Director - Gustavo Hernandez

While filming music videos in an abandoned gold mine, a rock group is tormented by an evil spirit in this new film from the director of LA CASA MUDA.

THE MAN IN THE ORANGE JACKET

Latvia/Estonia, 2014

US Premiere, 71 min

Director - Aik Karapetian

A laid-off harbor worker wages a private war on the rich in this surrealistic Latvian horror film.

THE MELTDOWN WITH JONAH & KUMAIL

The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail hails all the way from the back of a comic book store in Los Angeles, where not only has it been crowned one of the best standup shows in LA by LA Weekly, LA Times, and Hollywood Reporter, but it's now a TV show! Comedy Central filmed eight documentary-style episodes of The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail for a brand new type of standup show that airs Wednesday nights starting July 2014. Come see why this is the only existing live standup show to get its own TV show as hosts Jonah Ray and Kumail Nanjiani charm your pants off and welcome some very special guests!

NORWAY

Greece, 2014

US Premiere, 74 min

Director - Yiannis Veslemes

A vampire dances his way through '80s era Athens in this fantastic film from the production team behind DOGTOOTH.

STILL LIFE (NATURALEZA MUERTA)

Argentina, 2014

North American Premiere, 97 min

Director - Gabriel Grieco

Meat is murder in this brutal Argentinian slasher with an animal rights edge.

TOMBVILLE

Belgium, 2014

North American Premiere, 94 min

Director - Nikolas List

Young David awakens battered and disoriented on the edge of town, knowing only one thing: He wants to get away. But no matter what he tries, he's always led back to the same dark, disturbing place. Welcome to Tombville.

TOMMY (TommyMer)

Sweden, 2014

North American Premiere, 95 min

Director - Tarik Saleh

Tommy is coming home, or at least that's what his wife Estelle desperately needs people to believe when she returns after a year in exile. And if he doesn't get what's his, there's going to be hell to pay.

TUSK

United Stats, 2013

US Premiere, 102 min

Director - Kevin Smith

From the singular mind of writer/director and podcaster Kevin Smith, and conceived from one of Smith's own Smodcast's, TUSK is a story unlike anything that has ever been committed to screen before. A tale that is equal parts hilarious and horrifying, TUSK will stay with you long after the credits roll.  Starring: Justin Long, Michael Parks, Genesis Rodriguez, and Haley Joel Osment

V/H/S VIRAL

US, 2014

US Premiere, 98 min

Directors - Marcel Sarmiento, Gregg Bishop, Nacho Vigalondo, Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead

Fantastic Fest alumni Nacho Vigalondo & Marcel Sarmiento join several other genre filmmaking greats in this 3rd installment of the twisted found footage horror anthology franchise.

WYRMWOOD

Australia, 2014

World Premiere, 92 min

Director - Kiah Roache-Turner

The undead rise again in this raucous feature debut from Australia's Roache-Turner Brothers, who deliver one of the most balls-out, gonzo and just plain fun entries into the zombie canon in years.

Look for more film & event programming announcements for Fantastic Fest in the weeks ahead.

For ticketing and latest developments visit the Fantastic Fest official site www.fantasticfest.com and follow us on Facebook & Twitter.

Horror Anthology "The ABC's of Death 2" To World Premiere at Fantastic Fest 2014

Magnet Releasing and Drafthouse Films bring a kaleidoscope of death, mayhem and fun with the World Premiere of ABCs of Death 2 at Fantastic Fest in Austin, TX on Thursday, September 18. The film has also been announced for release on VOD platforms October 2 with a theatrical run set for October 31.

ABCs of Death 2 features 26 brand new shorts from 26 new directors of acclaimed genre films like Cheap Thrills, Inside, A Lonely Place to Die, American Mary, Big Bad Wolves and many more. Once again, the filmmakers were given free reign to create a short film about death in all its many forms and the results are at turns shocking, hilarious, vile, surprising, beautiful, reprehensible, poignant, disturbing, but most of all, mind-melting fun. In addition to the varied subject matter and creative approaches to time-tested genres, the filmmakers explore a variety of styles including stop-motion animation, dialogue-free, and hand-drawn animation to bring their twisted visions to the screen.

"I truly love how divisive this anthology series will be. There's no grey when it comes to the ABCs OF DEATH. People either love it or detest it. And that is the exactly the way it should be. Filmmakers are rarely given the opportunity to express themselves with full creative freedom. That's because it's usually a dangerous and risky endeavour. So it's a good thing Tim League and I enjoy risk and we're happy our partners at Magnet Releasing feel the same way as we do," said producer Ant Timpson.

"I want people to look back at the ABCs of DEATH rosters ten years from now and see many of these now emerging directors running the show in future Hollywood," said producer Tim League. " With Fantastic Fest veterans Garreth Edwards and Rian Johnson commanding the Star Wars franchise, this doesn't seem unreasonable at all."

ABCs of Death 2 is the follow-up to the most ambitious anthology film ever conceived with productions spanning from Nigeria to UK to Brazil and everywhere in between. It features segments directed by over two dozen of the world's leading talents in contemporary genre film. The film is comprised of twenty-six individual chapters, each helmed by a different director assigned a letter of the alphabet, beginning with the letter A and ending with the letter Z. The directors were then given free rein in choosing a word to create a story involving death. Provocative, shocking, funny and at times confrontational,ABCs of Death 2 is another global celebration of next generation genre filmmaking.

The following is the list of participating directors and a reference title from each of their filmographies:

Julian Barratt (THE MIGHTY BOOSH)
Todd Rohal (THE CATECHISM CATALYSM)
Steven Kostanski (MANBORG)
Alejandro Brugués (JUAN OF THE DEAD)
Jim Hosking (commercial director)
Hajime Ohata (HENGE)
Chris Nash (SKINFECTIONS)
Rodney Ascher (ROOM 237)
Bill Plympton (Animator)
Erik Matti (ON THE JOB, MAGIC TEMPLE)
Kristina Buozyte and Bruno Samper (VANISHING WAVES)
Vincenzo Natali (SPLICE, CUBE)
Larry Fessenden (THE LAST WINTER, HABIT)
Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo (INSIDE, LIVID)
E.L. Katz (CHEAP THRILLS)
Jen and Sylvia Soska (AMERICAN MARY, DEAD HOOKER IN A TRUNK)
Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado (RABIES, BIG BAD WOLVES)
Julian Gilbey (A LONELY PLACE TO DIE)
Dennison Ramalho (NINJAS and LOVE FOR MOTHER ONLY)
Lancelot Imasuen (Nollywood director)
Jerome Sable (THE LEGEND OF BEAVER DAM, STAGEFRIGHT)
Robert Morgan (BOBBY YEAH)
Robert Boocheck (HORRIFIC)
Juan Martinez Moreno (GAME OF WEREWOLVES)
Marvin Kren (RAMMBOCK BERLIN UNDEAD)
Soichi Umezawa (special makeup effects artist)

For more information about ABCs of Death 2, please visit http://www.magnetreleasing.com/theabcsofdeath2/,"like" the film on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/theabcsofdeath or follow on twitter @ABCsofDeath.