Filmmakers from across the world are frighteningly showcasing how they interpret scares, one letter at a time, in the latest stills for the new horror comedy, ‘ABCs of Death 2.’ Horror fans are given a fresh look at the provocative alphabet sequel, which features 26 new directors and innovative ways to die.

The follow-up to the 2012 anthology film, ‘ABCs of Death,’ will be distributed by Magnet Releasing and Drafthouse Films in select theaters on October 31. The second installment in the series is currently available on VOD.

Magnet Releasing and Drafthouse Films have released the following synopsis for ‘ABCs of Death 2’ below.

‘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.

For more information on ‘ABCs of Death 2,’ visit the horror comedy’s official website, as well as its Facebook and Twitter pages. Check out the pictures from the series’ second installment below.

ABCs of Death 2-Amateur
A scene from “Amateur” in ABCs of DEATH 2, a Magnet Release. Photo courtesy of Magnet Releasing.
ABCs of Death 2-Badger
A scene from “Badger” in ABCs of DEATH 2, a Magnet Release. Photo courtesy of Magnet Releasing.
ABCs of Death 2-Capital Punishment
A scene from “Capital Punishment” in ABCs of DEATH 2, a Magnet Release. Photo courtesy of Magnet Releasing.
ABCSs of Death 2-Ochlocracy
A scene from “Ochlocracy” in ABCs of DEATH 2, a Magnet Release. Photo courtesy of Magnet Releasing.
ABCs of Death 2-Roulette
A scene from “Roulette” in ABCs of DEATH 2, a Magnet Release. Photo courtesy of Magnet Releasing.

Written by: Karen Benardello

By Karen Benardello

As a graduate of LIU Post with a B.F.A in Journalism, Print and Electronic, Karen Benardello serves as ShockYa's Senior Movies & Television Editor. Her duties include interviewing filmmakers and musicians, and scribing movie, television and music reviews and news articles. As a New York City-area based journalist, she's a member of the guilds, New York Film Critics Online and the Women Film Critics Circle.

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