ABCs of Death 2.5

ABCs of Death 2.5 is a 2016 American anthology horror comedy film produced by Ant Timpson, Ted Geoghegan and Tim League. It contains different shorts, each by different directors. It is a sequel to The ABCs of Death and ABCs of Death 2.[1] It is composed of the best selections from the 540 shorts that were submitted for the previous film. It is described as "a highlight reel for the next generation of horror filmmakers."[2] It premiered at the inaugural Nightmares Film Festival on October 20, 2016 in Columbus, Ohio.[3]

ABCs of Death 2.5
Directed byVarious directors
Produced by
Written byVarious screenwriters
StarringVarious actors
Music byVarious composers
CinematographyVarious cinematographers
Edited byVarious editors
Production
company
Drafthouse Films
Timpson Films
Distributed byFilmBuff
Release date
  • October 20, 2016 (2016-10-20) (Columbus Nightmares Film Festival)
  • October 31, 2017 (2017-10-31) (Limited release)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited States

Plot

Unlike the first two films, ABCs of Death 2.5 is composed of 26 "audition films" for the letter M. These films competed for the spot in ABCs of Death 2, with M is for Masticate being the winner.[4] The 26 were chosen out of more than 500 entries and are still placed in alphabetical order.[5]

List of segments and directors
  • M is for Magnetic Tape (directed by Tim Rutherford and Cody Kennedy): A video store owner is accosted by ninjas and a crime lord and must call upon the powers of the VHS tapes to defeat them.
  • M is for Maieusiophobia (The Fear of Giving Birth) (directed by Christopher Younes, sound design and music by Rami Abdou): In this stop-motion short, a pregnant woman suffering from paranoia goes into labor.
  • M is for Mailbox (directed by Dante Vescio and Rodrigo Gasparini): A young vampire attacks a house on Halloween that belongs to a famed hunter.
  • M is for Make Believe (directed by Summer Johnson): Two girls stumble upon a dead body and cover it in "fairy dust".
  • M is for Malnutrition (directed by Peter Czikrai): A woman searches for food in a zombie-infested building.
  • M is for Manure (directed by Michael Schwartz): An abusive farmer threatens his son and is attacked by the reanimated corpse of his dead wife.
  • M is for Marauder (directed by Steve Daniels): A black and white parody of Mad Max on tricycles.
  • M is for Mariachi (directed by Eric Pennycoff): Two men go to a death metal concert located underneath a Mexican restaurant, but for the concertgoers, they get a surprise from the restaurant owners.
  • M is for Marriage (directed by Todd E. Freeman): A marriage councilor with supernatural powers helps a woman overcome her relationship with her husband.
  • M is for Martyr (directed by Jeff Stewart): A man is sacrificed.
  • M is for Matador (directed by Gigi Saul Guerrero): A serial killer with a matador theme kidnaps and tortures women by having them wear a bull mask.
  • M is for Meat (directed by Wolfgang Matzl): In a world populated with living meat people, a raw piece of meat devours a meat person at a fancy restaurant.
  • M is for Mermaid (directed by Ama Lea): Two fisherman catch a mermaid.
  • M is for Merry Christmas (directed by Joe and Lloyd Stas): The Krampus decides to turn his life around.
  • M is for Mess (directed by Carlos Faria): A man who defecates through his navel looks for a way to end it all.
  • M is for Messiah (directed by Nicholas Humphries): A woman is kidnapped by a cult.
  • M is for Mind Meld (directed by BC Glassberg): A man who feels no pain subjects himself to torture, while a man in another room feels it all.
  • M is for Miracle (directed by Álvaro Núñez): A man discovers a box that turns dreary and terrible things into miracles.
  • M is for Mobile (directed by Barış Erdoğan): A man tortures his victim by receiving instructions via text message.
  • M is for Mom (directed by Carles Torrens): A zombie child attempts to befriend a girl.
  • M is for Moonstruck (directed by Travis Betz): In a short that uses paper puppets, the relationship between a man and a woman is complicated by a scorned lover.
  • M is for Mormon Missionaries (directed by Peter Podgursky): A woman is visited by two Mormon missionaries who seem all too eager to help.
  • M is for Mother (directed by Ryan Bosworth): Two women are attacked by a giant spider.
  • M is for Muff (directed by Mia’Kate Russell): An old man is suffocated to death by the dead body of an obese prostitute.
  • M is for Munging (directed by Jason Koch and Clint Kelly): Two men dig up a corpse, then one of them performs cunnilingus on it, while the other jumps on the stomach and forces bodily fluids onto the first man's face.
  • M is for Mutant (directed by Stuart Simpson): A global outbreak causes bat-like creatures to erupt from people's mouths.

References
  1. Winfrey, Graham. "'The ABCs of Death 2.5': Why the Indie Horror Sequel Went Straight to Vimeo". www.indiewire.com. IndieWire. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  2. Shotwell, James. "'The ABCs Of Death 2.5' showcases the next generation of horror masters". substreammagazine.com. Substream Magazine. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  3. Baldwin, Daniel. "Nightmares Film Festival Debuts 'The Black Room' & More (Exclusive)". bloody-disgusting.com. Bloody-Disgusting. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  4. Miska, Brad (December 16, 2013). "Watch the Winning 'ABCs of Death 2' Short, "M Is For Masticate"!". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
  5. Navarro, Meagan. "'ABCs of Death 2.5' Brings 26 More Ways to Die". Modern Horrors. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
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