When I first heard about the ABCs of Death in 2012, I was extremely excited by the idea. Twenty-six directors each given a letter of the alphabet, a small budget (something like $5K, I've heard), and complete freedom to choose a word and create a short film to match it. The only stipulation being that the short had to showcase death in some way, shape, or form. When I saw the film, however, it was painfully obvious that "complete creative freedom" wasn't such a great idea for the vast majority of the short films contained within. While the film had a few bright spots, it was by and large a bunch of crap. So why get excited about the prospect of another anthology of twenty-six sub-par short films?
