26 ideas. 26 directors. 26 short films. Each short film features death in some way and the film is mostly, though not exclusively horror. Being an anthology, this is incredibly hit and miss. The acting isn't great, a lot of it is just trying to be as disgusting as possible with no real purpose and it takes a little while to get into. However, when it's good, it's a firecracker. Here are the segments rated out of 5.
A is for Amateur: 4/5 not particularly horror-like, but in terms of comedy and pay-off this is one of the highlights.
B is for Badger: 3/5 you can see what's coming a mile off, but it's still quite amusing.
C is for Capital Punishment: 4/5 even if it tries to accomplish too much in not enough time, it's still a sobering watch.
D is for Deloused: 4.5/5 the story makes no sense, but who cares? This is seriously, seriously disturbing and scary, and a minor masterpiece of creepiness.
E is for Equlibrium: 1/5 just stupid.
F is for Falling: 1.5/5 this goes for deep but winds up just being boring.
G is for Grandad: 1.5/5 this one is creepy, but not in the right way at all. Not only will you cringe so much your mouth will hurt, but the acting is at its possible worst in the entire short here.
H is for Head Games: 2.5/5 once you get it, it's decent.
I is for Invincible: 1.5/5 a lame, annoying comedy fail with a highly unsatisfying conclusion.
J is for Jesus: 3.5/5 an interesting one with a good plot, although it is too over-the-top for its own good.
K is for Knell: 4/5 a well-done science-fiction short where the story seemingly ends as the film begins, which is always the sign of a good short film.
L is for Legacy: 0.5/5 oh dear. This one couldn't be any less scary and the CGI is laughable.
M is for Masticate: 3/5 this one gets a bit repetitive, but it is well-structured and amusing with a good pay-off.
N is for Nexus: 2/5 good cinematography and idea, bad and incoherent execution.
O is for Ochlocracy: 2/5 another good idea badly executed.
P is for P-P-P-P SCARY!: 0/5 I've seen better filmmaking from 7 year-olds.
Q is for Questionnaire: 3.5/5 a silly but interesting short with some clever editing.
R is for Roulette: 4.5/5 until the annoying ending, this is unbearably tense, short film gold.
S is for Split: 5/5 a masterfully executed suspense piece with some of the best split-screen use ever.
T is for Torture Porn: 3/5 rather silly, but still an interesting and worthwhile short.
U is for Utopia: 4/5 powerful and well directed if confusing.
V is for Vacation: 4/5 this one gets a little crazy in the best way.
W is for Wish: 3/5 an excellent idea and plot, although it translates somewhat awkwardly to screen.
X is for Xylophone: 4/5 a real gut punch.
Y is for Youth: 5/5 an incredibly moving and beautifully made short film with a feature film's worth of material.
Z is for Zygote: 4.5/5 crazy, twisted, disturbing and rather masterful body horror.
An uneven film with a weak first half, but it gets better and better and when it's at its best, it really hits the mark. Overall, a flawed but worthwhile project. S and Y are the best, while L and P are the worst.
6/10
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