"So what's in store for the upcoming sequel, The ABCs of Death 2? Who the hell knows, but expect the demented ante to be upped considerably. Rest assured, though, it won't disappoint. Just look at the directors involved this time: Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo (Inside), Jen and Sylvia Soska (American Mary), Rodney Ascher (Room 237), Sion Sono (Why Don't You Play in Hell?), and Vincenzo Natali (Splice), to name a few. —Matt Barone"
Read the whole list HERE!
-Sylv
Gorgeous poster created by João Pedro Alves. Makes me even more excited for the film! Love to get this beauty on my wall.
-Sylv
Jen and me chatting with the incredibly rad Rue Morgue in this fourth and final installment, please enjoy!
-Sylv
"We’re excited to announce the first batch of panels for the upcoming Festival of Fear, going down August 22-25 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in downtown Toronto!
A TWISTED HOUR WITH THE TWISTED TWINS
Filmmakers JEN and SYLVIA SOSKA discuss movies, body horror and the inspiration for their groundbreaking films Dead Hooker in a Trunk and American Mary, as well as their segment in the upcoming ABCs of Death 2."
Read the full first wave here!
-Sylv
"Magnet Releasing revealed the line-up for its The ABCs of Death sequel at Cannes today, and Vancouver's Jen and Sylvia Soska—currently riding a big wave with American Mary—are among those who have signed on to direct a segment in the newest anthology.
Otherwise known to adoring genre fans as the Twisted Twins, the Soskas will join other genre insurgents such as Larry Fessenden, Alex De La Iglesias, Sion Sono, Room 237's Rodney Ascher (interviewed by the Straight here), and Lithuania's Kristina Buozyte and Bruno Samper—we talked to the former when their exquisite erotic sci-fi flick Vanishing Waves played at the Rio Grind festival last year. Also involved this time around is legendary animator Bill Plympton."
Read the whole piece here.
-Sylv
Jen and I are very proud to announce that we will be taking part in the ABCS OF DEATH sequel. We loved the first film and are very honored to be a part of the next instalment. I don't want to sound crazy or anything, but I have been thinking of something fucking insane for our letter. It's on.
"Yesterday, anthology fans received a very early Christmas (or maybe Halloween) present when it was announced that Magnet Releasing was firing up THE ABCs OF DEATH 2. We heard three directors names at the time of the initial announcement: animator Bill Plympton, ROOM 237 director Rodney Ascher and THE LAST CIRCUS helmer Alex de la Iglesia. And now a slew of additional names have come tumbling in!
Among the other ABCs directors:
- Filipino icon – and Director’s Fortnight inductee – Erik Matti (ON THE JOB, MAGIC TEMPLE)
- The Founder of Nigerian “Nollywood” cinema Lancelot Imasuen
- Lithuania’s Kristina Buozyte and Bruno Samper (VANISHING WAVES)
- Japan’s arthouse provocateur Sion Sono (COLD FISH, SUICIDE CLUB)
- SPLICE and CUBE’s Vincenzo Natali
- Indie horror icon Larry Fessenden (THE LAST WINTER, HABIT)
- THE COLLECTION’s Marcus Dunstan
- France’s Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo (INSIDE, LIVID)
- E.L. Katz (director of the SXSW breakout hit CHEAP THRILLS)
- Twin auteurs Jen and Sylvia Soska (AMERICAN MARY, DEAD HOOKER IN A TRUNK)
- Israel’s Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado (RABIES, BIG BAD WOLVES)
- A LONELY PLACE TO DIE’s Julian Gilbey
- Brazil’s most controversial filmmaker Dennison Ramalho (NINJAS and LOVE FOR MOTHER ONLY)
- THE LEGEND OF BEAVER DAM and the upcoming STAGEFRIGHT’s Jerome Sable
- Animator Robert Morgan – creator of the BAFTA Award nominated short BOBBY YEAH."
READ THE WHOLE PIECE HERE!
-Sylv
