"This collection features six short films from the master of the macabre. Spanning the director's career, from early experiments to more fully realized visions"--http://www.rottentomatoes.com The alphabet, and, The grandmother: Two rare shorts from the modern-day master of the surreal. The Alphabet is Lynch's answer to the teachings of the alphabet on children's shows like Sesame Street, and the fear and pain connected with learning. It is a bizarre, revolting and terrifying account of a bedridden young girl apparently being tortured by the alphabet. Against a backdrop of bizarre shapes and textures, a small organic figure gives birth to the letters of the alphabet while a mixture of children's voices and an operatic tune are singing out. The figure's head collapses causing blood to rain on the girl while she lays in her bed. In The Grandmother an abused and troubled young boy plants some strange seeds and they grow into a grandmother. Short and surreal, it is David Lynch's third film.

Title from container. Originally produced as short films 1966-1988. Each film is preceded by an introduction from the director.

Six men getting sick(1967, 4 min.) -- The alphabet (1968, 4 min.) -- The grandmother (1970, 34 min.) -- The amputee (1973, version 1, 5 min.; version 2, 4 min.) -- The cowboy and the Frenchman (1987, 26 min.) -- Lumiere (1995, 55 sec.).