| release date | July 27 2012 |
| studio | IFC Films |
| director | Padraig Reynolds |
| writer | Padraig Reynolds |
| starring | AJ Bowen, Anessa Ramsey, Marco St. John, Shanna Forrestall, Vickie McNeill, Hannah Bryan, Andrew Breland, Katherine Randolph, Shanna Forrestall, Marco St. John, Sarah Pachelli, Skylar Burkes |
| tagline | Fear has a season. |
| trailer 1 | Trailer #1 |
The opening of Rites of Spring claims: READ MORE
Writer/director Padraig Reynolds‘ mixed genre kidnapping slasher/creature feature Rites of Spring plays kind of like a modern day From Dusk Till Dawn in that it totally switches gears midway through (not a spoiler, the film tips its hat to this early on). But it’s much more serious, and there are some downright harrowing moments in this kidnapping heist turned creature feature starring A.J. Bowen (A Horrible Way To Die, Hatchet 2, You’re Next) and Anessa Ramsey (The Signal, The Devil’s Knot). READ MORE
This Friday, July 27, IFC Midnight kicks off a VOD and limited theatrical run for Padraig Reynolds’ kidnapping slasher Rites of Spring, which stars genre faves AJ Bowen (The Signal, House of the Devil, A Horrible Way to Die, Hatchet 2) and Anessa Ramsey (YellowBrickRoad, The Signal). It also features creature design by Aaron Sims (A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child, Wrong Turn, The Mist, I Am Legend, Clash of the Titans, The Thing). READ MORE
Writer/director Padraig Reynolds’ mixed genre kidnapping slasher/creature feature Rites of Spring plays kind of like a modern day From Dusk Till Dawn in that it totally switches gears midway through (not a spoiler, the film tips its hat to this early on). Of course, there aren’t any vampires and the film is much more serious than that early Tarantiono/Rodriguez collaboration. An early kidnapping segment really struck me with its unflinching brutality, as did some of the film’s more “sacrificial” moments. Star Anessa Ramsey (The Signal, YellowBrickRoad) is tied up and forced to hear (and later see the outcome of) that unnerving moment, which you’d think would be as bad as it gets for her character… until it gets much worse. READ MORE
Writer/director Padraig Reynolds’ mixed genre kidnapping slasher/creature feature Rites of Spring plays kind of like a modern day From Dusk Till Dawn in that it totally switches gears midway through (not a spoiler, the film tips its hat to this early on). Of course, there aren’t any vampires and the film is much more serious than that early Tarantiono/Rodriguez collaboration. An early kidnapping segment really struck me with its unflinching brutality, as did some of the film’s more “sacrificial” moments. Rites stars AJ Bowen (The Signal, House of the Devil, A Horrible Way to Die, Hatchet 2, You’re Next) who plays embattled kidnapper Ben Geringer. READ MORE
While some concept art of “Wormface” can be found here, we’ve landed a trio of looks at the killer from IFC Midnight’s July 27 VOD and limited theatrical run of Rites of Spring, Padraig Reynolds’ kidnapping slasher that stars genre faves AJ Bowen (The Signal, House of the Devil, A Horrible Way to Die, Hatchet 2) and Anessa Ramsey (YellowBrickRoad, The Signal). The creature was designed by Aaron Sims (A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child, Wrong Turn, The Mist, I Am Legend, Clash of the Titans, The Thing). READ MORE
The other day IFC Midnight announced a July 27 VOD and limited theatrical run for Padraig Reynolds’ kidnapping slasher Rites of Spring, which stars genre faves AJ Bowen (The Signal, House of the Devil, A Horrible Way to Die, Hatchet 2) and Anessa Ramsey (YellowBrickRoad, The Signal). It also features creature design by Aaron Sims (A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child, Wrong Turn, The Mist, I Am Legend, Clash of the Titans, The Thing). We’ve landed a few more bloody looks at both Ramsey and horror fav Bowen. READ MORE
The other day IFC Midnight announced a July 27 VOD and limited theatrical run for Padraig Reynolds’ kidnapping slasher Rites of Spring, which stars genre faves AJ Bowen (The Signal, House of the Devil, A Horrible Way to Die, Hatchet 2) and Anessa Ramsey (YellowBrickRoad, The Signal). It also features creature design by Aaron Sims (A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child, Wrong Turn, The Mist, I Am Legend, Clash of the Titans, The Thing). We’ve landed two exclusive bloody looks as Ramsey, who appears to be on the run from something. READ MORE
IFC Midnight has announced a July 27 VOD and limited theatrical run for Padraig Reynolds’ kidnapping thriller Rites of Spring, which stars genre faves AJ Bowen (The Signal, House of the Devil, A Horrible Way to Die, Hatchet 2) and Anessa Ramsey (YellowBrickRoad, The Signal). It also features creature design by Aaron Sims (A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child, Wrong Turn, The Mist, I Am Legend, Clash of the Titans, The Thing). READ MORE
I love a good creature feature, which is why I’m insanely excited for Padraig Reynolds’ indie Rites of Spring (set report), which rocks the all-star cast: Aj Bowen (House Of The Devil, A Horrible Way To Die, The Signal), Anessa Ramsey (The Signal, YellowBrickRoad), Sonny Marinelli (Fallen Faithful, “ER”) Marco St. John (“Treme,” Monster, The Punisher), and Shanna Forrestall (The Last Exorcism). READ MORE
Padraig Reynolds, director of short film The Election, for which he won Best Director at the San Francisco International Film Festival, makes his feature-film debut with crime movie/creature-feature hybrid Rites of Spring, and Bloody-Disgusting was afforded an exclusive set visit earlier this month. Filmed in Canton, Mississippi, B-D reporter Chris Eggertsen is here with all the details on the shoot, including specifics on the look of the set (filmed in an abandoned high school) and interviews with Reynolds and lead actors (and The Signal co-stars) AJ Bowen and Anessa Ramsey. (more…) READ MORE
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