From writer-director Padraig Reynolds comes RITES OF SPRING, A super natural horror/thriller starring AJ Bowen (House Of The Devil, A Horrible Way To Die), Anessa Ramsey (Footloose, The gnal), Sonny Marilnelli (ER, The Fallen Faithful), Katherine Randolph (Jarhead), and Marco St. John (Treme, Monster).
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The film is one of several features which will be shown at this year's Screamfest festival held in sunny Los Angeles, so If your interested - and in the area you can check it out on Saturday, October 22nd, at 12:00 noon. Here's the first look at the films official trailer, and we've also added a few stills to further wet your appetite.
![](http://youtu.be/TgtMXxwKy9k<br /><br />Plot Synops:<br /><br />After kidnapping the nine-year-old daughter of a wealthy socialite and hiding out in an abandoned school, the kidnappers fall prey to a recurring terror in this place, a bloodlust that comes every first day of Spring.<br /><br />http://i55.tinypic.com/10wik4k.jpg)
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Source: Dread Central