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“RITUALS”… FINALLY (MOST LIKELY)

By Dave Stewart • April 12, 2011

I posted this story back in November of 2009. The news was that Rituals was set to hit DVD players from Code Red in November/December of that year. Rue Morgue mag even gave the anticipated release a cover and accompanying piece. Rituals, though, didn’t happen. Now it looks as though this backwoods Canadian proto-slasher is going to be released as early as next week! It’s available for pre-order at various sites online (though not always the most obvious ones), and people are reportedly picking it up in some retail outlets. Code Red has just listed it in its Coming Soon section with an April 19 release date, though people have received notifications that their pre-orders have already shipped. I know I’ve pre-ordered my copy! Regardless, it looks good for this cult favourite that will hopefully reach a wider audience via Code Red. Be on the lookout!

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10 Responses to “ “RITUALS”… FINALLY (MOST LIKELY) ”

  1. lizzyroman Apr 12th, 2011 at 4:41 pm

    Isn’t a little late for April fools jokes guys?

    In all seriousness though, any release date from code red could be a joke in the works, but i hope this release come out on it’s date.

  2. glenn Apr 12th, 2011 at 5:56 pm

    This good news. It’s easy to forget companies like Code Red are putting these films out as labours of love. And the fact that they spend time remastering them and tracking down interviewees f is great for fans.

  3. LorriLives Apr 13th, 2011 at 9:10 am

    Import cds and Axel Music have already started shipping RITUALS out. And the release date has been listed on the Code Red website for a solid week now.

  4. Dave Stewart Apr 13th, 2011 at 1:38 pm

    Thanks Lorrie Lives — I’ve changed the piece to reflect the April 19th release date.

  5. LorriLives Apr 13th, 2011 at 3:35 pm

    Cool!

  6. fallon6190 Apr 13th, 2011 at 3:36 pm

    Abought time this got released. I’ve had my bootleg DVD copy for years now. It’s so dark can hardly see anything. I’ll be picking this one up.

  7. deapokid Apr 13th, 2011 at 6:16 pm

    Now if only we could get an official Mutilator DVD!

  8. chris eurich Apr 13th, 2011 at 6:45 pm

    yep it definitly is coming out but could be one of the titles that may not be in print for very long so better get it now

  9. Adam Apr 14th, 2011 at 3:34 am

    yeah Diabolik shipped mine out today, i should have it by the end of the week

  10. Brian Apr 15th, 2011 at 6:32 am

    Ordering tommorow baby!
    Yes!
    It is actually happening!
    Bye-bye dark as fuck VHS!
    That thing only has two or three more good plays on it anyways, hahaha!

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