Brainstorm Media has dropped the first chilling trailer for Birthrite, the latest genre offering from Ross Partridge (Lamb, Room 104); an unnerving plunge into karmic terror and generational dread. The film is set to cast its curse in theaters and on demand this August 8th, 2025.
Directed by Partridge, from a screenplay penned by Patch Darragh and Erin Gann, Birthrite centers on a pregnant woman who inherits a house from a long-estranged aunt. Hoping to leave the chaos of the city behind, she and her girlfriend relocate to the seemingly quiet home, only to uncover a hidden legacy that threatens their unborn child. As a karmic debt begins to unfold, the couple is drawn into the dark past of a town with secrets of its own.
Tapping into the raw nerve of maternal horror and bloodline anxieties, Birthrite sounds sure to appeal to fans of psychologically driven horror with a maternal edge— think Rosemary’s Baby or The Babadook — mixing emotional intensity with creeping supernatural unease.
The ensemble cast is headed up by Alice Kremelberg (“The Sinner”), Juani Feliz (Civil War, “Harlem”), Michael Chernus (“Severance”), Owen Campbell (The Night House, Super Dark Times), Patch Darragh, Jennifer Lafleur, and Henny Russell.
After premiering at the 2024 Popcorn Frights Film Festival, where it nabbed the Audience Award for Best Feature, Birthrite continued its dark festival run at OUTshine After Dark, winning over horror lovers with its slow-burn terror and grim psychological edge.
With its August release looming like a deliciously dark omen, Birthrite promises to unnerve with a slow, sinewy descent into generational horror. But don’t just take our word for it—watch the trailer below and see if you’re ready to inherit this nightmare.
