Greater than 46 years after his large display screen debut within the slasher traditional “Friday the thirteenth,” immense horror icon Jason Voorhees is about to show that his machete cuts simply as deep in animation. The Hockey Masked Killer returns in “By no means Hike Alone: Ghosts within the Fog,” a brand new 10-minute animated movie from unbiased manufacturing firm Womp Stomp Movies.
Premiering Friday, November 13 at 5 p.m. PT and streaming without cost on the Womp Stomp Movies YouTube channel, the story follows a trio of unfortunate pals whose stress-free tenting weekend takes a bloody flip once they get misplaced within the fog surrounding the notorious Camp Crystal Lake.
Based in 2016 by filmmaker Vincente DiSanti, Womp Stomp Movies has constructed a loyal following by means of its bold “Friday the thirteenth” fan movie sequence. The saga started with DiSanti’s quick movie “By no means Hike Alone” in 2017, adopted by the winter prequel “By no means Hike within the Snow” in 2020. The function movie sequel “By no means Hike Alone 2” arrived in 2023, with “Friday the thirteenth Half VI: Jason Lives” actors Thom Mathews and Vincent Guastaferro reprising their authentic roles as Tommy Jarvis and Sheriff Rick Cologne.
The “By no means Hike Alone” movies have relied on crowdfunding campaigns to finance their more and more elaborate productions. The fan-supported method allowed DiSanti and his collaborators to develop the saga whereas making the finished movies accessible to look at without cost on-line.
Though the “By no means Hike Alone” movies function characters, settings and plots copyrighted by the official “Friday the thirteenth” franchise, Womp Stomp Movies operates independently of the studios that personal the Jason Voorhees property. The corporate follows a set of self-imposed pointers to keep away from copyright disputes, together with making its movies accessible without cost, utilizing crowdfunding completely for manufacturing bills, and never making a revenue. Every movie contains an on-screen disclaimer acknowledging that rights holders could dispute the manufacturing. To this point, the franchise house owners haven’t taken any motion to cease the movies.
“Ghosts within the Fog” marks the fourth installment within the Womp Stomp sequence and its first enterprise into animation. The quick arrives amid a resurgence of exercise across the “Friday the thirteenth” franchise. Peacock launched its A24-produced prequel sequence “Crystal Lake,” starring Linda Cardellini as Pamela Voorhees, in October. In the meantime, it was introduced Friday that Steve Miner, who directed “Friday the thirteenth Half 2” in 1981 and “Friday the thirteenth Half III” in 1982, would return to helm the franchise’s thirteenth function movie, which is scheduled to hit theaters in 2027. The brand new movie will mark Jason’s first look on the large display screen because the 2009 reboot.
“Ghosts within the Fog” was produced in collaboration with Mako Animation Studio, a Mexican firm specializing in 2D animation. Based in 2015 by Juan Rivera, who co-directed the brand new quick alongside DiSanti, the studio’s earlier tasks embrace the animated YouTube sequence “John Dying.”