‘Friday the thirteenth’ Followers Convey the Franchise to Animation

A24 used yesterday to provide a tiny peek at its Friday the thirteenth prequel, Crystal Lake. For followers of the slasher franchise that need one thing extra from Jason Voorhees, an upcoming fan movie arriving later this yr could also be simply what they’re on the lookout for.

That movie can be Ghosts within the Fog, which hails from indie horror group Womp Stomp Movies, the studio behind the Never Hike Alone internet collection. Ghost is one other installment of that and is about years earlier than By no means Hike Alone. Three hikers get waylaid by fog and by accident wind up on the grounds of Camp Crystal Lake, the place they meet Jason’s “ghost.” You may see how effectively that goes for them within the trailer under.

Ghosts has the excellence of being each Womp Stomp’s first-ever animated movie and in keeping with the movie’s co-director Vincenti DeSanti, the very first animated fan film for the bigger Friday franchise. Because the group informed BloodyDisgusting, it stylistically takes after the 2 Sin Metropolis movies, with 2D animation on prime of 3D environments developed by Mako Animation and Armáss Productions. With the brand new medium, the group promised a set of “uniquely animated kills” that it says will “push the boundaries of gore” for the franchise.

Whereas Ghosts within the Fog can be a bonus function on the By no means Hike Alone Blu-Ray, Womp Stomp plans to launch it without cost so everybody can watch it in November, the final Friday the thirteenth of 2026. In case you can’t wait that lengthy, you may put some cash down towards that Blu-Ray by means of this Kickstarter till mid-April. Nevertheless you find yourself watching it, the studio made clear the movie simply exists to point out love for the franchise as its authorized troubles persist.

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