Longtime animation guru Vincente DiSanti has partnered with Producer Kyle Klein, and Director of Photography Christopher J. Thellas, to create Never Hike Alone, a unique, high quality Friday the 13th fan film as the first for their newly established Womp Stomp Films banner.

A 22-minute short film, Never Hike Alone follows the story of KYLE MCLEOD (Andrew Leighty), an avid backcountry hiker who, while on a solo backpacking trip, discovers the long lost remains of CAMP CRYSTAL LAKE. Ignoring the campfire stories from his childhood, Kyle’s curious nature draws him in to see what is left of the camp which has been closed ever since the infamous 1980 Friday the 13th murders. However, Kyle’s innocent search of the camp turns deadly when he is attacked by Camp Crystal Lake’s last remaining resident, JASON VOORHEES. Stranded alone in the middle of the wilderness, with no equipment, and a legendary mass murderer on his heels, Kyle’s survival skills will be put to the test like never before. Will he make it out of the woods alive or become another victim of the infamous cursed camp?

DiSanti, who will also be playing the iconic role of Jason Voorhees in the film, had this to say about the project. “For me, [Never Hike Alone] is a story of man vs. nature in the most extreme way. I took inspiration from films like 127 Hours, The Martian, and The Descent. Films that use complete isolation to escalate their drama. In this case, our drama comes in the form of one of horror cinema’s greatest characters.”

Founded in early 2016, WOMP STOMP FILMS was created by Vincente DiSanti as an avenue to pursue live-action genre entertainment. Never Hike Alone marks DiSanti’s second directorial effort after serving many years as a story consultant and directors assistant on projects such as Free Birds (2013), The Red Room (2015), and Rock Dog (2017). Currently, he is a Project Manager on the upcoming feature film Duck, Duck, Goose releasing in 2017 from Original Force Animation.

Playing the unlucky hiker in the film is Los Angeles based actor Andrew Leighty. A Santa Barbara native, Drew began his acting career at Santa Barbara City College in the Theatre Arts program. After transferring to Cal State Los Angeles University he continued to study theatre before eventually making his break into the entertainment industry. He’s been featured on several television shows and national commercials, however he may be known best for his modeling work for romance novels

Womp Stomp Films has set their Kickstarter Campaign with a fundraising goal of $13,000. If successful, the funding will allow the

Womp Stomp team access to an abandoned camp in the San Bernardino National Forest. Almost like a tale from an actual horror film, the team discovered the lost camp after a pair of locals showed them an old map with the location. “At first, all we had to go on were some vague directions and photos of an old map on my phone. It took a few nights on google maps, but I was eventually able to locate the camp. We set out the following weekend to find it. The moment we arrived at the site we knew we had to film there. It was perfect.”

Their new Kickstarter campaign starts on Friday, January 13th (naturally), and more information can be found at Womp Stomp Films.