Set in a mid-90s Pine Barrens town in New Jersey, Toxic Moon follows zine writer Scuz Lanchester as she investigates a string of murderous hit-and-runs and a mysterious ooze infecting the woods, wreaking genetic havoc on every creature it touches. Lo-fi monstrosities, trash synths, bloody leather, killer cars, woundfog, slimerats and vampire bats: Toxic Moon is a rotten feast for the senses, entirely captured on VHS-C.

Toxic Moon (2026)

Slime is of the essence.

October 3, 2026 75 min

HorrorScience Fiction

Director: Ryan Petrillo, Pete Gambino  ·  Writers: Ryan Petrillo, Pete Gambino

Set in a mid-90s Pine Barrens town in New Jersey, Toxic Moon follows zine writer Scuz Lanchester as she investigates a string of murderous hit-and-runs and a mysterious ooze infecting the woods, wreaking genetic havoc on every creature it touches. Lo-fi monstrosities, trash synths, bloody leather, killer cars, woundfog, slimerats and vampire bats: Toxic Moon is a rotten feast for the senses, entirely captured on VHS-C.

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Director

Ryan Petrillo Pete Gambino

Cast

Annie Mitchell Scuz Albert DiGiacomo Zeke Marc Pierlott Detective Bonzetti Zoe Angeli Hitchhiker Stephanie Charles Valerie Samantha Jewer-Pineau Cafe Clerk Cierra Allen Purgatory Ghost I Babe Simkus Purgatory Ghost II Tim Dean Beat Cop Robert A. Emmons Jr Hazmat Assistant I Sean Boyce Dying Hazmat Man Julie Howard Lab Assistant II