American Independent horror film company
Toetag Inc (stylized as TOETAG INC or ToeTag Inc) is an American Independent horror film company based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The company was founded by director Fred Vogel and special effects artist Jerami Cruise, and specializes in producing and distributing low-budget underground horror films. In 2004, Cruise created the special effects department for Toetag Pictures, Toetag EFX, which would go on to work on Toetag Pictures films as well as independent productions.[1] The company gained its notoriety for its August Underground film series. In 2010, Toetag Inc officially became incorporated and changed its name from Toetag Pictures to Toetag Inc.[2] In 2014, the company began distributing films not made by Toetag via a new department, Toetag Releasing.[3] Toetag Inc, Toetag EFX, and Toetag Releasing have all been on hiatus since 2015.