In pre-production the website featured in the film was called Fear.com, despite the producers not owning that website in real-life. They had hoped to buy the domain name from its owners at the time, but were told that it was not for sale at any price, leading to the website's name in the film being changed to Feardotcom.com.
In a 2009 interview with JoBlo, William Malone reflected on his experience making the film: "The idea was brought to me and the script, which I didn't like the script particularly, but I thought the idea was worthwhile. I thought it was something that could be made into a cool, weird movie. And I was told a lot of things about the production that didn't happen, like we'd spend more time on the script. And apparently there was this strike that was coming, you know, the actors strike... so we got rushed into production and actually there was a moment when I decided you know, should I quit the picture. And it became an issue of should I quit the picture and get a reputation as the guy who leaves the movie, or should I potentially make a film that I'm not going to be as happy with. And I thought, well first of all, I'd put a lot of people out of work if I don't make the movie. Either situation was bad, so I figured I'd do the best I could with what I had. That said, the actors did a great job and I think the cinematography is some of the most wonderful cinematography that I've been connected with. So there are good things in it, like I said, I'll have to look at it again. I haven't watched it in quite a long time now... as I was shooting I kept thinking nothing happens in this movie. So my approach to the film really was just to create a piece of horror that is just about tone and mood and that's what it's about. That's really what I set out to do was to make a picture that just had a consistent tone that would be weird and creepy."
The 'mutilated' bodies in Pratt's apartment are real bodies, transformed into art by the German sculptor Gunther von Hagens.
feardotcom.com is/was the address of the movie's official Web site.
Originally given an NC-17 rating for extreme violence, but was re-rated R for violence, including grisly images of torture, nudity and language.