This film, which sat on the shelf for nearly three years, caused M. Night Shyamalan to have to change the name of his 2004 film from "The Woods" to The Village - Das Dorf (2004).
This movie is littered with Evil Dead / Army of Darkness references, which also starred Bruce Campbell.
There are leaves, roots or plants in every room in the school.
The teachers all have names that are Northern Lower Peninsula Michigan towns - Charlevoix, Mackinac, (Glen) Arbor, Traverse, Leland.
As Heather and her parents first drive up to the school, Ms. Traverse can be seen lurking in the foliage.