Vincent Price later expressed a strong dislike for the film in a letter written to German actor and puppeteer Gerd Josef Pohl. Price said that his agent misrepresented it and Price was trapped in it.
The film was written and shot under the title 'From a Whisper to a Scream', but it was changed to 'The Offspring' for the American release. However, when it was released on DVD it was released under its original title.
The portion of the film that occurs during the Civil War was filmed in a very old, secluded house in Dalton Ga., about 40 minutes North of Atlanta. That house had been used as a headquarters and field hospital for General Sherman and his troops before they marched into Atlanta and set fire to the city.
Much of the filming there occurred at night and crew members experienced several disturbing occurrences.