This is the only film Marcus Nispel made that wasn't a remake or an adaptation, his only writing credit and the only film he shot digitally before retiring from filmmaking.
The river shown at the beginning was added digitally as there is no such river near the school site in Exter, RI
The main character's name is Devon. The asylum is called Exeter Asylum. Exeter is the county city of Devon in England, United Kingdom.
The Ladd School (the "location" of the movie) was demolished in 2013
It was filmed at The Ladd School in Exeter Rhode Island.