Most of the film's budget came from people who had never invested in a film before and were local friends of the film-makers in Central California.
For the opening scene featuring Charlie Grimille's hanging, the filmmakers and actor Jesse Cross kept the sudden prop malfunction a secret from the rest of the cast. The crowd's reaction is their authentic response to what they believed to be an actual accident.
Was independently funded and produced before being picked up and distrubuted by Warner Bros.
Most actors/actresses go by their real life names in this film. Most use their first name and a different last name for their characters. Ryan Shoos goes by his real first and last name for his character.
With Blumhouse and Entertainment 360 on board to co-produce and co-finance, the directors-who also served as editors as well as handling the visual effects-were able to finalize the film.