This film was banned in the United Kingdom as a "video nasty" in the early 1980's.
The pitchfork murder was done in a single take.
Despite appearing on the front cover of the Arrow Video Blu Ray sleeve and on the disc itself, the creature's face is only shown for approximately 3 seconds of the film's total running time.
J.S. Cardone claims that the story was inspired by H.P. Lovecraft due to elements of dreams vs. reality, though few, if any, actual Lovecraft tropes anywhere in the film
Although in ruins during the shooting of the film, the Tybee Post Theater was reconstructed by a non-profit organization and reopened in 2009.