The original actress who played Mary was so distraught after filming the exorcism scene that she refused to return to set the following day and the role was ultimately recast.
6-year-old actor, Arrow Lester, bravely performed an intimate impromptu scene with a wild baby rattlesnake. Soon after, a chilling news story was published about another 6-year-old boy who tragically died after being bitten by a rattlesnake.
Most of the budget went to the meticulous construction of a replica 1930s cabin.
The final performance of James F. Gregory in a motion picture.
Framed photographs on the wall in the study are ancestors of director Jared Masters.