For the 360-degree rotating shot of the family eating breakfast at the kitchen table, a hole was cut in the center of the table so that a periscope lens could be stuck through it. Cinematographer Thomas L. Callaway sat under the table, surrounded by the actors' legs, and manually rotated it as he shot, becoming tangled in wires as he did so. He was only able to shoot two or three takes.
Contrary to some plot summaries, director/producer Steve White says the movie is not meant to take place on the grounds of the original house in Amityville. The only connection is that the dollhouse replica of the house had presumably been in the home in Amityville at some point, and was infested with its evil, though he admits this was not explained in the film itself.
The budget for the film was meant to be $1 million, but production ultimately went over-budget. As a result, Steve White forfeited his director's fee.
The trio of demons in the climax were made by mixing and matching various pieces of props, costumes, and makeup that S.O.T.A. FX had already created for earlier projects and still had lying around. Due to budgetary constraints, the original plan had been to simply use static cardboard cutouts shot in silhouette.