Mike Crawford wore many hats during the filming of The Despair. He wrote directed, produced, edited, acted, and even wrote some of the music for the film.
Most of the movie was shot in a cabin in the Pocono Mountains in PA.
The cast and crew slept in a 3 bedroom, 1 bathroom cabin for 16 straight days of production.
The Jersey Devil was of prominent character in the early screenplay, but was eventually cut out due to production cost.