Summer H. Howell's character was a 8-year-old boy in a script but the director Shawn Linden swapped the gender and changed the age after Summer got this part.
The screenplay was written by Shawn Linden in 2007.
The book Renée is reading throughout the movie is The Call of the Wild by Jack London.
Second horror feature to star Devon Sawa and Nick Stahl. Both actors previously had main roles in 388 Arletta Avenue (2011).