The director, Brandon Tanczak, said he intended the film to be a kind of crossover of The Exorcist and The Evil Dead.
There is a promo trailer for the film, showing footage that wasn't intended for the final film, but the atmosphere and the tone is still established in this trailer. At this time, only Jessica Pearson and Dolby Zaccarelli were the only two actors cast for their respective roles.
The working title for the film was Near Death.