Director J.S. Cardone stated that one of the most challenging things he's ever had to do was convincing Izabella Miko to let a spider crawl up her arm.
Most of the movie was shot in and around a small desert town, Wellton, AZ, just east of Yuma, AZ. The hotel is still there and the gas station/store is the local mechanic shop. Wellton's population is just under 2,000 until the winter when "snow birds" from Canada and Northern States stay for the mild, warm winter weather then the population explodes to nearly triple. Wellton is also one of the top 5 hottest places in the world during the summer where temps can rise well into the 120's.
The small film studio that Sean works for is modeled after Troma Entertainment. There are multiple posters for real Troma films hanging on the walls and the fake movies Sean works on have very Troma-like titles, including "Zombie King," "Death House," and "Sorority Killers."