This film was shot before Stuart Gordon's next film, From Beyond (1986), and was shot on the same sets, but released almost a year afterward, due to all the doll effects in post-production.
The whispering sounds of the dolls were done by a group of Stuart Gordon's friends and family, including his kids and his wife, Carolyn Purdy-Gordon.
The dolls in the film were created with a combination of puppets, marionettes, stop-motion animation, and animatronics.
The fashions worn by Enid and Isabelle were inspired by Madonna, who was often photographed sporting the same "Boy Toy" belt that Cassie Stuart wears in the film.