MeatLocker, the fetish club featured in the movie, is in reality a church. When filming ran late on Saturday night, the crew had to race to remove all the hanging rubber corpses before Sunday service.
The director wanted a more diverse cast, but actors of color refused to audition for a gay horror movie.
Filming was scattered and the script was shot out of order, with week-long breaks between shooting periods. This accounts for the multiple continuity errors, including inconsistent hair length and fluctuating weight for several of the actors.
The title was selected from an online "name the movie" contest created by the producers to publicize the film. The directior was initially horrified at some of the initial submissions, which included such titles as "28 Gays Later", "Boy Meets Knife", and "Queer Eye for the Dead Guy". Finally, on one of the last days of the contest, "Hellbent" was submitted.