Trivia

A couple of graphic crime scenes photos that Vernon shows Kyle are real.

James Babson, who has a small part as Pugh's dad, also auditioned for the role of William Bonin.

David Birke has written three movies about real serial killers: this one about William Bonin, Dahmer (2002) about Jeffrey Dahmer, and Gacy (2003) about John Wayne Gacy.

Vernon's house is really the house of screenwriter David Birke.

Director John Murlowski got a ticket for shooting the opening montage of a dead body on the side of the highway without a permit. Moreover, that's Murlowski as said body.