The plot of Hellions is very similar to that of an earlier short story "Buckets" by F. Paul Wilson. In the story, an abortion doctor is visited and tormented by trick-or-treaters who are revealed to be the spirits of fetuses he has aborted throughout his career.
The strange-looking, pinkish night scenes were shot with an infrared filter on the camera's lens.
The meaning of Hellion is "a rowdy or mischievous person, especially a child".
Chloe Rose and Luke Bilyk also starred together in a few seasons of Degrassi: The Next Generation. Their characters also briefly dated on the show as well.