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Richard Backus was cast as Andy because he was able to create a silent stare of intense hatred for the casting agent. Backus' creepy facial expression came into play frequently for the film.

Tom Savini's first film as a make-up artist.

Christopher Walken was considered for the part of Andy.

The 'decaying' makeup for Richard Backus took six hours to apply.

For the opening Vietnam scene there was additional footage shot of a traumatized Andy walking through the jungle among the bloody carnage. The footage was cut in favor of a quicker intro to the story. There was also supposed to be a similar scene later where Andy walks through the streets at night and comes across a blind veteran sitting on a porch. This scene was also cut for time.

This film and its themes can in many ways be seen as an early reflection of the popular awareness of the effect of combat trauma on soldiers that the Vietnam War helped bring to light. Much of Andy's disposition and symptoms, e.g. sudden violent behaviour due to the re-living of traumatic experiences, would later be associated with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, defined by the American Psychiatric Association in the Third Edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (1980).

There was a mishap with the fiery car climax. While Richard Backus and a stunt driver were speeding through the streets the fire set at the rear of the car got out of control and was sucked into the back seat of the speeding car. Fortunately there was a Plexiglas shield dividing the backseat from the front of the car where the performers were. It startled Backus, who had to stick his head out the window to keep from inhaling smoke. Much to the actor's dismay, director Bob Clark wanted the scene re-shot with less fire.

In the final scene at the cemetery a tombstone with the name "Daily" is seen over Andy's shoulder. The same tombstone appears in Bob Clark's previous film "Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things" (1973).

Bob Clark and his associates shot this film back-to-back with Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things (1972). Both films were shot on location in Florida with much of the same cast and crew. Clark, Alan Ormsby, Jeff Gillen and other crew would later reunite in 1974 to make the Canadian-shot horror film, Deranged.

Portions of Carl Zittrer's music score for this film were later expanded and reused for Bob Clark's later horror film Black Christmas (1974).

The movies playing at the drive-in are "Death in Space" and "The Spacenauts."

The story is a variation on "The Monkey's Paw," a short story by W.W. Jacobs.

The films Italian title is "La Morte dietro la porta", meaning The Death Behind The Door.

According to the scratched tombstone Andy Brooks is 21 years old at the time of his death in 1972.

Filmed in Brooksville, Florida, the family's last name in the movie is Brooks, a homage to the town it was shot in.

The biggest prop built for the film was the Brooksville Cemetery gate. It was, of course, created to be smashed during the climatic car chase sequence.

Actual locations in Brooksville, Florida were used throughout the production. The drive-in featured in the movie was the old 41 Drive In Theatre in Brooksville. It has since closed down.

At the diner where the truck driver stops early in the movie, a promo for veterans of war services can be seen on the counter.

Director 'Bob Clark (III)' cameos as the cop that shoots Andy.

The film originally ended with Christine Brooks sitting at Andy's makeshift grave, looking up to the policemen and saying "Andy came home..." Though shot, the bit was later edited so that the film could have a swifter conclusion.

Writer Alan Ormsby cameos as the man who tells Charlie that Doc Allman has been killed. Ormsby was married to Anya Ormsby (who plays Cathy Brooks) at the time. Their young son cameos as the crying kid in the scene where Andy kills the dog.