Walter Hill agreed to give William Sadler the lead only if he vowed to perform it exactly as he had for the audition.
William Sadler initially auditioned for the role of the detective who arrests Niles Talbot but asked at his audition about auditioning to play Talbot. The casting director informed Sadler that they sought Christopher Walken or John Malkovich for the role. Nevertheless, Sadler was allowed to audition and was eventually cast as Talbot.
Unlike the majority of episodes, the Crypt Keeper doesn't announce the name of the above instalment.
William Sadler had a cameo role in The Green Mile (1999), which, like this episode, is centered around the death penalty and the electric chair.
Roy Brocksmith would play a bartender in the episode, "Cutting Cards."