Herbert West Grammar School is named as tribute to Jeffrey Combs's character from the Re-Animator series
Shot in 8 days at a functioning school during term time. Many of the teenage students who appear in the film attended the school.
Actor Michael Geary suggested his character have a walking stick to create an unassuming, gentle quality to the character of Abott and provided his own for the film.
The Hebrew meaning of Abott is: Father, Leader.
The name of the Director, Peter Vincent is the name of the Fright Night (1985) character played by Roddy McDowall in the in the 1985 version and David Tennant in the 2011 remake. The name itself was a tribute to Peter Cushing and Vincent Price.