6-year-old actor, Arrow Lester, bravely performed an intimate impromptu scene with a wild baby rattlesnake. Soon after, a chilling news story was published about another 6-year-old boy who tragically died after being bitten by a rattlesnake.
The original actress who played Mary was so distraught after filming the exorcism scene that she refused to return to set the following day and the role was ultimately recast.
Most of the budget went to the meticulous construction of a replica 1930s cabin.
The final performance of James F. Gregory in a motion picture.
Framed photographs on the wall in the study are ancestors of director Jared Masters.