Ngokohlobo lwe-Deadline, iZac Efron yathola indima ekuqaliseni okulandelayo kwe-horror horror ethusayo "ekhiqiza umlilo" ngokususelwa kwinoveli yenkosi yaseStephen. Ukukhiqizwa kwesithombe kuzothuthukiswa eMbusweni Wendawo Yonke, Blumouse kanye nokhula. Umqondisi uzokwenza uKeith Thomas ("Vigil"), ngenkathi iskripthi siyobhala ama-Scon Scott Times ("I-Halloween iyabulala", "Amaphutha Esikhathi Esidlule"). Imisebenzi yabakhiqizi abaphezulu izothatha ukuqhakaza kukaJason, umnikazi we-Oscar Akiv Goldsman, kanye noMarta de Laurentis.
"Ukudala umlilo" kutshela ngentombazane eneminyaka eyisishiyagalombili egama linguCharlie McGee, okuthi uPyricie McGee, okungukuthi, amandla okususa izinto ezizungezile zodwa ngamandla entando. Lesi sipho esiyingqayizivele sidonswa ekunakekelweni kwezinhlangano zezobunhloli zaseMelika ezithumba uCharlie ukuze zilisebenzise njengesikhali.
Inkosi yaseRoma yashicilelwa ngo-1980, futhi sekudlule iminyaka emine kamuva, ifilimu yokuqala yashicilelwa kwizikrini, indima enkulu lapho kwenziwa khona iRarymore. Ngesabelomali esingu- $ 15 million, ifilimu eqoqwe emabhokisini omhlaba aphezulu kwama- $ 17 million. Usuku lwe-Premie ngokuzivumelanisa okusha luzomenyezelwa kamuva.