This is a remake of "Witchboard" (1986).
Director, Chuck Russell, is known in the horror genre for "A Nightmare on Elm Street 3" (1987) and "The Blob" (1988).
The first teaser for the film debuted at San Diego Comic-Con, in 2023, during the Bold Voices in Horror panel.
Director Chuck Russell stated that Madison Iseman (Emily) "has one of the best cinema screams I've ever heard in my life".
Director, Chuck Russell, sought to cast Jamie Campbell Bower, after seeing him as Vecna in "Stranger Thing's" (2016-2025).