The story was created in 2005 by Whit Whitman, who lived in a 200-year-old inn and was tired of people asking if the inn was haunted. So he developed a ghost story centered around one of his friends named Whittler. Fifteen years later, Whit asked Whittler if he would want to star in a movie developed around his character. Whittler said yes, and the movie was created.