The 30 minute short was filmed entirely in Royal Oak, MI, at a home that's more than 100 years old.
The board was created by prop-maker Steve Chapiewski to avoid any copyright infringement's with Hasbro's Ouija Board, which is available in most toy stores. The "planchette" was created by writer and director Joseph D. Johnson, using wood, spray paint, and scrap-booking pieces.
The magazine "Girly Girls for Manly Men" doesn't really exist. It was an original creation by prop-maker Steve Chapiewski, who also created the board.
Most of the events depicted in the film are based on actual events experienced by the writer/director. They happened on different occasions over the course of a few years, but were collected into one story.
Actress Kate Sharp appeared in the director's short film "The Lord Giveth" more than 10 years earlier. She played a woman who enters a comic book store and falls for the store's owner. Unfortunately, she's hit by a truck while crossing the street and the store's owner sighs, "That figures."