Production
Development
The project was in development for several years and with different filmmakers. An early draft of the script, written by Andrew Kevin Walker, appeared online in 2007. [4] In March 2009, Fred Durst announced that he was going to direct the film, [5] scheduled to begin shooting in August 2009. [6] In June 2009, Durst said that Psycho Killer would be his next film. [7] However, on November 2, 2010, TheWrap reported that Gavin Polone would direct the film instead, and that Eli Roth and Eric Newman would produce it, with StudioCanal attached to fully finance the film with a budget estimated between $13 and 17 million. Shooting was expected to begin in Michigan late in the second quarter of 2011. [8] Roth was still attached to the project up until 2011. [9] In May 16, 2015, The Hollywood Reporter reported that Germany's K5 International would finance and produce the film. [10]
On February 10, 2023, Collider reported that New Regency had greenlit the film with Walker, Roy Lee, Miri Yoon, and Matt Berenson producing, and that shooting was expected to begin early in the second quarter, while reiterating that Polone would direct. [11]
Casting
On November 2, 2010, it was reported that the film was in the midst of casting, with the producers expecting to cast a rising actress "who audiences are familiar with, but don't know as a star just yet" to play the lead. The actress' name was not revealed. [8]
On February 10, 2023, Collider reported that Georgina Campbell would play the film's lead. [11] The next month, Deadline Hollywood reported that Logan Miller had joined the cast and would play Marvin, described as "a goth-type nebbish who works for the mysterious Pendleton in his massive mansion", and that Campbell would play police officer Jane Thorne, who is on a mission to take down a serial killer known as "the Satanic Slasher" following the murder of her state trooper husband. [3] That April, Deadline reported that former professional wrestler [12] James Preston Rogers would play the title character, a serial killer known as "the Satanic Slasher". [1] On October 1, 2025, following the release of the first trailer, Malcolm McDowell and Grace Dove were announced as part of the cast. [13]
Post-production
On April 25, 2024, it was reported that the film had earned an R rating for "strong bloody violence, strong sexual content, graphic nudity, drug use and language". [4]
On October 1, 2025, it was reported that Sven Faulconer had composed the score. [16]
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