The camper Bart Thompson and his gang use in the film was purchased by the production for $400 dollars on eBay from a dealer in Northern Illinois. Lacking budget to afford a hotel, Director Lee Fanning and brother Jason had to drive from North Alabama to North Illinois and back non-stop-a nearly 24 hour trip.
Though parts of the film were shot at the historical Moundville Archaeological Park in central Alabama, the production had to build a mock mound off site for the film's numerous excavation scenes per State law, a tall order on the film's shoestring budget.
While writing the script in Tuscaloosa, Director Lee Fanning lived in the same apartment building as Luke Weaver, though the two wouldn't meet until Weaver was cast as Bart Thompson months after Fanning had moved.
After wrapping a night scene around 5 am, Director of Photography Stephen Martel Lucas lodged his car into the side of an abandoned house. Despite minimal damage, Lucas, along with Producer Benjamin Stark, Assistant Camera Joey Brown and Assistant Director Markus Matei, had to wait as the police filed a report. The four didn't get home until 4 hours before the next day's call.
Ticks (insect) were required as props in some of the scenes, and were pre-purchased from a specimen supply company. This was unnecessary as they were naturally abundant.