The core of the actors and production crew involved on The Cemetery have worked on over 40 projects together in the last five years, including features, TV shows, commercials, web shows, music videos, live productions, and short films. The Cemetery's sister film Cross Bearer (2012) is made up of much of the same cast.
Lead actress Natalie Jean accepted the role of Andrea only four days before principal photography, after the original actress was forced to bow out due to a family emergency.
The Native American woman being tortured in the opening sequence is popular alternative comedian Rose Luardo, a member of the Philadelphia-based improv/sketch troupe Comedy Dreamz.