In a 2023 interview with the Los Angeles Times, John Carpenter spoke about his experience returning to directing after a 13-year absence: "These are all true stories dug up by researchers, and the one I chose was a phone stalker because I connected to it. They're creepy stories. I shouldn't say this, but they're shot on reality show budgets, which is a challenge. I did not [conduct the interviews]. I was there, but I was watching the interview... I needed a really great actress, and I found her. That takes care of about 90% of my problem. This poor girl. Six years she's been stalked, but they can't find who it is. So I listened to her story. We hit the points that are going to translate into a visual story. Poor thing. And I remote-directed it, which was fun. That's the way I'm going to do it now. I'm too old to run around, stomping around... I [directed from] a chair in the front room where I play video games, where I watch basketball and watch the news. It was all set up so the big screen TV has the [live camera feed] through the lens. That's all in Prague, coming to you right here in L.A."