The original short film took place in a rural Texas restaurant: However, the interiors were actually filmed in a BBQ restaurant in downtown Dallas, Texas one block away from the John F. Kennedy assassination site. For the feature-length adaptation, however, cast and crew shot entirely on location in rural areas.
Principal Photography completed in 21 days spread out over 7 weeks during the Summer of 2007.
The owner of the Darkwood Haunted Mall has a small speaking role in the film.
Over the course of the shoot, more than 200 unique extras were transformed into the film's Zombies: Each and every one of them listed by name during the closing credits.
On five separate occasions during the shoot, the Wills Point Police Department shut down filming, responding to emergency phone calls claiming "dozens of bloody, injured people were roaming the back roads". One officer even sent out an "All Units" backup emergency call, and ordered everyone to stand back a distance from his police cruiser: Completely unaware that the Wills Point Sheriff's car was on the set, loaned out personally by the Chief of Police.