'The Evil Within' trivia and fun facts
15 years
The film took fifteen years to be produced and the most part of the budget came from the fortune held by director Andrew Getty.
Based upon dreams
The script is based on the dreams the director, Andrew Getty, had as a kid, since he believed they were so odd someone else should have induced them in him.
Inexperience
Director and writer Andrew Getty didn't have a clue on how to make a film, but still moved forward with the project until the filming was done. However, he passed away during the postproduction process of the movie, two years before it premiered, and couldn't watch the final result.
A clean sweep
'The Evil Within' premiered for the first time at the Fantasporto Film Festival, where it won Best Feature.
Bringing the work home
Andrew Getty turned one of the rooms in his mansion into a postproduction suite, where he spent various years exploring special effects techniques.