Edward D. Wood Jr. claimed that the idea for this film was originally his.
Samuel Z. Arkoff wanted Bela Lugosi for the lead in this film. Lugosi was an influence to Arkoff years before. Unfortunately, Lugosi had died in 1956.
In one scene the visitors to the studio are told that they are going to be taken to the set of Horrors of the Black Museum. This was an advanced plug for what would be the next film to be produced and written by Herman Cohen.
This was advertised with the tagline "See the Ghastly Ghouls in Flaming Color!" However, most of the movie was in black and white with only the final two reels in color.