The film is an homage and tribute to the Universal Horror Monster films from the 1930s and '40s (also produced by Universal Studios which were in turn based on novels by Bram Stoker and Mary Shelley), of which Sommers is a fan.
O filme é unha homenaxe e tributo ós filmes de monstros das décadas de 1930 e 1940 (tamén producidas por Universal Studios que estaban baseadas nas novelas de Bram Stoker e Mary Shelley), dos cales, Sommers é un gran afeccionado.