This movie had been in development for fifteen years, with Universal Pictures intending to distribute and Liam Neeson set to star. In the end, the project was dropped after Universal became nervous about the religious themes.
Based on the novel of the same name, published by Richard Ben Sapir.
When Sharon is tending to Fr. Gutierrez's wounds, she mentions that crucifixes are used to ward off vampires. Antonio Banderas, who played Fr. Gutierrez played the Vampire Armand in Interview with the Vampire. Ironically, the vampires in Anne Rice's vampire chronicles are not affected by crucifixes.