 The selection of Sweden as a shooting location was because of David Keating's love for the Swedish horror film "Frostbite".Keating wished to work with the people behind the film, and he hired Chris Maris (the cinematographer on "Frostbite") to shoot "Wake Wood" and Magnus Paulsson ("Frostbite"'s producer) as co-producer.It was the first theatrical release from genre production company Hammer Films in thirty years.