Because Camp No-Be-Bo-Sco was situated in the deep New Jersey woods and closed during the production, the cast and crew didn’t see much of the outside world. However, they did have a rock and roll legend living nextdoor. If you haven’t put it together already, that man was Lou Reed, and he owned a farm nearby the camp. Naturally, he caught wind of some hip action and strolled down to hang about the set.

“We got to watch Lou Reed play for free, right in front of us, while we were making the film,” soundman Richard Murphy said. “He came by the set and we hung around with each other and he was just a really great guy.”

Kevin Bacon’s death scene took hours to film and almost didn’t work.

When it comes to the original film, the most iconic death would probably be Jack, played by Kevin Bacon, who gets an arrow shoved through his throat from underneath the bed. With effects from the maverick Tom Savini, the moment is nothing short of brilliant and beautiful. It just so happened to also be the most complex death scene in the entire film.

In order to make it work, Bacon had to crouch under the bed and put his head through a hole in the mattress. A latex neck and chest was then attached to give the appearance that he was actually lying down. Getting everything set up correctly took hours apparently, and Bacon had to stay in an uncomfortable position the entire time. For the bloody climax, Savini (who also under the bed) would plunge the arrow up and through the fake neck, while his assistant, Taso Stavrakis (also under the bed), operated a pump that would make the fake blood flow up through the appliance.

After hours of set up, it was finally time to shoot the scene, but when the moment of truth came, the hose for the blood pump disconnected. Thinking swiftly, Stavrakis grabbed the hose and forcefully blew, causing a geyser of blood to jet out, saving the scene.

“I had to think quick, so I just grabbed the hose and blew like crazy which, thankfully, caused a serendipitous arterial blood spray,” Stavrakis said. “The blood didn’t taste that bad either.”

It’s a good thing he acted as quickly as he did because a second take would have meant another latex rig to be set up, which is too much to ask of Mr. Bacon.