- Alan Smithee: Writer Allyn Warner's pseudonym.
- Awesome, Dear Boy: Rita Taggart, who plays Donna McCarthy, took the role despite her dislike of horror movies because she had a period of time before her show Almost Grown started shooting and wanted to work with Lance Henriksen.
- Box Office Bomb: Budget: $3,000,000; Gross: $1,738,897.
- Creator's Favorite: Brion James stated in several interviews that Max Jenke was his favorite role of his own.
- Dueling Movies: With Shocker.
- Three other contemporary films sharing a similar premise were The First Power, Prison and Destroyer.
- Executive Meddling: According to producer Sean S. Cunningham, the film was going to be named House III. United Artists saw potential for a horror series with a Freddy Krueger-style villain, so the script was modified to reflect the new approach and re-titled "The Horror Show" for the US theatrical release. The title House III was retained for the non-US markets. Another reason given is how Darker and Edgier this film is compared to the prior two films.
- Stillborn Franchise: The box office failure of the film killed any chance of a Meatcleaver Max series.
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