The game was originally going to be on the PC and Sega Saturn and be more of an arcade style shooter. But it was made into a Playstation exclusive after Sony bought out the game's development company.
The visuals were inspired by Tim Burton's "The Nightmare Before Christmas."
The Finnish heavy metal band Sinergy released a song called «Gallowmere» on their second album «To Hell And Back» in 2000. The band was so taken after playing the game on the tour bus that they wrote a song about its story.
The cutscene where Daniel is chased by a dragon was originally supposed to be a level according to early demo footage.