, ▁based ▁not ▁only ▁on ▁movie ▁mon sters ▁but ▁on ▁child hood ▁tra um as ." ▁While ▁on ▁the ▁topic ▁of ▁what ▁being ▁the ▁key ▁to ▁a ▁successful ▁horror ▁film , ▁Mus chi etti ▁concluded ▁by ▁remark ing ▁that ▁" St ay ▁true ▁to ▁what ▁sc ares ▁you . ▁If ▁you ▁don ' t ▁respect ▁that , ▁you ▁can ' t ▁sc are ▁anyone ." ▁Mus chi etti ▁explained ▁how ▁Sk ars g år d ▁caught ▁his ▁attention ▁to ▁em body ▁Pen ny wise , ▁while ▁pointing ▁out ▁that ▁he ▁didn ' t ▁want ▁the ▁young ▁cast ▁to ▁spend ▁too ▁much ▁time ▁with ▁the ▁actor ▁when ▁not ▁shooting , ▁and ▁encourag ed ▁the ▁cast ▁to ▁" m aint ain ▁distance " ▁between ▁them , ▁where in ▁Mus chi etti ▁detailed : ▁We ▁wanted ▁to ▁carry ▁the ▁impact ▁of ▁the ▁enc oun ters ▁to ▁when ▁the ▁cam eras ▁were ▁rolling . ▁The ▁first ▁scene ▁where ▁Bill ▁interact ed ▁with ▁the ▁children , ▁it ▁was ▁fun ▁to ▁see ▁how ▁the ▁plan ▁worked . ▁The ▁k ids ▁were ▁really , ▁really ▁cre ep ed ▁out ▁by ▁Bill . ▁He ' s ▁pretty ▁int im id ating ▁because ▁he ' s ▁six - four ▁and ▁has ▁all ▁this ▁make up ." ▁ ▁Fil ming ▁ ▁Production ▁designer ▁Mar a ▁Le P ere - Sch loop ▁went ▁to ▁Bang or , ▁Maine , ▁to ▁scope ▁out ▁locations ▁including ▁the ▁Thomas ▁Hill ▁Stand pipe , ▁the ▁land ▁running ▁alongside ▁the ▁K end us ke ag ▁Stream ▁that ▁in ▁It