ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli tˈaɪɾəld ðə dˈɛd spˈiːk, ɪt wʌz ɹˈɪʔn̩ ænd dᵻɹˈɛktᵻd baɪ ˈɜːni bˈɑːɹbɐɹˌæʃ ænd ɪz ɐ sˈiːkwəl tə ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn fˈiːtʃɚ fˈɪlm stˈɜːɹ ʌv ˈɛkoʊz, ɔːlðˈoʊ ɪts ˈoʊnli kənˈɛkʃən tə ðə pɹˈiːviəs wˈɜːk ɪz ɐ sˈɪmɪlɚ pɹˈɛmɪs ænd ðɪ ɪŋklˈuːʒən ʌv dʒˈeɪk wˈɪtski, hˌuː hæd ɐ kˈiː ɹˈoʊl ɪnðɪ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl fˈɪlm bˌʌt ɪz ˈoʊnli ɐ sˈɛkəndɚɹi kˈæɹɪktɚ hˈɪɹ.
Originally titled The Dead Speak, it was written and directed by Ernie Barbarash and is a sequel to the 1999 feature film Stir of Echoes, although its only connection to the previous work is a similar premise and the inclusion of Jake Witzky, who had a key role in the original film but is only a secondary character here.