The Director Kimberly Taylor Fagan (also the writer) is frequently asked What does F5 stand for. Her meaning is that it's FEAR XS 5 and it's used due to there being a cast of 5 lead youth actors in the core cast.
This story is based on writer director Kimberly Taylor Fagan's experience with sleep paralysis and for her to come out of her paralysis she says a prayer and usually the "demons" in her dreams go away. If she can get awake enough she turns a light on and then everything is better. Her experiences have ranged from feeling other bodies get into the bed with her but she can't move, she's actually gotten up and checked her closet and heard a demonic voice, her husband Jeff has witnessed her paralysis and recorded before and said that she mumbled words in a very strange voice. She's been a victim of sleep paralysis for over 15 years.
Kim Taylor Fagan is the mother of Jake Austin Walker (Rectify, Five Points, Lethal Weapon) singersongwriter/actor and managed Jake's career for 10 years. Due to her success with Jake, other actors began wanting Kim to rep them and after 8 years as a Talent Manager in LA, she relocated back to the SE to be Jake's set coach and set teacher on projects he was filming long term and she decided to stay in the SE and made the transition to agenting and she later created Do U Films. F5 Teraphobia is Kim's writing and directing debut and she also plays "Kelly Smith" in the movie.