The film is set in the 1990s and presents itself as a copy of an episode of a daily talk show, as well as a recording of a live investigation into alien encounters.
[1] The second portion is set some time later and also features a now disgraced Sparks, who is part of a live investigation into a farm rumored to be the site of inexplicable phenomena and alien encounters.
He started writing the script around 2018 and chose to set it during the 1990s after reflecting on "the cultural evolution of local 80s UHF stations being bought up by big corporate media companies in the 1990s".
[4][5] LaMartina decided against releasing the film through any VOD or streaming service, instead choosing to independently sell copies via his website in DVD format.
[2] Out There Halloween Mega Tape was praised by Dread Central and Nashville Scene, the latter of which commented that the movie was more polished than its predecessor and that it was "structurally innovative and deeply rewatchable".