Fragasso recalled the they got Goblin as they were fashionable and asked them to write music for the film, but they asked for a lot of money, leading to the production to use stock music with a few modifications specifically for "The Other Hell". Mattei stated that he was friends with Carlo Bixio who was the music publisher, and he gave the production the music they wanted. The film passed Italian censors on July 23, 1980. "The Other Hell" was distributed in Italy on 22 January 1981. The film has been released on home video by Vestron Home Video as "The Other Hell" with an 88-minute running time.