The film opens with a giant bat flying into a medieval castle. The bat circles the room, before suddenly changing into the Devil. Mephistopheles produces a cauldron and an assistant, who helps him conjure a woman fro… See more

The Haunted Castle was filmed outdoors in the garden of Méliès's property in Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis, with painted scenery.
In Méliès's era, film actors performed anonymously and no credits were provided. However, i… See more

In the book Universal Monsters: Origins, Christopher Ripley writes, "If Méliès was shooting for terror, he fell short of the mark. Initially the film was amusing to its audience, rather than terror-inducing... What was … See more

The only known copy was bought at a junk shop in the 1930s-40s in Christchurch, New Zealand but not recognized until 1985. See more