• On Halloween night in 1952, John Keel sent three American Forces Network reporters to Frankenstein Castle to explore the castle for a live radio broadcast.
  • Some believe that the castle, and a scientist who lived there at the time, were the inspiration for Mary Shelley’s book 'Frankenstein'.
  • Path winding around the side of Frankenstein Castle. Note the jagged crenellations at the top of the castle wall, and that very Germanic red wood trim.
  • The Frankenstein Castle Run was held until 2008, when American forces left Darmstadt and the base was turned over to the German government.
  • The burg, which would go on to share much in common with the fortress in Mary Shelley’s iconic horror novel, is known as Frankenstein Castle.
  • This ruined fortress is synonymous with the story of Frankenstein and his monster. Today, the castle and its surroundings are a major tourist attraction.
  • Visit the place where the shooting of the famous film took place and about which mystical legends are made? Then I advise you to visit Frankenstein Castle in...
  • Monsters, witches, goose bumps: Every year, Frankenstein Castle in west Germany becomes a favorite haunt for spooky Halloween celebrations.
  • Born in Frankenstein Castle in 1673, Johann was the inspiration for the mad scientist "Frankenstein" in Mary Shelley's novel.