• 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.
  • Long associated with monsters and mad scientists, the spooky ruins of Castle Frankenstein are home to one of the country’s biggest Halloween parties.
  • 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.
  • Discover Castle Frankenstein in Mühltal, Germany: The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.
  • 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.
  • The Frankenstein Castle Run was held until 2008, when American forces left Darmstadt and the base was turned over to the German government.
  • Monsters, witches, goose bumps: Every year, Frankenstein Castle in west Germany becomes a favorite haunt for spooky Halloween celebrations.
  • Not to be confused with another Frankenstein Castle near Darmstadt, this one is situated literally on the top of a railway line connecting Neustadt to Kaiserslautern.
  • The castle lays no claim to Mary Shelley’s famous novel; it is just a simple castle in a simple village. You might call it the Other Frankenstein Castle.
  • Born in Frankenstein Castle in 1673, Johann was the inspiration for the mad scientist "Frankenstein" in Mary Shelley's novel.