Shaggy: Like, Scoob and me don't do castles!
Daphne: And why not?
Shaggy: Because castles have paintings with eyes that watch you, and suits of armour you think is a statue, but there's a guy inside who follows you every time you turn around!
Daphne: How many times has that actually happened?
Shaggy: Twelve.
Daphne: And why not?
Shaggy: Because castles have paintings with eyes that watch you, and suits of armour you think is a statue, but there's a guy inside who follows you every time you turn around!
Daphne: How many times has that actually happened?
Shaggy: Twelve.
ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK!!
— Sign outside Frank-N-Furter's castle, The Rocky Horror Picture Show
See the day turn into night
See the blackness, where's the white?
Through the darkness, there's the light
Full moon, you're consumed, now you're terrified
Hear the cries from the castle
Cold stones ache and the moans start to grab you
You can feel 'em shake, you can feel 'em bash you
Bones start to break and your heart starts to crash
Will it be your last breath?
Will it be your last move?
Will it be your last step? Step
Don't step too close
Or else it's gonna make a mess when your chest explodes
See the blackness, where's the white?
Through the darkness, there's the light
Full moon, you're consumed, now you're terrified
Hear the cries from the castle
Cold stones ache and the moans start to grab you
You can feel 'em shake, you can feel 'em bash you
Bones start to break and your heart starts to crash
Will it be your last breath?
Will it be your last move?
Will it be your last step? Step
Don't step too close
Or else it's gonna make a mess when your chest explodes
— "Crazy", the theme of the Mad Castle Courtyard level of MadWorld
No one has been confirmed as having ventured into the Palace in two hundred years. Some madmen or naive liars claim to have scaled the walls and seen inside, but in truth, everyone in the city is afflicted with a nameless dread of the Ducal Palace. Even visitors from outside Mousillon come under a pall of cold fear when they approach the Palace. The structure seems shrouded in darkness and decay even from a distance. In spite of this, the story has spread that at nights, the feasting in the Palace begins anew and the ghosts of Maldred and Malfleur hold their terrible revels, doomed to dance to the music of the dead for all time.
— Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay: Barony Of The Damned - An Adventure In Mousillon
"In the time of King Peregrin, this magnificent edifice was the seat of power, and home to the royal household. Now it is home only to ghosts and forgotten memories..."
— Gargoyle, MediEvil
We should've torn down the castle stone by stone then but Harrenhal seemed such a magnificent prize, Aegon gave it to one of his commanders - whose line then withered to extinction... as would every family to hold it thereafter.
When many speak of Harrenhal, their voices drop to whispers. About Mad Lady Lothston, who was said to send a giant bat to send children for her crock pots, and to bathe in blood and serve feasts of human flesh. About the ghosts of Black Harren and his sons who still walk the castle at night, all aflame. Of the servants who went to bed in full health and were found in the morning, burnt to ash.
When many speak of Harrenhal, their voices drop to whispers. About Mad Lady Lothston, who was said to send a giant bat to send children for her crock pots, and to bathe in blood and serve feasts of human flesh. About the ghosts of Black Harren and his sons who still walk the castle at night, all aflame. Of the servants who went to bed in full health and were found in the morning, burnt to ash.
— Lady Catelyn Stark, Game of Thrones - History And Lore Of Westeros: Harrenhal
There was once an old castle in the midst of a large and thick forest, and in it an old woman, who was a Witch, dwelt all alone.
In the daytime, she changed herself into a cat or a screech-owl, but in the evening she took her proper shape again as a human being. She could lure wild beasts and birds to her, then she killed and boiled and roasted them.
If any one came within one hundred paces of the castle he was obliged to stand still, and could not stir from the place until she bade him be free. But whenever an innocent maiden came within this circle, she changed her into a bird, shut her up in a wicker-work cage, and carried the cage into a room in the castle. She had about seven thousand cages of rare birds in the castle.
In the daytime, she changed herself into a cat or a screech-owl, but in the evening she took her proper shape again as a human being. She could lure wild beasts and birds to her, then she killed and boiled and roasted them.
If any one came within one hundred paces of the castle he was obliged to stand still, and could not stir from the place until she bade him be free. But whenever an innocent maiden came within this circle, she changed her into a bird, shut her up in a wicker-work cage, and carried the cage into a room in the castle. She had about seven thousand cages of rare birds in the castle.
In the game you control Gilly, a poor Usul who was lost in the woods and accidentally stumbled into the Castle of Eliv Thade seeking shelter. As you enter, the heavy iron door slams shut, and locks behind you. Uh oh.
To escape, you must visit all four rooms, and collect an item from each, and then head to the Crypt to put the spirit of Eliv Thade to rest. Beware, this terrible spirit has been driven insane over the years and will do anything he can to stop you escaping his domain.
— The Castle of Eliv Thade game description, Neopets
