Haunted Castle, known in Japan as Akumajō Dracula ("Demon Castle Dracula"), is an action-adventure platform game produced for arcades and part of the Castlevania series. It was released in February 22, 1988 in Japan, and on September 22, 1988 in North America.
Being an originally created and unique entry in the series, developer Masaaki Kukino speculates the title Akumajō Dracula was simply chosen for name recognition value only.
