The Haunted Castle
"Double-exposed haunts"
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About this film
George Albert Smith uses double exposure and jump cuts to show ghosts frightening a visitor in a castle in this 1897 British trick film, related to his later work Haunted Castle sequences.
More about this film
About the production
Release date1897-05-13
Themes
ghoststrick film
Themes & topics
castleghostsuperimposition
Historical background
Smith was a Brighton innovator; haunted house tricks sold well to fairground exhibitors.
Why this film matters
Early horror-trick template.
What critics said
Cited in British pre-cinema for superimposition technique.
Did you know?
- Often dated 1897; part of Smith's Halloween-themed experiments.
Where to watch
- Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Le%20ch%C3%A2teau%20hant%C3%A9%20(1897).webm