Tales of Ghost Castle was "hosted" by Lucien, who later became an important supporting character in Neil Gaiman's The Sandman.

Writers on Tales of Ghost Castle included Sergio Aragonés, Robert Kanigher, Paul Levitz, David Michelinie, Jack Oleck, Martin Pasko, and Mal Warwick.

Artists on the series included Aragonés, Bill Draut, and the Filipino artists Ernie Chan, E. R. Cruz, Buddy Gernale, Alex Niño, Frank "Quico" Redondo, Nestor Redondo, and Ruben Yandoc.

Tales of Ghost Castle was one of several horror-mystery-suspense published by DC Comics during this era.

In Tales of Ghost Castle, Lucien is portrayed as the guardian of a castle in Transylvania abandoned by both sides during World War II,[1] watching over its forgotten library with his companion, a werewolf named Rover.