A company of men meet for a hunt lasting several days at Castle Vogelöd, being hosted by Lord von Vogelschrey.

Father Faramund takes his false beard and his wig off, revealing himself as Count Oetsch, who now can justify his innocence.

[1] The Haunted Castle was adapted from a novel that Murnau biographer described as "semi-highbrow, semi-commercial" story by Rudolf Stratz published in Berliner Illustrirte Zeitung.

According to details given in the script owned by Robert Plumpe Murnau, Schloß Vogelöd was shot between February 10 and March 2, 1921 with two days were taken just building sets.

[8] Another review in Der Kinematograph praised Murnau stating that he "succeeded in expressing the spiritual and avoiding external sensations."

[5] The reviewer also noted the appearance of Olga Chekhova as a highlight as it was "a decade before she became one of the Third Reich's biggest stars.

"[5] Kemp gave a lukewarm review finding the plot as "conventional enough, but Murnau's inventive use of space is already evident.