Haunted Castle (2001 film)

Haunted Castle is a 2001 BelgianAmerican animated horror film in IMAX theaters. The film is rated PG and is computeranimated with 3D effects.

Suddenly, a demonic face appears in the fire. It is the devil voiced by Harry Shearer, and referred to as Mr. D, who explains to Johnny that his mother sold her soul for her fame. Part of the agreement was that the devil could not touch Johnny, but now that she has died, Mr. D offers Johnny a similar agreement. Johnny declines, but is enticed to explore the castle further. He enters a cathedrallike room, which begins to descend. Soon, Johnny is in Hell proper. At this point, the film begins to take a very dark and gothic turn, as Johnnys tour guide, Mephisto Mr. Ds chief lieutenant, also voiced by Shearer, guides him through the sections of Hell, where musicians, who have sold their souls, are violently tortured. Mephisto reveals that there was a time when luring people to Hell with fame in music was unsuccessful until the invention of Rock and Roll.Johnny is taken on a roller coaster ride through Hell that includes stops in a performance hall, where the souls of the damned are trapped inside robot monkeys they are forced to perform for an audience of demons, while a wrecking ball swipes them off the stage and destroys them one by one. But, as he travels through the Castle and Hell, the glowing sphere revealed to be the spirit of his mother appears before him time and time again, warning him of the danger awaiting him should he give in to the Devils offer. Eventually, Johnny ends up in a decrepit opera hall, where the worst of tortures are taking place. Here, he witnesses opera singers being decapitated or lowered into vats of acid and barracuda. Mephisto reveals to Johnny that Mr. D once had a romance with an opera singer, who broke his heart, and now Mr. D has a particularly violent aversion for opera music. ........

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