Castlevania has brought a winning blend of gothic horror and action platforming since the day and age of cartridges and single-bit CPUs. Across its many titles, the franchise has kept its gothic iconography alive and well through memorable locales and enemy depictions. From skeletons to harpies, from medusa heads to mummies, from Frankenstein’s monster to Death himself, the series has defined itself on vivid captures of horror lore.