On the way to Dracula's castle over jostling mountainous roads, he leans out the coach window to speak to the driver - but the coach is driverless. The most memorable sequence in the entire film is Renfield's arrival at Castle Dracula. The massive wooden and iron castle door mysteriously creaks opens on its own. Unsure of things, Renfield warily passes through the door and is amazed to find a huge, deserted and ruined chamber inside. In the dark cavernous room, there are round pillars framed by archways, massive windows, and a few sparse furnishings in the dim light.
Bats soar outside the windows and there are other scurrying sounds inside, suggesting menace.
The dwarfed figure of Renfield stands at the bottom of the wide and long stone staircase of the castle. An ominous silence hangs heavily in the air. Dracula, elegantly dressed in a black tuxedo, slowly descends the massive staircase while holding a single candle. Rats and armadillos scurry across the dirt-covered stone floor. A giant spider web hangs from the ceiling above the staircase.