Cursed Castle

The **Cursed Castle** is a location in Everhood. It is accessible by traveling through the Green Door in the Cosmic Hub, traveling through the Dark Forest, then completing the Spooky Minecart fight.

## Appearance

The Cursed Castle is entirely blue, consisting of simple hallways and a few large rooms. It contains a maze of the same visual style. The Mirror Of Truth room has several pillars, as well as the titular mirror. The front side of the castle has a large mouth-like structure, which can be seen from either the balcony or in the distance from the Dark Forest.

## Story

### Pre-Arm

After the player travels through the Dark Forest and the mine cart tunnel, they reach the secret entrance area of the Cursed Castle, which is labeled as such by a nearby mailbox. Directly west of the mailbox is Irvine, a secret rat character related to the "Hasta La Vista Baby" achievement.

Within the Cursed Castle's entrance, the player can head south to reach the balcony, where they can speak to Purple Mage. West of the entrance is Zigg, as well as the entrance to the maze. If the player heads northward and then eastward of the castle entrance, they will encounter Slime Co., home of Flan and Muck. Completing their fight will reward them with a Very Long Plank, which is required to cross the empty gap on the west side of the castle in order to reach the maze. North of Slime Co. is a room with a Lost Spirit, Vampire, and Rasta Beast. Left of this room is the north side of the Cursed Castle, which has a locked door that can only be opened with the Crystal Key. The Crystal Key is found within the maze.

Once the player crosses the empty gap using the Very Long Plank, they will encounter Noseferatchu, who is standing in front of their home. They advise the player to be careful of the Maze Monster, a relentless creature that guards something hiding within the maze. If the player enters Noseferatchu's home, they can interact with their SMEGA console in order to play Super Racket against them. Heading west of Noseferatchu's home, the player reaches the maze, where they can hear disturbing sounds of the Maze Monster wandering around. They can navigate through the maze and locate the Crystal Key in the upper-left section. However, if they touch the Maze Monster, they will enter a fight with it where their only way to end the encounter is to touch a red eject button on the battlefield.

The player uses the Crystal Key on the locked door in order to head up the staircase. At the top is a Royal Stoneguard guarding the doorway to the Mirror Of Truth, a pedestal holding a Blue Door piece, and the Castle Door that leads back to the Cosmic Hub. Before the player can exit through the Castle Door, they must interact with the Mirror Of Truth.

### Post-Arm

After the player obtains their arm, the Castle Door in the Cosmic Hub becomes locked. Again, they must enter through the secret entrance via the Green Door then travel through the Dark Forest and the mine cart tunnel. As soon as the player enters the Cursed Castle, they are confronted by Rob and Zob, who will fight together. Afterwards, the player can kill Flan and Muck at Slime Co., the Hand Cursor while climbing up the staircase, the Royal Stoneguard at the top of the staircase, and Purple Mage inside the room containing the Mirror Of Truth.

At the maze, the player can kill Noseferatchu and the Maze Monster. Killing the Maze Monster triggers the appearance of pink spirits that lead the way to a secret section of the maze, the path to Bubblegum Land. However, if the player had not killed anyone, the spirits will appear by default. On the way there, a Bubblegum Spirit misleads the player and tells them to follow the candy cane path in order to reach Bubblegum Land. However, they are lying, since the path is actually an infinite loop that leads back to the beginning. Instead, the player must backtrack through any loading zone in order to reach Bubblegum Land. Inside there are several Bubblegum Spirits, as well as Gold Pig who can be fought and killed. Killing the Bubblegum Spirits serves no purpose.

## Trivia

* If the player is either in "pacifist mode" or on a New Game+ save file after retrieving Red's arm, they will see a cutscene involving Pink while walking near the paintings of Cursed Castle. During the cutscene, it is implied that Pink was hit by a car in a different dimension that looks similar to Earth.
* If the player heads to the very south end of the castle after getting their arm in New Game+, they will encounter the in-game version of Cazok, one of the composers of Everhood.
* After completing the scripted Mirror Of Truth encounter that is required to progress the story, the player can interact with the Mirror Of Truth 33 times in order to see a special optional cutscene involving Red.
	+ The 33 interactions can be at different points during the playthrough. They don't have to be consecutive.
	+ The cutscene is very slightly altered if Blue Thief is not in the player's inventory.
	+ The cutscene becomes unavailable after obtaining Red's arm.
* If the player has Red's arm and has not killed any souls, an optional cutscene will occur while wandering around the northeastern section of Cursed Castle, with the Lost Spirit that has a heart-shaped mask. They reveal they had killed themselves in the Incinerator and were once friends with Brown Mage.
* If the player has killed all of the souls in Cursed Castle, an optional cutscene will occur while wandering around the northeastern section of the castle, with the Lost Spirit that has a heart-shaped mask. They will tell the player to return to the Court of the Lost Spirits at the Cosmic Hub for guidance.
* If the player has killed 29 of the 30 souls, the player can interact with the Mirror Of Truth for a special optional line of dialogue from Red, where they state the player should go to the Court of the Lost Spirits.

## Gallery

Cursed Castle as seen from the Dark ForestThe front of Cursed CastleSlime Co.The locked door in Cursed CastleThe maze in Cursed CastleThe Mirror Of TruthBubblegum Land