In 1898, strange things happen in a castle not far from the small village of Werst in the Carpathian mountains of Transylvania. Twenty years earlier, the castle had been abandoned due to some nefarious dealings there but a shepherd sees smoke coming out of the chimney, which stirs up the village with whispers Chort (a demon) is now occupying the place. Count Franz de Télek, a visitor to the area, becomes intrigued by all this turmoil and decides to investigate. Made for French television and based on the 1892 Jules Verne novel of the same name.

Le comte Telek écoute étonné les histoires des villageois de Worst en Transylvanie. Le Château des Carpathes, situé non loin, est en proie à des phénomènes inquiétants qui leur fait craindre le retour du Chort, un esprit maléfique. Telek est frappé lorsqu’il reconnaît le nom de son rival, le baron Gortz, ancien propriétaire du château.