It received a sequel, Ravenloft II: The House on Gryphon Hill (I10), in 1986.
Ravenloft began as the sixth adventure in the 'I' series of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 1st Edition adventure modules, published in 1983, where a party of adventurers end up in and around the eponymous castle. Lovecraft, Pinocchio, The Island of Doctor Moreau, Shakespeare's Macbeth, and the historical Borgia family among many others comprise only a few examples. Many of the individual domains of Ravenloft, along with their inhabitants, are directly inspired by classic horror and Gothic literature, infamous historical figures, and twisted versions of Fairy Tales and other stories. The name 'Ravenloft' is actually the name of the castle which looms over the Land of Barovia, one of the most famous dark dominions of the setting. The enigmatic Dark Powers have cobbled together a patchwork land of diverse kingdoms, each hiding their own foul secrets and held in thrall by a hideously corrupt being-its darklord-for whom each domain is both a sovereign territory and a prison. The events take place in a pocket dimension called the 'Land of Mists'. Ravenloft is a campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons tabletop roleplaying game, invoking themes of Gothic Horror and Dark Fantasy.
