Trivia:

- The album peaked at #123 on the Billboard 200.

- Though initially planned as a stand alone concept album, in 2002 King Diamond released Abigail II: The Revenge, which takes up the story some 18 years later.

- "This album is dedicated to the memory of the bravest and noblest man I have ever known, my father R.I.P. until we meet again." -King



Music video:

- The Family Ghost



Reissued by Roadrunner Records on September 8th 2003 as a part of Roadrunner's Two from the Vault series remastered along with Fatal Portrait on 2 CD's, CD 2 has the same bonus tracks as the 1997 reissue.

Recorded and mixed at Sound Track Studio, Copenhagen December - January - February, '86-'87.

Barcode: 0 16861-9622-1 0

Label Code: LC 9321

Rights Society: STEMRA

Matrix / Runout (Side 1): RR 9622 - A HCB 870104

Matrix / Runout (Side 2): RR 9622 - B HCB 870104