Philipstal, an early 19th-century Parisian showman presented a special-effects light show of optical illusions in London. To encourage the audience feel phantoms and phantasms he dubbed it a "phantasmagoria"; a term that sounded creepy and impressive.
He anglicised the French word, phantasmagorie, which had been used for entertainment in Paris a few years before.
The word "phantasmagoria" traces back to the Latin, phantasma (a product of fantasy) and Greek, phantazein which means "to present to the mind."
Phantasmagoria evolved into a form of theatre that used a magic lantern to project frightening images such as skeletons, demons or ghosts onto walls. Using smoke and semi-transparent screens, the projector moved allowing images to change size on the screen. Multiple projectors allowed switching of images.
Creative Write: Write into a state of creepiness. Bring in ghosts and phantoms and let them play.
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