Williams cited the works of King and Edgar Allan Poe as the inspirations behind "Phantasmagoria". Around 1790, the magic lantern became an important instrument in the multi-media phantasmagoria spectacles. The numbers were intertwined into a phantasmagoria of contrasting styles and moods. The 1995 survival-horror video game "Phantasmagoria" is partly based upon these performances. Magic Lantern/Phantasmagoria shows since 2008 in Europe and The American Magic-Lantern Theater. Before the rise of phantasmagoria, interest in the fantastic was apparent in ghost stories. He also played a character "Malcolm" in the 1995 game "Phantasmagoria". Occasionally small shadow puppets had been used in phantasmagoria shows. It subsequently became a fixture of 19th-century phantasmagoria shows. After the release of "Phantasmagoria" and "Anything", the Damned were dropped by MCA Records. Ultimately, all of the scenes filmed for "Phantasmagoria" were used in the final game. He used the pseudonym "Evelyn Douglas" for most of the works written for phantasmagoria. Bad Biology premiered at the 2008 Philadelphia Film Festival, where Henenlotter received the Phantasmagoria award. The commercial success of "Phantasmagoria" had a positive financial impact on Sierra On-Line. This improvement exceeded expectations in analysts' forecasts, and was thanks largely to "Phantasmagoria" sales.