Phantasmagoria
Fantasmagorie
Fantasmagoria
Fantasmagoría
Fantsmagorier
Pepper's ghost and the magic lantern
Pepper's ghost en de lanterna magica
Pepper's Ghost und die Laterna Magica
Pepperův duch a kouzelné lampiony
Il fantasma di Pepper e la lanterna magica
El efecto de Pepper y la linterna mágica
Spökprojektioner och den magiska lampan
Special effects and projection
In the late 18th and 19th centuries, there was a great fascination with horror shows and the supernatural. The magic lantern and the technique of Pepper’s Ghost were used to create eerie effects to thrill the audience.