The Phantasmagoria was an early spectacle where illusions of spirits and ghosts entertained crowds and terrified them with horror and mysticism. It roughly translates to "a gathering of ghosts", and the show was achieved with a magic lantern on wheels that could not only project layers of images, but also move around to give the illusion that the figures were approaching the audience. The display was accompanied by smoke and eery sounds from a glass harmonica, which altogether helped achieve the unsettling feel. This spectacle helped adopt several elements into the development of movies, as well as heavily influence the realm of horror theater and films that followed. One such element was the incorporation of both audio and visuals to tell a story, which showed that different tones of music could aid to the audience's experience of watching a visual, as well as influence them to feel a certain emotion.
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