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What's a word you like that people don't know or a word you learned recently? (hexbear.net)
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[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I'll leave this here.

Phantasmagoria, alternatively fantasmagorie and/or fantasmagoria, was a form of horror theatre that (among other techniques) used one or more magic lanterns to project frightening images – such as skeletons, demons, and ghosts – typically using rear projection onto a semi-transparent screen to keep the lantern out of sight.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phantasmagoria

[–] fannin@hexbear.net 4 points 6 days ago

Curtis Craig would be proud.