feel its presence, icy fingers upon my throat.  I hear its eerie sounds, unsettling my every thought.  I try in vain to slumber, my reveries gripped by violent terror.  My only salvation, the shock of awakening.  Something is very, very wrong here.

After trading their noisy Boston condo for a bizarre mansion on a small island along the New England coastline, Adrienne and Donald Gordon are slowly enveloped in a mystery of boundless, supernatural proportions.

What is the secret that is locked inside this place, that infects this house? There's the previous owner, a famous illusionist who died inside its walls a hundred years ago. What kind of magic was he really into? What happened to the many wives who shared his shadowy world?

Didn't he have a couple of children, a little boy and girl?

As you take on the role of Adrienne, you are doomed to become the center of attraction for this horrifying entity.

Inspired by the works of Edgar Allan Poe and Stephen King, fabled Sierra designer Roberta Williams blends the elements of modern fiction with the best of 19th century literature; creating a haunting tale that will plunge you into a terrifying world of isolation, illusion and insanity, and giving birth to the exciting new genre of interactive horror.

Strapping yourself into Phantasmagoria means stepping over "the safety line" into a different and unpredictable world that offers up a wild ride. You take control of this speeding roller coaster and can change its direction at will, adding to the sense of danger and increasing the thrill of the unknown. You never know which direction will ultimately lead to either your safety or destruction.

• A captivating story unfolding in book-like chapters fraught with classic horror and modern psychological terror.

• A compelling, terrifying experience, more frighteningly realistic than any adventure game yet written.

• Professional actors filmed for increased realism and thoroughly believable character portrayals.

• An ultra-realistic 3D rendered world in which Adrienne, your character has free movement.

• A hauntingly beautiful soundtrack, fully orchestrated with a 135-voice choir.

• The first computer game that gives you the ability to password-protect explicit scenes from younger viewers.