séance
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“It’s highly curated,” Smith says of a core difference between a theatrical séance and “Phasmagorica,” as the former will be tailored specifically to guest needs and requests.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2025
A stray orange cat; a séance in a hostel; a “nearsighted galoot” who decodes cryptic messages from Radio Pyongyang; flashlights that aren’t just flashlights — these bread crumbs guide us to the novel’s denouement.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2025
The segment covers story themes, character motivations, casting, period costuming, shooting in Venice, the non-rehearsed séance scene and Mr. Branagh’s multifunctional role in the film.
From Washington Times • Dec. 7, 2023
No, there is no séance with the supernatural nor summoning of spirits, just a jangle of regrets.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 23, 2023
“No matter what terrifying and bloodcurdling events unfold during the séance, you must stay perfectly still and quiet as mice. No howling! No barking! No biting!”
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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