 Ken Williams had wanted Roberta to work on a Phantasmagoria sequel immediately after the success of the first game , but she could not do so due to her obligations to King 's Quest VIII . Ken Williams felt the sequel was less successful because gamers could sense the absence of Roberta 's style . " It 's as if a bestselling author had a book ghostwritten . Within a few pages , the fans would know they had been duped and feel disappointed , regardless of the quality of the work . " Ken Williams said a third game was not produced after A Puzzle of Flesh because of issues after Sierra was acquired by CUC International in 1996 . Distribution was handled by Davidson & Associates , another CUC company , which primarily sold educational software . Williams said the company was uncomfortable with the violent content in Phantasmagoria and did not attempt sell the sequel aggressively as Sierra would have . He also claimed Jan Davidson , the wife of Chairman and CEO Bob Davidson , personally did not like the game and " wanted it shut down " . Due to these sales challenges , Williams said " there was no reason to make a third Phantasamagoria . 
