 Twenty @-@ five professional actors were cast in Phantasmagoria . Roberta Williams watched the audition tapes of all the roles , and was involved with Mark Seibert in picking the actors . The only actor that Siebert chose without Williams ' input was Victoria Morsell as the protagonist , Adrienne Delaney . Williams had watched other audition tapes for the part and did not find the right choice . While she was on vacation , Seibert watched Morsell 's audition and immediately selected her for the part . Williams was initially concerned that she was not involved in the decision , but later came to agree that Morsell was the correct choice . Morsell mostly had television experience , but had also previously worked in film and theater roles . She had to work 10 to 12 hours a day , six days a week , for three months to capture all her character 's actions and movements . Morsell said appreciated that her character was intelligent and not a typical horror film heroine , saying : " She doesn 't do incredibly stupid things . You don 't see her screaming in her underwear . The character isn 't about decoration . She 's a very real person . " David Homb portrayed Adrienne 's husband , Don Gordon . He had previously worked in television , theater , and had leading roles in 17 films , but this marked his first time playing an antagonist . Homb compared acting in Phantasmagoria to working in an entirely new medium , and called it " one of the best experiences I 've ever had in the entire entertainment business " . Morsell and Homb , who were an onscreen couple , started dating in real life after filming . Robert Miano was cast as the villain Zoltan " Carno " Carnovasch . He had previously appeared in several films , including Serpico ( 1973 ) and Death Wish ( 1974 ) , as well as films by Phantasmagoria director Peter Maris . Unlike Homb , Miano primarily played antagonists throughout his career ; he estimated " 90 percent of the time , I play the bad guy . " 
