Origin historian Pix obtained — I know not where — a VHS copy of a video recorded at what may have been the last Halloween event that Richard Garriott put on at Britannia Manor 2, his Austin, Texas mansion.

Pix comments on the video thusly:

Despite no expense being spared on their design, [Garriott’s Halloween events] were available free on a first-come first-served basis and people would queue for days to get a spot.

These weren’t about cheap scares as you might expect but were as much about roleplaying and there was a strong Ultima theme with original storylines for each year…This comes from an old VHS labelled Spookhouse Tapes 1-3 and in combination with it being filmed on a 90’s camcorder at night the quality isn’t the best. It still gives a glimpse into what it would have been like to take part in one of these events as we follow some hapless adventurers on their journey through hell in pursuit of the Avatar.

Oh, to have attended one of these!