Defying Fate: The Unstoppable Eileen

Chapter 200

Haunted Chronicles was a mega interactive live reality show produced by VisionStream, with a focus on scientific truth-seeking.

Most shows involving ghosts and spirits were usually pretty bloody and violent and got scrutinized pretty hardcore by the TV regulatory body.

But Haunted Chronicles was a different breed. Sure, it spun tales of ghostly figures, but what it’s really digging at were deeper social issues.

The main tone of the show was science and education, so the content of the program was also uplifting. VisionStream was all in on Haunted Chronicles, throwing a truckload of cash at it.

That’s why the big cheese director had the guts to invest in setting up Satan’s Lair.

Today wasn’t the premiere of the show, just the six guests shooting the trailer.

The trailer was a no-brainer, just each guest taking a stroll through Wicked Woods.

But they never saw it coming. During the shoot with the first guest, all hell broke loose.

The backstage crew had to scramble.

It was a team effort, but they managed to get a hold on Eileen!

They pulled off a daring rescue of a crew member who was on death’s door.

The guy was nearly scared to death, and the rest of the crew got a good fright too.

The director glared at Eileen, barking, “Are you out of your mind? Look at what you’ve done to him!”

The spooky sound effects and lights of Satan’s Lair were switched off, and the lights in the workspace were turned on.

Things were bright and the people around Eileen were just regular crew in regular clothes.

It was then that Eileen finally let out a sigh of relief.

The director stared at Eileen and snapped, “Can you even continue shooting?”

Eileen, trembling, managed to say, “I need to make a call.”

The director scowled and said impatiently, “Make it quick!”

Eileen pulled out her phone and called Ophelia from a corner, but there was no answer.

tried again but still, no

remembered how Ophelia had sweet-talked her into

also remembered Ophelia mocking her when they signed the contract, telling her the penalty for breaching the contract was half a

Eileen went silent.

been played. Ophelia couldn’t get through on the phone.

minutes later, the director

no choice but to put away her phone and walk

at her and asked, “You sure you’re okay

but could only nod

“All departments, get ready, the lights

was back in

slender figure on the monitor

bad, just a bit too

the

collected back and long strides

screen, the set fell

was seeing things. He rubbed his eyes and asked in disbelief, “Am

was silent for a moment before saying slowly, “Yes, she’s walking…with her eyes

her eyes closed, her steps hurried, her body rigid, her

one end of Wicked Woods to

assistant director frowned, clearly unhappy. “Do we need to do another take? She needs

the injured crew member still

director, “Yeah, let’s do another take,

assistant director’s face suddenly turned sour. After a while, she said seriously, “A reshoot is going to cost us. I think this is fine. We can fix her eyes in post-production.”

director was

finally finished the shoot!

sweat, as if she had just been fished

the couch across the

nightmarishly terrifying!

dead silent, the fluorescent light overhead

started to feel nervous again.

to stop thinking about it!

herself, she pulled out her phone, planning to

99+ unread messages in her