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.

but still, no answer.

her

they signed the contract, telling her the penalty for

Eileen went silent.

felt like she had been played. Ophelia couldn’t get

director started hurrying

her phone and walk over, saying

her and asked, “You sure you’re okay this time?”

was on the verge of tears but could only nod and say, “I’m

director picked up the walkie-talkie and called out, “All

Eileen was back in the bone-chilling Satan’s

the slender figure on the monitor with satisfaction,

just a bit too

command, the cameraman swiftly manipulated the infrared jib camera, changing the

Eileen’s calm collected back and long

the screen,

was seeing things. He rubbed his eyes and asked in

a moment before saying slowly, “Yes, she’s

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

Woods to the other like a bat

we need to do another take? She needs to open her eyes

director thought about the injured crew member still backstage who hadn’t yet

to the assistant director, “Yeah, let’s do another take, you tell

assistant director’s face suddenly turned sour. After a while, she said seriously, “A reshoot is going to

was

finished the shoot!

in the dressing room, she was drenched in sweat, as if she

a tissue and sat down on the couch across the room, still

was nightmarishly

silent, the fluorescent light overhead

started to feel

told herself to stop thinking

pulled out her phone, planning to send Ophelia a

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