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.

but

had sweet-talked her into

telling her the penalty for breaching the contract

Eileen went silent.

she had been played. Ophelia couldn’t get through

later, the director started hurrying

to put away her phone and walk over,

director glanced at her and asked, “You

of tears but could only nod and say, “I’m fine…”

the walkie-talkie and called out, “All departments,

back

figure on the monitor with satisfaction, nodding

bad, just a

the infrared jib camera, changing the camera angle.

gradually shifted from Eileen’s calm collected back and long strides to her front.

Eileen’s front appeared on the screen, the set fell into eerie

his eyes and asked in disbelief, “Am I seeing things? Is she walking with her eyes

moment before saying slowly, “Yes, she’s

her eyes closed, her steps hurried,

end of Wicked Woods to the other like a bat

frowned, clearly unhappy. “Do we need to do another

about the injured crew member still backstage who

the assistant director, “Yeah, let’s do another

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

director was speechless.

finished the shoot!

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

a tissue and sat down on the couch

nightmarishly terrifying!

room was dead silent, the fluorescent

feel nervous again.

to stop thinking about it!

pulled out her phone, planning to send Ophelia

saw 99+ unread messages in her