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.

again but still, no answer.

Ophelia had sweet-talked her into signing

signed the contract, telling her the penalty for breaching the

Eileen went silent.

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

minutes later, the director started

but to put away her phone and walk over, saying resignedly, “I’m ready.”

her and asked,

on the verge of tears but could only nod

walkie-talkie and called out, “All departments,

Eileen was back in

director backstage was watching the slender figure on the monitor

a bit too

cameraman swiftly manipulated the infrared jib camera, changing

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

on the screen, the

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

a moment before saying slowly, “Yes,

with her eyes closed, her steps

to the other like a bat

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

injured crew member still

“Yeah, let’s do another take,

After a while, she said seriously, “A reshoot is going to cost us. I think this is

was

finally finished the

sweat, as if she had just been fished

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

was nightmarishly terrifying!

room was dead silent, the fluorescent light overhead blazing.

started to feel nervous again.

to stop thinking

her phone,

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