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,

her into signing

signed the contract, telling her the penalty for breaching the contract was half

Eileen went silent.

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

minutes later, the director started

her phone and walk over, saying resignedly, “I’m ready.”

her and asked, “You

of tears but

and called out, “All departments, get ready, the lights and music are connected.”

was back

figure on the monitor with satisfaction, nodding approvingly.

just a bit too fast.”

director’s command, the cameraman swiftly manipulated the infrared

shifted from Eileen’s calm collected back and long

on the screen,

thought he was seeing things. He rubbed his eyes and asked in disbelief, “Am I seeing things? Is she walking with her eyes closed?”

moment before saying slowly, “Yes, she’s walking…with her

steps

from one end of Wicked Woods to the other like a bat out

we need to do another take?

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

the assistant director, “Yeah, let’s do

going to cost us. I think this is

director was speechless.

finally finished the shoot!

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

down on the couch across the room, still

nightmarishly

silent, the fluorescent light overhead blazing.

feel nervous

stop thinking about it!

pulled out her phone, planning to send Ophelia

WhatsApp, she saw 99+ unread messages in her group