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 still, no answer.

remembered how Ophelia had sweet-talked her into

contract, telling her the penalty for

Eileen went silent.

played. Ophelia

later, the director started

but to put away her phone and walk over, saying resignedly,

and asked, “You sure you’re okay

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

up the walkie-talkie and called out, “All departments, get ready,

was back

backstage was watching the slender figure on the monitor

just a bit

cameraman swiftly manipulated the infrared jib camera,

calm collected back and long strides to her

screen, the set fell into eerie silence.

eyes and asked in disbelief,

saying slowly, “Yes,

walked with her eyes closed, her steps

of Wicked Woods to the other like a bat out

unhappy. “Do we need to do another

crew member still backstage who hadn’t yet recovered.

“Yeah, let’s do another

said seriously, “A reshoot is going to cost us. I think this is fine. We can fix her

was

finished the shoot!

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

and sat down on the couch across the room, still

nightmarishly terrifying!

silent, the fluorescent light

started to feel nervous

stop thinking about

her phone, planning to send Ophelia a complaining

saw 99+ unread messages in her group chat.