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.

tried again but still,

Ophelia had sweet-talked her into signing onto the

the contract, telling her the penalty for

Eileen went silent.

played. Ophelia

director started hurrying her.

had no choice but to put away her phone and walk over,

glanced at her and asked, “You sure

of tears but could only

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

was back in the bone-chilling Satan’s

figure on the monitor with satisfaction, nodding approvingly.

just a bit

manipulated the infrared jib camera,

shifted from Eileen’s calm collected back and long

appeared on the screen, the set

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

before saying slowly, “Yes,

steps hurried, her body rigid,

raced from one end of Wicked Woods to

clearly unhappy. “Do we need to do another take? She

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

“Yeah, let’s

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

director was

finally finished the

in sweat, as if she had just been fished out of the water.

couch across the

was nightmarishly terrifying!

silent, the

feel nervous again.

stop thinking

out her phone, planning to send

WhatsApp, she saw 99+ unread