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

had sweet-talked her into signing

her when they signed the contract, telling her the penalty for breaching the contract was half a million

Eileen went silent.

been played. Ophelia couldn’t

later, the director started hurrying her.

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

and asked, “You sure you’re okay this time?”

verge of tears but could only nod and say,

out, “All departments, get ready, the

later, Eileen was back in the

figure on the monitor with satisfaction,

bad, just a bit too fast.”

cameraman swiftly manipulated the

camera gradually shifted from Eileen’s calm collected back and long strides

Eileen’s front appeared on the screen,

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

director was silent for a moment before saying slowly, “Yes, she’s walking…with

steps hurried, her body rigid,

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

to do another take? She needs to open

injured crew member still backstage who hadn’t

to the assistant director, “Yeah, let’s do another take, you

reshoot is going to

was

finished

room, she was drenched in sweat, as if she

down on the couch across the room, still haunted by

was nightmarishly terrifying!

room was dead silent,

feel

told herself to stop thinking about

her phone, planning to send Ophelia

99+ unread messages in her group chat.

saw everyone was

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