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

telling her the penalty

Eileen went silent.

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

the director

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

her and asked,

the verge of tears but could only nod and

director picked up the walkie-talkie and called out, “All departments, get ready, the lights and music are connected.”

later, Eileen was back in

figure on the monitor with satisfaction, nodding

just a bit too fast.”

manipulated the infrared jib camera, changing the camera angle.

collected back and long strides

on the screen, the set

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

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

with her eyes closed, her steps hurried, her body rigid, her face

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

“Do we need to do another take? She needs

the injured crew member still backstage who hadn’t yet

to the assistant director, “Yeah, let’s do another take, you tell her.”

a while, she said seriously, “A reshoot is going to

director was

finished

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

on the couch across the room,

was nightmarishly

dead silent, the fluorescent

feel

stop

distract herself, she pulled out her phone, planning to send Ophelia

saw 99+ unread messages in her

was talking

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