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

how Ophelia had sweet-talked her into signing onto the

telling her the penalty for breaching the contract

Eileen went silent.

been played. Ophelia couldn’t get through on the

director started hurrying

to put away her phone and walk

glanced at her and asked, “You sure you’re okay this

on the verge of tears but

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

back in

figure on the monitor with

a bit too

director’s command, the cameraman swiftly manipulated the infrared jib camera, changing the camera angle.

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

Eileen’s front appeared on the screen, the set fell into

thought he was seeing things. He rubbed his eyes and asked in

a moment before saying slowly,

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

end of Wicked Woods to

assistant director frowned, clearly unhappy. “Do we need to do another take? She needs to open her

member still backstage who hadn’t yet recovered.

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

“A reshoot is going to cost

director was speechless.

finished

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

tissue and sat down on the couch across the room, still

was nightmarishly terrifying!

silent, the fluorescent light

started to feel

herself to stop

her phone, planning to

opened WhatsApp, she saw 99+ unread messages

clicked and saw everyone was talking about Phyllis

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