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At the Crown residence, 4 PM. Day six of filming was about to begin. The team gathered in the living room, reviewing the story so far.

The cast and crew were hooked—a far cry from their first day shooting Paranormal Activity. Six days in, scene after scene, everyone had gradually come to realize that this horror film was actually convincing. Interesting, even.

The project had no traditional dialogue or proper screenplay like other movies, yet it had somehow become captivating. The actors improvised everything—no memorized lines whatsoever. And somehow, it worked in a way none of them had anticipated at first.

Even Katherine, who'd chosen to trust Marcus on this project, hadn't expected to get this invested.

Right now, they were discussing the next scene. Marcus had pitched three scenarios: First, Katherine standing motionless in front of Mike for hours in the bedroom. Second, Katherine doing random but unsettling things while the camera rolled. Third, performing some kind of ritual—meditating and muttering something sinister.

All three were deeply unsettling just to imagine.

Everyone had an opinion.

Mike thought the ritual was creepier, but Katherine argued that the standing-and-staring option was more terrifying.

"Come on, she's possessed by a demon," Mike said. "Of course she should be doing mysterious ritual shit next to her boyfriend. That's way scarier."

Katherine crossed her arms, leaning toward the first scenario. "Honestly? Just standing there, staring at you while you sleep, completely silent? That's the most terrifying thing I can think of."

Even Mike felt a chill run down his spine when she said it like that, though he tried not to show it.

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