Traitors fans left ‘jumping out of their skin’ after blood-soaked challenge

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Episode 8 As the game continues, breakfast delivers a wake-up call for the Faithful, with the Traitors making their next dastardly move. The mission proves to be a living nightmare for the players, but can they hold their nerve? The nightmare continues at the Round Table as the Traitors try to deceive the Faithful into banishing one of their own. It's a simple question ? who do you think is a Traitor? ? but the answer is far more complex.

The Traitors took a horrifying turn during this jump scare cabin challenge (Picture: BBC)

Traitors fans have been left terrified by one of the ‘scariest challenges ever’ in the show’s history.

From blood running down the walls to hands sticking out of graves, you can be forgiven for thinking that tonight’s episode was a Halloween special.

But no, thanks to the BBC murder mystery game, millions of viewers across the UK were left petrified by the horrifying special effects.

Sat in a dingy cabin, the contestants had to decipher a series of terrifying clues to earn money.

With £10,000 up for grabs, the players had to guess the deceased person’s age before taking the cash from a hand in a grave.

Taking to social media, @danidelle23 said: ‘I didn’t expect to be lowkey terrified watching tonight #TheTraitors.’

The players were even left in pitch black darkness at one point (Picture: BBC)

Rachel was left holding on to other player’s hands out of fear (Picture: BBC)

@kamfinsa also wrote: ‘What the hell have I just seen? Hands coming up out of graves? Blood running down walls? Wtf? #TheTraitors’

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@kirv96 joked that this episode has reminded them of a ‘three-part BBC horror-drama’ instead of a game.

@AllThatJazz_i also added: ‘The production in this dingy cabin is brilliant as it’s actually very scary #TheTraitors’

Meanwhile, @LadyJacs said they were left ‘jumping out of my skin’ by the jumpscares.

Many viewers also adored the moment that Stephen, who seemed to petrified, asked if the people in the graves were ‘okay’.

The players spelled out names of deceased people in a Ouija board style challenge (Picture: BBC)

Earlier today, Traitors star Harriet Tyce – who was banished in yesterday’s episode – said she is ‘ashamed’ of how she lost her temper with Roxy.

The barrister turned crime thriller writer explained how she felt ‘awful’ watching herself shout at her fellow Faithful at the breakfast table as she launched an attack against Traitor Rachel.

Speaking to Metro, she said: ‘Unfortunately, and I’m not proud of it at all, I did lose my temper and I really wish I hadn’t. I wish that it had gone a different way.’

Asked whether she has spoken to Roxy since, the 53-year-old added: ‘We’ve met up, we’ve spoken to each other. I messaged her again watching it last night saying, “God, this is awful. I’m so sorry… that I shouted. I really wish that I hadn’t”. I was so deep in the game though.

The Traitors is available to watch on BBC One and iPlayer.

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