CORONATION Street fans are in for a shock as a twisted villain makes a chilling return from beyond the grave – leaving their former victim haunted in terrifying scenes.
Lauren Bolton was left horrified in tonight’s (Monday) episode after she thought evil Joel Deering had come back from the dead in spine-tingling scenes.
The troubled teen – played by – agreed to join pal Betsy Swain at Aadi Alahan’s , but things took a dark turn when she unknowingly drank lemonade laced with LSD.
Stumbling into the ginnel in a -fuelled haze, Lauren was approached by a mystery man checking if she was okay – but in her hallucinatory state, she was convinced it was twisted abuser Joel and totally freaked out.
As the hallucinations intensified, Lauren found herself inside the factory, convinced that monster Joel had kidnapped baby Frankie.
By the time a panicked Aadi tracked her down, she was in a state of complete hysteria – sobbing, shaking and terrified.
But will Lauren be able to bounce back from the traumatic trip?
Or has this harrowing ordeal reopened old wounds that may never heal?
viewers know that Joel put Lauren through a living nightmare – grooming, manipulating and eventually attacking her before leaving her for dead.
Her disappearance sparked a murder investigation, only for her to reappear alive... and .
But the horror didn’t end there.
In a sickening twist, Joel tried to drug Lauren to bring on and force her to lose the baby.
Thankfully, the evil plan backfired, and Lauren went on to safely give birth to little Frankie.
Joel’s reign of terror only ended when – in a desperate bid to save Max Turner from being strangled.
She later stood trial for his death but was found not guilty.
Now, Lauren has been trying to rebuild her life as a young mum – but her terrifying trip may prove that her past still isn’t done haunting her.
Meanwhile, still high on LSD, Nina and Summer let themselves into the darkened café.
When they hear the sound of sirens, they cling to each other, terrified.
As the group come to terms with the disturbing events of the evening, the aftermath is felt across the neighbourhood, will the truth of what happened come out?
Coronation Street airs Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 8pm on ITV1 or stream from 7am on ITVX.
