Is Fears to Fathom – Carson House Based on a True Story? Answered

Fears to Fathom – Carson House is episode 3 of the anthology series created by Rayll. In this episode, the tale is told by now 28 year old Noah Baker. Who is recounting an experience from when he was 18 years old. The story is that Noah helped out his father in house-sitting for an online personality, Roy Carson. He thought to himself, what could possibly go wrong for a weekend of house sitting? But like with all Rayll games, something very sinister is approaching from the background. Rayll games are reimagines of stories sent by fans of his work. But did what occurred at Carson House really happen? Is it truly based off a true story? Let us dive in.

Carson House – True Story or Fabrication?

Upon doing a little bit of detective work after playing this game, there was no information online about it. No reports of any breaking and entering with an ex-girlfriend. Whilst episode 2, Norwood Hitchhike claimed it was also based off a true story. As told by the stories/experiences that we sent in to Rayll’s email address. Available in the Main Menu of Carson House. But upon searching for information on this one too, the only link found was with the serial killer Larry Ralston. Who murdered two teenage girls and a young woman in the years 1975-1977.

Let us say that this is a real story then. Told by Holly who at the time was 19 years old. If it is of her surviving an encounter with Ralston, say in 1977. Then that would make her 64 years old as of 2022. I cannot imagine someone of that age reaching out to Rayll for them to make a game about it. Or telling this real story online for anyone to read. Obviously this story could have happened recently. However I do not believe that the setting and title of ‘Norwood Hitchhike’ is a coincidence. When looking at the Hitchhiking Serial Killer, Larry Ralston.

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Ralston specifically targeted hitchhikers, which the Norwood Hitchhike appears to have been inspired by. Therefore, Rayll’s work is inspired by both real life cases and alleged stories on the internet. They are a reimaging of a different outcome to a possible scenario. It is hard to tell what is real and what is not online. With content creators such as Mr. Nightmare who tells tales from supposed survivors of horrible and terrifying experiences. You have to wonder how many are real and what is just taken off the Reddit page ‘No Sleep’. Whilst we believe that Rayll is indeed creating stories they believe to be real. However, it is unsure whether or not the person recounting the story is telling the truth.

The Similarities to ‘3 True House Sitting Horror Stories’

There is a video on YouTube by Mr. Nightmare which is a reading of alleged true house sitting stories. The first story has similar parts such as the teller being pitched a job which would give him $200 to house-sit for his friend for 2 days. The house has a CCTV system and both Noah and the original teller knows their way around computers. The intruder breaks into the house by breaking the backdoor window, similar to the events in Carson House. When the intruder gets inside they knock at the door to the security room where the teller was residing. Instead of escaping through the staircase however, the teller jumps out of the window.

This seems to be the most conclusive evidence for what Carson House is based off of. With many similarities between the two stories. Instead however, the intruder in this story is a crazed ex-girlfriend. Whilst this tells us that it is based off this story recalled by Mr. Nightmare. We cannot say for sure that this really happened due to the mass amounts of horror stories online. With most being fabricated. After all, horror movies in the past used to always put ‘Based on a True Story’ in the trailer to get you excited to watch it.

Conclusion

Whilst Carson House is supposedly based of a true story, with absolutely no information of this online it is hard to trust the source. The verdict? No, this is not a true story. It is clearly directly inspired by the Mr. Nightmare house-sitting story on YouTube. Whilst it is allegedly a true one, we cannot say for sure that this ever actually happened. But what we absolutely know is that the events in Carson House did not happen the way it was told. However, do not let this take away from the excellence of the Fears to Fathom series. Rayll has made something special here that I personally hope they will keep going with these stories.

Fears to Fathom is a breath of fresh air into the horror genre. As horror is slowly turning into terrible free-to-play, microtransactional games with basic multiplayer functions. It is a scary thought itself thinking about Horror Games of today. But I will take Rayll’s work any day over the majority of horror games made within the past few years. If you have not played this game yet, it is available on Steam right now. Having only released January 9th, 2023.

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