for some reason the fact that they fully furnished the fridge makes me very happy. Usually the fridge is empty with one item in it. There were condiments, other leftovers, etc. Very appeasing.
It's a sign of how much attention and passion went into the game, IMO. "If they cared enough to detail something that insignificant, then imagine how much work went to everything else" kinda thing.
In Mark's defense... He knows people watch his videos mainly to laugh and unwind. So I can't blame him for trying to be extra funny. 😁 Still wanna legit give him a hug, though. 😂 P.s. Never saying Sean isn't funny. 😌 After all~🎶 L is for Lovers, who love one another~ A is for A$$, of which I like to eat~ U is for U're the only one for me~ G is for the only gamer I see~ H is for Happy, I always feel it~ When you put it together~ What do you get~? 🎶 ....If y'all don't get the reference, yer f**kin fired. 😘
The image attachment from the mother is AMAZING. I'll be honest, I have never felt this type of horror to this degree before. I've got chills. It's not just the fact that somebody's outside, it's the fact that this poor kid's MOTHER has obviously been contacted by a worried neighbour. Their mother is nowhere near home right now, and they get a photo sent to them depicting a creepy person standing outside their door, where their young teenager is currently all alone (or rather, less alone than they should be). The mother is likely miles away, panicking because their child may be in danger, and they can't do a thing. Truly horrifying.
This game is terrifying, but I swear catching that small glimpse of the feet going up stairs adds an entire new layer of fear! I can't wait for him to play the next episode of this series.
Markiplier: "The whole concept of eating something with nothing in front of you is so boring" Me, who looked for something to watch before I ate and chose this: Yes, yes I agree
Keep a 3 inch pocket knife with a clip on your waistband of boxers or gym shorts you never know and want to be under prepared. Also keep a flashlight and a handgun or rifle with flashlight for when the monsters come out.
One time, while home alone, I saw someone on our porch. They didn't knock. They just stood there. I saw them try to peer in through the sidelight. I freaked out, called my parents, and spent the rest of the night locked in my parents' closet with 911 on speed dial and a very confused dog. The hour or so I spent waiting in there was probably the scariest bit. I don't think my heart stopped racing the whole time. Every sound seemed amplified. The house would settle and my blood would freeze, sure I was going to hear footsteps coming down the hall. Anyways, my dad checked the doorbell footage when they got home and it turned out it had been mormons.
It’s interesting to see the different reactions of both Mark and Jack. Jack: *actually scared* Mark: *muttering to himself as he throws lasagna around the house*
Jack seeing the door open: "My god, someones in the house." Mark: *Opens door, goes outside, throws empty bowl on the ground* "It's my property, I can litter on it if I want!"
I actually shot cherry coke out of my nose when he said: "My crippling addiction to masturbation kept me awake at all hours." That was so unexpected and caught me completely off guard.
did you, though? did you actually? ACTUALLY shot coke out your nose? & more specifically cherry coke? is this one of those “I got so scared I fell out my chair and my dog looked at me crazy and asked if I was okay” or “my parents walked in right when he said the story of his ass getting caught on the toilet handle” kind of irony? or the real kind? 💀
@@embadly no, I actually did shoot cherry coke out of my nose in a projectile fashion. I had to stop the video and clean up the mess and was happy to realize I completely missed my PC.
@@keziahsarajohn4160 You mean "Slap the Spaghett" bruh. If you're gonna try and sound like you've been watching Mark a while, at least know the memes. 😘 P.S. If you're not a bot; 😅😅😅 Sorry! You got the meme wrong. 😭
@@WomanOf100Faces lol np just started watching mark for a few months lets say frm nov and its ok it was my bad for getting it wrong it just came rushing into my mind and i was like wait dint he play a game of slapping some pasta was it smack that pasta
this game is horrifying. It shows that even though monsters and all this stuff is indeed a scary thing, the concept of staying at home alone with a human intruder inside is very terrifying.
I think the reason this is scary to us humans is because we are hardwired to think that "home safe" so when something comes in that may be dangerous it's less expected and more scary
we are programed that way but its a false sense cuz I'm not too worried about stuff like that on a normal basis but a year before I moved in with my father and sister they actually had someone come in a few days before Christmas(they never locked doors cuz oh, stuff like that doesn't happen around here) and since then they changed the locks and have been adamant about locking the doors at night when the last person is done and goes up to bed, tho it annoys me having to lock the door, but I wouldn't want to be stuck in a situation like my sister, she had woken up to the noises of the intruder and though it was our father coughing and rolling around in his room a couple doors down, and if she had gotten up for any reason she would have come face to face with the intruder, now I'm not quite as afraid of those situations because I have a bow, 10 knifes and 2 swords stashed in my room and down by my desk in our living room and I know how to use them nor do I have qualms about hurting someone on my own property if I feel threatened tho I wont say it wouldnt take me a lot to psych myself up to leaving my room with my weapons because you never know beforehand if the guy has any weapons ie gun or not and I cant say I wouldnt be scared after the fact like my sister now is
@Savetion 1OOK TH-camR bro you are the most cringiest human being on earth (not even sure if you're a human or not) You should start begging irl instead of begging here, I'm sure you'll earn more there.
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The fact that you play as a Redditor was kinda funny to me, but when he devours a whole lasagna in about 30 seconds I instantly fell immersed in the role.
It’s based off a true story, and the story was submitted to Reddit so that’s why edit: So I read some more since this comment blew up and someone else first said the stories are based off of true stories, and in an interview he says “Fears to Fathom is not about ghosts and monsters, but it’s about people’s traumatic stories”. So now I’m not sure if they’re actually based on real stories, but the games are inspired by the idea
As someone that grew up alone at home most of the time, I appreciate that the game makes every moment, every sound really intense. Heck, even the silence itself is noisy on your head.
What is so terrifying about this game is how real they make it feel, obviously being real stories helps, but it gives a huge unsettling feeling that makes you afraid to watch it
@@logankranrod7623 i doubt anything about the burglar killing you if you open the door, opening the parents bedrooms door near the end, waiting to kill you, mimicking that someone is at the door, is true.
This game does a lot of things right. The atmosphere is a big part of that. Probably the worst part about it though is how it’s perfectly reasonable. Parents leave teenagers alone all the time. Home invasions happen all the time. That little view of feet going upstairs while you watch TV could actually happen. We’ve all missed something obvious while distracted. That’s what’s so terrifying about this. We can all see this exact scenario happening to us personally. It’s a different experience to say a game that focuses on some strange supernatural entity. We all know the darkness demon isn’t real but a home invader, that could happen right now. This experience hits us on a primal level of our privacy being invaded. Absolutely perfectly crafted experience that really preys on your paranoia, and a pretty reasonable paranoia at that.
I just played the game moments ago, and I totally missed to see the feet going upstairs as I was genuingly watching the "tv show" which is a few minutes long (there is a second channel btw). That's realisticly terrifying ! I don't know if all those years of horror movies / video games made me become a bit paranoid, but man I will definitely get something for self defense as soon as I get my house (feeling safer in an small appartment complex right now ^^)
Not just that, it's also the entire environment - being able to clearly see your neighbor's house or cars passing on the street makes it much more believable.
this story made into a game (as well as the other one) are supposedly given to the dev by the people who actually experienced it. And the things you describe is precisely why I seek out true-crime victim perspective stories when I want to be spooked. Those are infinitely scarier than ghost stories to me.
But yeah, you sort of get desensitized to horror. 😂 99% of modern horror is gore and/or jumpscares. I give this one credit, as it uses the safe area, your home, as the source of your fear. At least in the first one anyway. All is moot if you can just tell yourself "It's just a game" though. Mark and MatPat almost never even flinch anymore, it's kind of sad. 😂
This game does do an excellent job at envoking a feeling of helplessness. You never know what moves will kill you. Very unlike most horror games which will tell you how to survive, via notes left around, audio logs, or just text on the screen. Add to the fact that home invasion is a real life threat, and it makes for a chilling horror game that makes people freeze.
Huh I just played this game completely blind and beat it my first time through doing the things that I saw as common sense in situations like this. Beat it in 15 minutes and didn't feel helpless at all.
@@pbower4378 Am I supposed to pretend that I was scared of a game that's not scary? Outlast gives you a sense of helplessness not this. There's barely any threat.
@@Jacket01 opinions differ my friend. This game is very unnerving especially when you consider the fact that shit like this happens in real life. You look like you're trying to show off that's why everyone is getting upset with you. I've also seen your other comments basically saying home invasion isn't that scary if you own a weapon. you wouldn't say that if this happened to you. You'd have paranoia and anxiety for the rest of your life. No weapon is gonna stop the fear you're gonna feel before, during and after home invasion. Just think most home invaders also have weapons, so don't act like you're some big tough person just because you think home invasion "isn't that scary." Take it from someone who has had some weird shit happen in their house that can't be explained, stuff that makes it decently clear that someone was in your house that shouldn't be: it's not fun. It's fucking terrifying and this game really bothered me because of it.
in all fairness, PC's are still pretty expensive to own and even run for a good amount of people(at least anything that will run games decently), laptops not so much, and iphones have existed for quite awhile.
even old flip phones had the ability to text and they been around since early 2000s also he talked to his friend about playing Mario Kart and my guess is it was implying for the N64 or at the very latest the Gamecube, either way PC's weren't really all that common in most houses around that time
Even though this guy is a bot he isn’t rude like the others simply recommending is content instead of insulting the creator as seen with many other bots. I respect that.
Psychadelicsnake is also pretty good imo. I like his Fatal Frame vids the most. While I love watching mark his playthrough of fatal frame 2 was ... difficult to watch. He didn't take the time to think about the notes or the meaning behind what was happening. (At least as far as I saw he might have later on but I didn't get that far.) But snake has a lot of really good horror content. Some of the older vids might be a bit cringy. And they where made when he had a bad camera. But they're still very entertaining to watch.
i like how the mother gave misleading advice and it was up to the player to make the decision to stay under the bed instead of going out of his room. just felt more realistic and spooky that way, unlike most horror games where the guides or wtv holds your hand through the game
i think another thing that adds to the realism of this horror game and why this game is so scary is that the main character is simply a *normal guy*. in most mainstream horror games, the charcter you play is some giga chad who is an expert at firearms and crafting, and is not afarid to enter a clearly dangerous house. the characters in these scenarios are all realistic and relatbale in terms of their situation, making the experience more immersive.
Going outside would actually be the best option though, because if he's inside you wanna go outside and run across the street or just stand in the middle of the street because at least outside your out in the open and can see, and if he's inside he can't get you outside, he can't be inside and outside too, I think the game just makes you get got when you go out
@@Ash_NuggTato tbh idk if going outside would be the better option. you know hes lurking waiting for you, its better to hide somewhere you think he won't find you and wait it out until authorities arrive. if he had a firearm, going outside and standing in the middle of the street would just get you shot.
Normally horror games don’t freak me out because I’m aware they’re just that-games, but this, this freaked me OUT. I’ve thought about this scenario happening too many times that when I go to get water at night, all I picture is someone at my back door watching me, and I can’t see them. Im going to have to finish this video tomorrow morning because wow I’m already paranoid
Jumpscares/stuff ive noted for you guys, theres not a lot Sorry theres spoilers 10:25 mark opens the front door (really loud and very sudden) 16:15 man at the door thru the window. (not a jumpscare but i did jump a little because of mark’s reaction and the sound) 17:40 continuous doorbells, more like stressful 19:07 silent but sudden, the door parent’s opens If you dont like this comment just ignore it, i made it especially for people who has anxiety, paranoid or any type or issue but still wants to watch markiplier. Markiplier can be a source of comfort.
I came from the future to say that people like you are heroes. I got some heart problems and anxiety, but I also love watching Mark playing horror games.
@@jbwarner8626 I'd watch John Wolfe, that man is truly desensitised haha he has played this already and I've only ever seen him react to a jumpscare a couple times
You are right in that aspect, but we should not forget the other part of the spectrum in which the game gives you something to defend but in limited amount. When something is coming to get you, you know you can do something and you start panicking. I love both of these types of games.
@@raianelchabe Defense in limited amounts certainly has its merits, but not quite in the way you describe. Horror thrives not just on helplessness, but also on contrast. Red becomes more vibrant when in the presence of green, and horror is likewise more effective in the presence of non-horror. That is part of why the Storage in Amnesia is so effective, because it comes immediately after the Back Hall. Therefore, in a game where you are NOT helpless, when you find yourself helpless the experience is amplified. In a game where you are ALWAYS helpless, you never are.
Me too. We bought a new house and I was home alone for 3 days after moving in. I swear I slept with a “bed knife” under the mattress for those 3 days 🙈
@@scrithen2836 Salty and sweet. Whether or not you like it personally, it's a classic combo. I'd also add the contrast of the hot, crispy fries with the cold, soft frosty is a draw too.
This is the first horror game in a while that I actually feel true terror. The way it was executed was perfect, but the fact that you *know* this is realistic and can happen to anyone is terrifying
the thing that I HATE and is the most scariest thing in "inside the house" horror games is seeing text on the screen saying "It got inside my house." that is the SCARIEST SHIT EVER
no there is deff another thing that makes those games scarier, you already know that what ever is stalking you is already inside the house, so why make info you already know scare you more?
The true frozen in fear moments Mark had were so accurate to real life, standing in the hall way, to afraid to turn around and to afraid to go forward. Frozen in place as if you’re also frozen in time, waiting for your body to move, or for something to happen. This game was so simple and yet terrifying
In real life, as of my experience, your whole body feels stiff, your whole hair body stands, coldness in your fingertips and feet, adrenaline rushing. Fuck that shit.
I think Mark forgot or maybe didn't notice that these games are inspired by real events that people have sent in to the developer; part of what makes them so scary is knowing that it happened to someone, it could happen to you, and it's probably happening to others somewhere in the world right now. Be safe, people. -Edit- For some of the people commenting that the stories aren't real or it can't be proven, obviously certain things are changed for the sake of privacy and the threat is made to look like a 'monster' because that's expected in a horror game, but there's also an element of truth in the faceless nature of that threat, because you never know who is going to attack you or what they're going to look like...until they do.
@@Offensive_Username To be honest, these incidents happen all the time... it's not that unusual to get to experience it... Bad/creepy people are everywhere.
This reminds me of a situation from a few years back when I was 19. Was gaming late (as in like 2am-3am) and decided I was thirsty, so I left the office where I'd put my PC, opened the sliding door and just took a step ahead when I heard a thud. Looked ahead properly and here I am, with 5 people I don't know staring back at me. I froze for a second, staring at them, then jumped backwards, closing and locking the sliding door while calling the police and the neighborhood watch. Then they scramble and are out of the window (which they'd completely removed) and were gone in seconds. I was never so freaked out in my life. Turns out the cleaning lady we'd hired had been part of a group where she'd loosen windows so these people could completely remove the glass while the home owners are either out or asleep, then they come in quietly and rob the place. They'd even taken my dad's phones from right next to his head on the bedside table... he's terrified to even think what could have happened had he woken up. We got lucky that I got thirsty when I did, it stopped them from stealing more, but it's still a terrifying thought that all that happened and he never woke up. I heard nothing at all... just walked in from gaming to see 5 unfamiliar faces in my kitchen in the dark.
a colleague of mine had a similar experience this month, her electronic cat flap had broke and wouldn't let the cats back inside, and she noticed when she got up in the night to use the bathroom that there was only one cat inside, s she went to check if the other was outside wanting to be let in and she opened the door to two guys trying to pick her lock... they ran sharpish when she screamed
Wooo yeaaa! Insomniac gamers unite! No seriously though in this day and age being nocturnal is just so much better because of stuff like that. I'd rather be awake and afraid than be caught dead asleep.
Mark: "Eating without something in front of you is boring!" Me, reading all the comments of people who talk about eating something while watching this video, while eating something: "Yeah."
Mark: "Eating without something in front of you is boring!" Me: Reading the comment of you saying "reading all the comments of people who talk about eating something while watching this video, while eating something" while eating something.
The most terrifying part of this entire game is the attention to detail that is given to the house. The fact that they made it look like a real house as much as they could makes the experience far more visceral
I do wanna know where the bathroom is tho. I don't think I've seen anyone go into it, if it exists. But yes, realism and attention to detail are some of the most important things in game immersion.
@Mister DCUniverses i mean i don't think the one telling the story described their house to perfection or gave pictures. it was posted on reddit so the person wouldn't doxx themself. the more likely thing is they talk about like "i went next door to eat the lasagna in front of the TV" or something and then the one who made the game made the house based on that, filling any empty spaces in the narration themself.
@@friendbreakfast The story isn't from reddit, they're submitted directly to the developers. I doubt they'd have given out that kinda personal information.
@omg im in the matrix Good for you, but imo this game does well in terms of giving you a sense of real dread. The music, the atmosphere all plays well to give you a gut wrenching feeling.
And even when you're not! I know so many people who leave all their doors and windows unlocked ALL the time, and that isn't safe. Especially when they talk about it loudly in public.
I’m about to turn 18 and now live in one of the safest and most crime free cities in the world, but until I was 12 I lived in a crime capital and felt endangered every day…while the town had its nice quirks, I would never go back by choice.
Jack: scared cinnamon roll, only opens the door at the end and loses the game Mark: fucking chad, scared of no man, beast, or scp, opens the door and brazenly walks out to confront them only for them to not exist at the moment Also mark: does exact same thing jack did and dies
There’s a loud jumpscare at 10:26 Although watching Mark’s reactions made me laugh, the game itself is still terrifying. I jumped so bad at the jumpscare oh my god
This game gave me genuine terror, probably because it's realistic. That jump scare scared the hell out of me and when he saw the shadow on the stairs................... NOPE! *runs out*...............
yeah i watched someone else play this before, cant remember if it was jack or gab, but i watched it at my computer and it was a bit scary but nothing too bad. then i watch mark play it, arguably less scary and more funny overall, but i watched it in bed at like 2 am. the atmosphere was anxiety inducing. way scarier. which is why i love watching horror stuff for bedtime. its the only time its scary to me anymore
This game just nails that feeling of standing in your bedroom doorway with the light on wanting to go down to your parents' room after a nightmare but feeling petrified by what your mind conjures as waiting for you in the dark hallway between you and them.
(Each time stamp is 1-3 seconds before the jumpscare) 10:23 (Major) Jumpscare from man at the door 16:15 (Minor) Man at the window 17:08 (Minor) Sound of glass shattering from the man breaking in through the window 19:06 (Minor) Intruder opens a door in the house, causing Mark to yell
Gods, that game pressed every damned button I have about being home alone, aside from compulsively checking whether all the doors in the house are closed and/or locked
I used to dog sit for cash and I never had any bad experiences but once I watched a old couple dogs bs sweet and the dogs were nice but the house is sketchy at night and they had a huge window on the front and back of the house I couldn’t be in the living room without feeling stared at. The house was very quiet and the neighborhood was always pitch black
This is literally one of my worst fears. I once caught a man peeking into a window of our house and thankfully my husband was able to chase him off, but seeing -eyes- lit up by the reflection of the tv at 11pm was absolutely terrifying. I can’t imagine what an actual home invasion is like.
Its things like this that make me want to install Motion Perimeter Lights, but theres so much wildlife where i live that they would constantly activate.
@@captainchet7926 we live in a different place now, but installed motion activated cameras anyway, and yes, most of the alerts are either cars driving by, a bug on the lens, or a stray cat. Still, it’s a good thing to have, I just hope we’ll never need it for evidence or anything.
Happened to me quite recently. We have a big window in our TV room and I was watching TV in my (fairly skimpy) nightclothes and I suddenly heard a creaking noise like feet on the porch. I look behind me and there's a pair of eyes staring right back at me. Never been so scared in my life
This game captured the anxiety and helpless we’ve all been in at one point in our lives. Be it home alone for the first time or just letting your young mind run wild with worst case scenarios. It rlly managed to take me back to that feeling, props man.
it doesn’t help that i always have this feeling, watching this has been a nightmare, no but actually because i’ve had nightmares about this scenario 😇😍😫
There actually is an episode of The Garfield Show where Jon forgets the keys to his house and tries to break in, while Garfield and Odie are scared for their lives.
Back in the day, if you can believe it, a lot of people had cellphones but not computers. I didn't get my first computer until I was in college, but I got my first cellphone at 16.
My heart drops everytime I see the picture sent from the mom that someones at the door. It's so unbelievably creepy and the fact that this can and does happen to people makes it worse.
Fun fact the Fear To Fathom episodes are based on true stories. Also I could never sleep in a room in which you couldn’t see the door from your bed. My soul would leave my body at every sound. Anyways, I know no one asked but I have a home alone story for y’all. Okay so this happened I’d say about a month or two after my family and I had moved into a new house. This house had, and I kid you not, a mile long driveway. It is in the middle of the woods with no neighbors. I was around 12 or 13 when this happened. I was sitting in my room while my sister, brother, and parents were all out running errands. It was currently 8 PM and they left at 6 PM, so I was hoping they were going to be home any minute, when my two dogs started barking. I was confused so I looked out the window to see a black figure with a flashlight emerging from the woods. My heart skipped a fucking beat. I grabbed my dogs and put them inside with me, locked my doors and windows, grabbed my knife, because why not, and ran into our “secret” room, which was in my brothers closet. One of the walls pushed out and there was a fairly sized room there which the old owners probably illegally grew drugs in but none of my business. My dogs were very stressed but I gave them beef jerky to distract them. Mind you, they are both over 90 pounds. Someone knocked on the door so I texted my mom about what was happening, but my phone had no service. I heard like digging in the front yard? You know when you have a shovel and you stick it in the ground and pull it out? Yeah, that. Anyway, my parents got home about 45 minutes later of me sweating and freezing at every sound. We checked the ring camera and it was a hooded drunk man who had escaped jail and was running through the woods. He buried a fork in our front yard, and left. Scariest moment in my life
this happened not long ago my family never uses the front door to our house, unless guests are coming. we have a sliding glass back door and the solid normal front door. we have two garages, a smaller one and a bigger one. we use the bigger one to get in and out of the house and at times we are forgetful to close the garage door afterwards. this obviously was very dangerous because someone could just walk in, seeing that we keep the door that LEADS to the garage unlocked. i woke up in the house all alone one morning and my parents had left me a note saying theyd gone out for a few hours. something felt off so i checked all around the house. turns out the garage door was left open and my parents forgot to close it when they left. fortunately, no one got in the house, but i remember the fear sinking in when i saw the open door and realized i could possibly be in trouble.
I came home from my girlfriends house at like 11:30 on my bike and my garage door was half open half closed like stuck. It didnt close fully when I left and my door that leads to the garage was also unlocked. I was home alone and it was the most scared I've ever been.
Jumpscare Timestamps: 10:25 mark opens the front door (really loud and very sudden) 16:15 man at the door thru the window. (not a jumpscare but i did jump a little because of mark’s reaction and the sound) 17:40 continuous doorbells, more like stressful 19:07 silent but sudden, the door parent’s opens
List of Jumpscares/Scary Moments: (Each time stamp is 1-3 seconds before the jumpscare) 10:23 (Major) Jumpscare from man at the door 16:15 (Minor) Man at the window 17:08 (Minor) Sound of glass shattering from the man breaking in through the window 19:06 (Minor) Intruder opens a door in the house, causing Mark to yell Hope this helps anyone that is more sensitive like myself! Tell me if there are any other timestamps I should add.
The premise is so basic and unoriginal yet it is executed so perfectly, along with the fact that this can and does happen to people in real life makes it so much more scary. The unsettling atmosphere couldn’t have been done better imo. This terrified me more than most of the big blockbuster supernatural horror games.
I would say it’s simplicity is what makes it unique - it doesn’t need any massive lore drops, it’s just a horrifying experience which could happen to anyone, as it’s the most realistic type of horror as it’s actually plausible
@@manio_e If I'm not mistaken, that's sort of what fears to fathom is about. It's in the name of the game, "fears to fathom" is about presenting to us real fears for us to understand.
Most definitely this. I love the execution of atmosphere in this game with the other people you can see starting with just people walking by on the street to someone just standing in your driveway, then someone just hanging out on your porch. I also think the simplicity on the models of people does a good job adding atmosphere, it reminds of those other horror games that use graphics that would be compared to a Playstation 1 game.
This game comes off as so simple yet the atmosphere is so terrifying which is something that I don’t feel a lot with the horror games mark usually plays
@@Lexazilla Yeah, keep doing that. Those accounts have been getting on my nerves, you can't go into a single fucking comment section without seeing them.
Was there even anything the first time? I tried rewinding and rewatching the first TV scene but couldn't see anything. EDIT: I'm more astonished by the fact he missed the open back door TWICE. another edit: oh no wait I'm just an idiot the door just looks like that lol
the thing i LOVE about this game, is its not some random horror thing that is jumpscaring you immediately, its not some outrageous situation like "your car broke down and you have to go into this creepy broken down house in the middle of nowhere to find parts for it." its an actual situation that people think about almost every single day. the horror is the fact that this COULD happen to you at any moment, and that this is something that happens to others nearly every day. the real horror is that you can picture yourself in this situation. the fear of not knowing what to do, and the fear that you may seriously die doing said thing. thats why i love horror games like this one, its a basic and easy route for a story, but its hits too close to home to not get you scared to keep playing the video. if it were not for me watching someone play, i would've closed the game. but thank you lots for playing this, i loved it.
Having watched Jack's Playthrough of this already has me pre-anxious, especially since being home alone with the thought of an intruder is already one of my biggest fears
For those hiding in the comment section, there is only one true jumpscare at 10:25 in the video. Every other "scare" in the game is the game building up tension, but no sudden loud noises or flashing lights. Happy watching!
It was so scary when Paula rang the door because you knew she was out there and that you'd be safe if you got to her, but in order to do that you would have to sneak by the killer.
I must agree with Mark. This game was very unnerving. It established the setting well and gave you comfort and slowly took it away by making you guess what can happen, but never telling you when or if. Long story short, you kinda understood what the danger was, but had you guessing what was safe and what wasn't.
Legit, one of the most detailed fridge interiors I've ever seen
that and resident evil 7's nasty ass fridge
I was thinking that too!
So you are in possession of a low poly fridge? It must be wirth quite something.
It was more detailed than the whole of the rest game
for some reason the fact that they fully furnished the fridge makes me very happy. Usually the fridge is empty with one item in it. There were condiments, other leftovers, etc. Very appeasing.
It's a sign of how much attention and passion went into the game, IMO. "If they cared enough to detail something that insignificant, then imagine how much work went to everything else" kinda thing.
@@zuttoaragi8349 or their environment srtist is like me and obsessively works on 1 thing for most of the development time and budget
Is it really empty if it has an item in it🤨🤨
There's even some Nutella in there too!
@@carelesscamel Nutella isn't even supposed to be refrigerated 😭
Jackscepticeye: _notices every small haunting detail_
Markiplier: *LOOK AT HOW MANY PLACES I CAN YEET MY LASAGNA **_FOR SCIENCE_** !*
In Mark's defense... He knows people watch his videos mainly to laugh and unwind. So I can't blame him for trying to be extra funny. 😁
Still wanna legit give him a hug, though. 😂
P.s. Never saying Sean isn't funny. 😌
After all~🎶
L is for Lovers, who love one another~
A is for A$$, of which I like to eat~
U is for U're the only one for me~
G is for the only gamer I see~
H is for Happy, I always feel it~
When you put it together~
What do you get~? 🎶
....If y'all don't get the reference, yer f**kin fired. 😘
@@WomanOf100Faces spongebob ?
@@elodie2237 Get out. Yer fired.
@@WomanOf100Faces your fired bcs idek where the fuck your reference fits into the entirety of the video and comment section lol
@@WomanOf100Faces LAUGH
The image attachment from the mother is AMAZING. I'll be honest, I have never felt this type of horror to this degree before. I've got chills. It's not just the fact that somebody's outside, it's the fact that this poor kid's MOTHER has obviously been contacted by a worried neighbour. Their mother is nowhere near home right now, and they get a photo sent to them depicting a creepy person standing outside their door, where their young teenager is currently all alone (or rather, less alone than they should be). The mother is likely miles away, panicking because their child may be in danger, and they can't do a thing. Truly horrifying.
Absolutely, very well said
Her* dude since when is a mother "their" wth
@@fnaffan9946 its fine dude
@@fnaffan9946 why are you so pressed about it lmfao
lmao that took way more words than it should have to say, but sure yeah the photo was a nice touch
This game is terrifying, but I swear catching that small glimpse of the feet going up stairs adds an entire new layer of fear! I can't wait for him to play the next episode of this series.
Honestly same here, once I saw that, it was a whole new layer of fear. This game is just so unnerving but I want to see more lol
Timestamp PLEASE
@@meggy1162 11:23
Does every episode go by more than being a teenager home alone like being alone home as an adult
@@meggy1162 not sure if this is the exact time they’re talking about, but I would think about 6:55 ?
Mark in the house: “I’m shaking and crying rn”
LMAO
I love your comment
ARe YoU shAKiNg AnD CrYINg rN cuS I Am shAkinG ANd CryiNG RN
lul I remember that vid
that just made my day
Markiplier: "The whole concept of eating something with nothing in front of you is so boring"
Me, who looked for something to watch before I ate and chose this: Yes, yes I agree
Mark's ADHD in tune with his subscribers' ADHD yet again
eating lunch as we speak
Eating dinner as well while watching this lol
mmmmmmmm
lmao just ate dinner while watching this video
Home invasion is the ONLY kind of horror that will actually freak me out because its the most likely scenario to happen to me irl.
Keep a 3 inch pocket knife with a clip on your waistband of boxers or gym shorts you never know and want to be under prepared. Also keep a flashlight and a handgun or rifle with flashlight for when the monsters come out.
HOW?! Just dont leave yourself defenseless...
@@DigitalPand3mic not so simple
@@DigitalPand3mic having your home invaded can leave emotional trauma, even if you aren't defenseless.
@@DigitalPand3mic Nah because if i hear creaking around my house that isn’t my family, i’m hiding, crying and calling the police
It's funny how every story starts with "I don't know where to start" and immediately goes to " So here's where it all started".
My grandma is more dead than this comment section
Wow. This is a lot of bots. Good job I guess?
Honestly everyone making fun of his niece . Why don’t you SHUT THE HELL UP
There are like 4 bots in the comment section
"I just don't know when to start. AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHEN IT STARTED."
One time, while home alone, I saw someone on our porch. They didn't knock. They just stood there. I saw them try to peer in through the sidelight. I freaked out, called my parents, and spent the rest of the night locked in my parents' closet with 911 on speed dial and a very confused dog. The hour or so I spent waiting in there was probably the scariest bit. I don't think my heart stopped racing the whole time. Every sound seemed amplified. The house would settle and my blood would freeze, sure I was going to hear footsteps coming down the hall.
Anyways, my dad checked the doorbell footage when they got home and it turned out it had been mormons.
I love the story telling from the first paragraph and then “ oh it was just Mormons “
Even I knew they were Mormons I would be scared. Why are they just standing there??? No knock??? I’d have done the same thing as you lol
Well, that isn't any improvement.
You made the right call especially if they were mormons
As someone who grew up in a mormon church I'd be hiding in the closet too lmao
It’s interesting to see the different reactions of both Mark and Jack.
Jack: *actually scared*
Mark: *muttering to himself as he throws lasagna around the house*
Jack seeing the door open: "My god, someones in the house."
Mark: *Opens door, goes outside, throws empty bowl on the ground* "It's my property, I can litter on it if I want!"
Lmaooo
jack saw the person going upstairs, right?
i don’t think mark did lmao
i know i only saw that once jack pointed it out
HE SAW IT HE SAW IT
@@amshazow mark did
@@amshazow he noticed the second time he played it through :)
I actually shot cherry coke out of my nose when he said: "My crippling addiction to masturbation kept me awake at all hours." That was so unexpected and caught me completely off guard.
hate when that happens
I hate that I can relate to that
@@goldandcheese …. The cherry coke or the crippling addiction to masturbatardo?
did you, though? did you actually? ACTUALLY shot coke out your nose? & more specifically cherry coke? is this one of those “I got so scared I fell out my chair and my dog looked at me crazy and asked if I was okay” or “my parents walked in right when he said the story of his ass getting caught on the toilet handle” kind of irony? or the real kind? 💀
@@embadly no, I actually did shoot cherry coke out of my nose in a projectile fashion. I had to stop the video and clean up the mess and was happy to realize I completely missed my PC.
Mark: "I'm gonna need to do something about that."
The game: *"Heat up this lasagna now."*
*Embrace your superior male grindset and do what needs to be done! NOW!*
EDIT -kinda reminds me of SLAP THAT SPAGETTI
@@keziahsarajohn4160 You mean "Slap the Spaghett" bruh. If you're gonna try and sound like you've been watching Mark a while, at least know the memes. 😘
P.S. If you're not a bot; 😅😅😅 Sorry! You got the meme wrong. 😭
I can hear your username, and I love it.
@@WomanOf100Faces lol np just started watching mark for a few months lets say frm nov and its ok it was my bad for getting it wrong it just came rushing into my mind and i was like wait dint he play a game of slapping some pasta was it smack that pasta
this game is horrifying. It shows that even though monsters and all this stuff is indeed a scary thing, the concept of staying at home alone with a human intruder inside is very terrifying.
I heard somewhere a say that goes: "I'm more afraid of the living, rather than ghosts and the dead."
They were not wrong :'l
not for me. I sleep with bedroom door locked and if someone broke in I have a 45 within reach and a german shepherd that sleeps in my room.
It is indeed terrifying, even for the intruder
@@intruder6628 thank you for your sharing
Not so bad in the South. Worst part is picking which firearm you think is best suited to the intruder's location in the house.
Texts from mom: “Hide”
Mark: “Let me just go downstairs to make sure everything is fine”
Also mum dude open the door for ANYTHING
Open the door
@MGTOW Entrepreneur This has nothing to do with Jacksepticeye tf-
@@existentialdread5356 just ignore or report it my friend, its a bot.
@MGTOW Entrepreneur bro chill
@@-thepatriot-9719 Then report it. Don't ignore it.
I think the reason this is scary to us humans is because we are hardwired to think that "home safe" so when something comes in that may be dangerous it's less expected and more scary
we are programed that way but its a false sense cuz I'm not too worried about stuff like that on a normal basis but a year before I moved in with my father and sister they actually had someone come in a few days before Christmas(they never locked doors cuz oh, stuff like that doesn't happen around here) and since then they changed the locks and have been adamant about locking the doors at night when the last person is done and goes up to bed, tho it annoys me having to lock the door, but I wouldn't want to be stuck in a situation like my sister, she had woken up to the noises of the intruder and though it was our father coughing and rolling around in his room a couple doors down, and if she had gotten up for any reason she would have come face to face with the intruder, now I'm not quite as afraid of those situations because I have a bow, 10 knifes and 2 swords stashed in my room and down by my desk in our living room and I know how to use them nor do I have qualms about hurting someone on my own property if I feel threatened tho I wont say it wouldnt take me a lot to psych myself up to leaving my room with my weapons because you never know beforehand if the guy has any weapons ie gun or not and I cant say I wouldnt be scared after the fact like my sister now is
@@hotbread1004 I don't know how to tell you but if the intruder came in with a gun your weapons would be pretty useless 👀
@@chaotica3455 what if he lives un a place where they have gun control?, also it depends on who has the jump on who and distance
@@hotbread1004 a bow? why tf would you use a bow in a house, use your swords, their much better
Games like these make me glad I keep a 3 inch pocket clip on the waistband while sleeping never know what may come during the night.
Finally, I saw jack playing this and think “man I want mark to play this and try to get all the ends possible”
literally same. although now i kinda wish I didn’t see jack play it bc I love experiencing new games through/with mark
OH MY GOD THE BOTS
@@crispevening4708 for real, i feel so bad rn
i was so confused as to why i know this game lmao, thanks for clarifying!
Bruh I'm glad he did! I really wanted to see the ending after Jack played it. TERRIFYING
Texts from mom- “hide”
Mark- “let me just go downstairs to make sure everything’s fine”
Everything is A O K
@Savetion 1OOK TH-camR bro...
@@luighost9917 its a bot, just report it, and ignore it.
Tbh kinda drives me crazy he always provocs the everything in the games
@Savetion 1OOK TH-camR bro you are the most cringiest human being on earth (not even sure if you're a human or not) You should start begging irl instead of begging here, I'm sure you'll earn more there.
The fact that you play as a Redditor was kinda funny to me, but when he devours a whole lasagna in about 30 seconds I instantly fell immersed in the role.
It’s based off a true story, and the story was submitted to Reddit so that’s why
edit: So I read some more since this comment blew up and someone else first said the stories are based off of true stories, and in an interview he says “Fears to Fathom is not about ghosts and monsters, but it’s about people’s traumatic stories”. So now I’m not sure if they’re actually based on real stories, but the games are inspired by the idea
@kavetion Shut up unoriginal bot. All of ya are lame. Do better.
I knew something was up when he mentioned his crippling fapping addiction
@Beast v2🔥 ok
@@xfys0 yes
As someone that grew up alone at home most of the time, I appreciate that the game makes every moment, every sound really intense. Heck, even the silence itself is noisy on your head.
What is so terrifying about this game is how real they make it feel, obviously being real stories helps, but it gives a huge unsettling feeling that makes you afraid to watch it
Sometime I just pull away my phone a little...even when I know the jumpscare was on the door😂
Just because someone claims a story to be real doesn't mean it has to be.
@@Offensive_Username it's just like a break-in, even if the details aren't accurate this is very likely to have happened many times
@@logankranrod7623 i doubt anything about the burglar killing you if you open the door, opening the parents bedrooms door near the end, waiting to kill you, mimicking that someone is at the door, is true.
Heard this was actually Inspired by a true story
Not sure though
This game does a lot of things right. The atmosphere is a big part of that. Probably the worst part about it though is how it’s perfectly reasonable. Parents leave teenagers alone all the time. Home invasions happen all the time. That little view of feet going upstairs while you watch TV could actually happen. We’ve all missed something obvious while distracted. That’s what’s so terrifying about this. We can all see this exact scenario happening to us personally. It’s a different experience to say a game that focuses on some strange supernatural entity. We all know the darkness demon isn’t real but a home invader, that could happen right now. This experience hits us on a primal level of our privacy being invaded. Absolutely perfectly crafted experience that really preys on your paranoia, and a pretty reasonable paranoia at that.
I just played the game moments ago, and I totally missed to see the feet going upstairs as I was genuingly watching the "tv show" which is a few minutes long (there is a second channel btw). That's realisticly terrifying ! I don't know if all those years of horror movies / video games made me become a bit paranoid, but man I will definitely get something for self defense as soon as I get my house (feeling safer in an small appartment complex right now ^^)
Not just that, it's also the entire environment - being able to clearly see your neighbor's house or cars passing on the street makes it much more believable.
this story made into a game (as well as the other one) are supposedly given to the dev by the people who actually experienced it. And the things you describe is precisely why I seek out true-crime victim perspective stories when I want to be spooked. Those are infinitely scarier than ghost stories to me.
it's because it's a true story :)
Wouldnt happen to me cuz my doors stay locked and my glock stays cocked 🤷♂️
I love how terrified everyone I’ve seen play this game is while Mark is over here like “everything’s fine”
when he was watching tv he didnt see the feet go up the stairs and i was just waiting cause id seen jack do it before
He's the King of Five Night's at Freddy's.
H E F E A R S N O T H I N G
But yeah, you sort of get desensitized to horror. 😂 99% of modern horror is gore and/or jumpscares.
I give this one credit, as it uses the safe area, your home, as the source of your fear. At least in the first one anyway.
All is moot if you can just tell yourself "It's just a game" though.
Mark and MatPat almost never even flinch anymore, it's kind of sad. 😂
And then theres the Moist Man, Charlie
If you think Mark is good, try John Wolfe.
This game does do an excellent job at envoking a feeling of helplessness. You never know what moves will kill you. Very unlike most horror games which will tell you how to survive, via notes left around, audio logs, or just text on the screen. Add to the fact that home invasion is a real life threat, and it makes for a chilling horror game that makes people freeze.
Huh I just played this game completely blind and beat it my first time through doing the things that I saw as common sense in situations like this. Beat it in 15 minutes and didn't feel helpless at all.
@@Jacket01 ok
@@Jacket01want a round of applause?
@@pbower4378 Am I supposed to pretend that I was scared of a game that's not scary? Outlast gives you a sense of helplessness not this. There's barely any threat.
@@Jacket01 opinions differ my friend. This game is very unnerving especially when you consider the fact that shit like this happens in real life. You look like you're trying to show off that's why everyone is getting upset with you.
I've also seen your other comments basically saying home invasion isn't that scary if you own a weapon. you wouldn't say that if this happened to you. You'd have paranoia and anxiety for the rest of your life. No weapon is gonna stop the fear you're gonna feel before, during and after home invasion. Just think most home invaders also have weapons, so don't act like you're some big tough person just because you think home invasion "isn't that scary."
Take it from someone who has had some weird shit happen in their house that can't be explained, stuff that makes it decently clear that someone was in your house that shouldn't be: it's not fun. It's fucking terrifying and this game really bothered me because of it.
Markiplier: *Receives texts*
Also Markiplier: "Is this pre-computer era?"
Good point haha
in all fairness, PC's are still pretty expensive to own and even run for a good amount of people(at least anything that will run games decently), laptops not so much, and iphones have existed for quite awhile.
@@finn24372 or maybe the developer was too busy making the game scary and forgot to put a computer in.
@@thirstydemon The house also doesn't have a bathroom.
even old flip phones had the ability to text and they been around since early 2000s also he talked to his friend about playing Mario Kart and my guess is it was implying for the N64 or at the very latest the Gamecube, either way PC's weren't really all that common in most houses around that time
This game is really terrifying, but I like watching scary games before I sleep.
Your last three comments before this starts with "I really like", very original comments
holy SHIT the bots in these replies.
Us moment
Even though this guy is a bot he isn’t rude like the others simply recommending is content instead of insulting the creator as seen with many other bots. I respect that.
I like playing the videos when I sleep.
Let's be honest, Markiplier is the best narrator for horror games. No one can change my mind.
bruh the bots on mark and seans channels are so bad lol
@@christianwoodward1695 It's fucking crazy. I kinda wish TH-cam would do something about that. For now, the best thing we can do is keep reporting.
@@christianwoodward1695 Ikr
Okay that’s a good point, but you neglect Wayne June the dude who voiced the narrator in Darkest Dungeon. I’d say he’s the best
Psychadelicsnake is also pretty good imo. I like his Fatal Frame vids the most. While I love watching mark his playthrough of fatal frame 2 was ... difficult to watch. He didn't take the time to think about the notes or the meaning behind what was happening. (At least as far as I saw he might have later on but I didn't get that far.) But snake has a lot of really good horror content. Some of the older vids might be a bit cringy. And they where made when he had a bad camera. But they're still very entertaining to watch.
i like how the mother gave misleading advice and it was up to the player to make the decision to stay under the bed instead of going out of his room. just felt more realistic and spooky that way, unlike most horror games where the guides or wtv holds your hand through the game
i think another thing that adds to the realism of this horror game and why this game is so scary is that the main character is simply a *normal guy*. in most mainstream horror games, the charcter you play is some giga chad who is an expert at firearms and crafting, and is not afarid to enter a clearly dangerous house. the characters in these scenarios are all realistic and relatbale in terms of their situation, making the experience more immersive.
Going outside would actually be the best option though, because if he's inside you wanna go outside and run across the street or just stand in the middle of the street because at least outside your out in the open and can see, and if he's inside he can't get you outside, he can't be inside and outside too, I think the game just makes you get got when you go out
@@Ash_NuggTato tbh idk if going outside would be the better option. you know hes lurking waiting for you, its better to hide somewhere you think he won't find you and wait it out until authorities arrive. if he had a firearm, going outside and standing in the middle of the street would just get you shot.
@@fruitygranulizer540better than getting kidnapped from your home out of view.
Mark: "Eating without anything in front of you is boring!"
Me, shoveling Chinese Takeout into my face: "YEAH!"
LOL I WAS EATING SUSHI WHEN WATCHING THIS VIDEO
PLS
Same but with Pringles
Cookies and coffee for me. I was scattering myself to find a video
I was actually cooking something while watching this.
Normally horror games don’t freak me out because I’m aware they’re just that-games, but this, this freaked me OUT. I’ve thought about this scenario happening too many times that when I go to get water at night, all I picture is someone at my back door watching me, and I can’t see them. Im going to have to finish this video tomorrow morning because wow I’m already paranoid
Maybe you should keep water in the room, man. Might feel safer
@@bipstymcbipste5641 I’m not thirsty everyday, but it is a good idea
@@ickyvicky8712 I'm just saying. Don't wanna leave the room at night :p
I keep my water bottle next to my bed
@@ickyvicky8712 you should be thirsty everyday 😭
_Mark texting his mom when she texts him to hide in his room:_ I'm shaking and crying rn
ARe YoU shAKiNg AnD CrYINg rN cuS I Am shAkinG ANd CryiNG RN
This is very random, but I'm your 666th liker :)
I kinda feel happy about it. But I'm shkn and cryn rn
Jumpscares/stuff ive noted for you guys, theres not a lot
Sorry theres spoilers
10:25 mark opens the front door (really loud and very sudden)
16:15 man at the door thru the window. (not a jumpscare but i did jump a little because of mark’s reaction and the sound)
17:40 continuous doorbells, more like stressful
19:07 silent but sudden, the door parent’s opens
If you dont like this comment just ignore it, i made it especially for people who has anxiety, paranoid or any type or issue but still wants to watch markiplier. Markiplier can be a source of comfort.
Thank you ❤
jumpscare timestamp enjoyer thank you
you forgot 17:25 it took me peeing my pants
I came from the future to say that people like you are heroes. I got some heart problems and anxiety, but I also love watching Mark playing horror games.
People seem to be missing that fact that there is a person going up the stairs, while he sits and eats lasagna....
I'm shaking and crying rn
Bruh... nice one 😂
FEEDVID
@@_moon907 FEEDVID
I'm shaking and crying rn
YES
Jacksepticeye: Game was so scary it made him cry.
Markiplier: Home Alone!
Mark has seen everything a horror game can possibly throw at him. He's basically desensitized at this point 😆
@@jbwarner8626 I'd watch John Wolfe, that man is truly desensitised haha he has played this already and I've only ever seen him react to a jumpscare a couple times
@@thesuperginge1348 Yes, both him and Manlybadasshero.
Lol, Sean is stuck in the 2010s when it comes to how he acts, fake overreacting.
At least Mark matured and he knows it.
@@blackjacka.5097 Mark and mature, those words in no way go together.
The helplessness factor is very important in horror games, it's what made Amnesia stand out so much back in the day. Nothing to defend yourself with.
You are right in that aspect, but we should not forget the other part of the spectrum in which the game gives you something to defend but in limited amount. When something is coming to get you, you know you can do something and you start panicking.
I love both of these types of games.
@@raianelchabe Defense in limited amounts certainly has its merits, but not quite in the way you describe. Horror thrives not just on helplessness, but also on contrast. Red becomes more vibrant when in the presence of green, and horror is likewise more effective in the presence of non-horror. That is part of why the Storage in Amnesia is so effective, because it comes immediately after the Back Hall. Therefore, in a game where you are NOT helpless, when you find yourself helpless the experience is amplified. In a game where you are ALWAYS helpless, you never are.
How do u have membership 🥲
As someone with general anxiety and who's been home alone before I felt this.
Me too. We bought a new house and I was home alone for 3 days after moving in. I swear I slept with a “bed knife” under the mattress for those 3 days 🙈
yeah this definitely plays into some of my more unpleasant fears.
Nothing wrong with you but like these "as a ____" or "as someone with ____" type comments make me so mad for no apparent reason
@@boopboop9313 probably cuz you see them everywhere. I get it.
literally, home invasions are one of my number one anxiety fears
Mark: "Eating without something in front of you is boring!"
Me, Shoving Wendy's fries and vanilla icecream in my mouth while watching this: YEAH
I still dont get the appeal of dipping fries in ice cream
You're living in a best life
@• Scrithen •
Bc it's d e l I s h
I'm getting hungrier reading this comment, even tho I'm currently eating smth💀
@@scrithen2836 Salty and sweet. Whether or not you like it personally, it's a classic combo. I'd also add the contrast of the hot, crispy fries with the cold, soft frosty is a draw too.
This is the first horror game in a while that I actually feel true terror. The way it was executed was perfect, but the fact that you *know* this is realistic and can happen to anyone is terrifying
i know right, this game captured the feeling of dread and terror perfectly
Fears to Fathom is so good. I can't wait until he plays the second one. This one's terrifying, but I think the second one is even worse.
@A_very_cool_dude better keep to keep it on you but that's my opinion on that.
the thing that I HATE and is the most scariest thing in "inside the house" horror games is seeing text on the screen saying "It got inside my house." that is the SCARIEST SHIT EVER
no there is deff another thing that makes those games scarier, you already know that what ever is stalking you is already inside the house, so why make info you already know scare you more?
@@thelockster6321 yes
hearing that police siren and seeing those lights is truly the most relieving feeling ever
Yes.
No it’s when you are in safety but yeah because I don’t think that the intruder would want to attack you when they see the sirens
@@cosmo9916 hearing the police siren is basically when ur safe
Not when the intruder isn't detained yet
@@myxemi
@@cosmo9916 jesus christ why are u replying to a year old comment w completely useless opinions
The true frozen in fear moments Mark had were so accurate to real life, standing in the hall way, to afraid to turn around and to afraid to go forward. Frozen in place as if you’re also frozen in time, waiting for your body to move, or for something to happen. This game was so simple and yet terrifying
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In real life, as of my experience, your whole body feels stiff, your whole hair body stands, coldness in your fingertips and feet, adrenaline rushing. Fuck that shit.
The most accurate thing was eating something while watching.. i was eating lunch while watching
Should try literally shaking and crying rn
@@SparrowDono 🤣
I think Mark forgot or maybe didn't notice that these games are inspired by real events that people have sent in to the developer; part of what makes them so scary is knowing that it happened to someone, it could happen to you, and it's probably happening to others somewhere in the world right now. Be safe, people.
-Edit- For some of the people commenting that the stories aren't real or it can't be proven, obviously certain things are changed for the sake of privacy and the threat is made to look like a 'monster' because that's expected in a horror game, but there's also an element of truth in the faceless nature of that threat, because you never know who is going to attack you or what they're going to look like...until they do.
I’m definitely not going to be able to sleep tonight 😀
@@betterthenyouandyomom6628 because you just learned that there are bad people out there ?
There's no proof that these stories are real.
Is shit like this why I sleep with a Glock under my pillow. God the idea of home break ins scare me.
@@Offensive_Username To be honest, these incidents happen all the time... it's not that unusual to get to experience it... Bad/creepy people are everywhere.
This reminds me of a situation from a few years back when I was 19.
Was gaming late (as in like 2am-3am) and decided I was thirsty, so I left the office where I'd put my PC, opened the sliding door and just took a step ahead when I heard a thud. Looked ahead properly and here I am, with 5 people I don't know staring back at me. I froze for a second, staring at them, then jumped backwards, closing and locking the sliding door while calling the police and the neighborhood watch.
Then they scramble and are out of the window (which they'd completely removed) and were gone in seconds. I was never so freaked out in my life.
Turns out the cleaning lady we'd hired had been part of a group where she'd loosen windows so these people could completely remove the glass while the home owners are either out or asleep, then they come in quietly and rob the place.
They'd even taken my dad's phones from right next to his head on the bedside table... he's terrified to even think what could have happened had he woken up. We got lucky that I got thirsty when I did, it stopped them from stealing more, but it's still a terrifying thought that all that happened and he never woke up. I heard nothing at all... just walked in from gaming to see 5 unfamiliar faces in my kitchen in the dark.
a colleague of mine had a similar experience this month, her electronic cat flap had broke and wouldn't let the cats back inside, and she noticed when she got up in the night to use the bathroom that there was only one cat inside, s she went to check if the other was outside wanting to be let in and she opened the door to two guys trying to pick her lock... they ran sharpish when she screamed
No fucking thank you
Very glad to hear you're all okay, that's horrifying
Glad no one was hurt, that sounds terrifying!
Wooo yeaaa! Insomniac gamers unite! No seriously though in this day and age being nocturnal is just so much better because of stuff like that. I'd rather be awake and afraid than be caught dead asleep.
"I got up to get some water" see i prevent my home-intruder paranoia by keeping my water bottle full every night on my nightstand
It's late at night right now, I'm thirsty and my water bottle has barely any water left. You have just made me scared to refill it.
LITERALLY SAME
@@familyk9443 i hate it when that happens
I keep 8 gallons of water on my nightstand
@@GamerGirlKinsleydam
Mark: "Eating without something in front of you is boring!"
Me, reading all the comments of people who talk about eating something while watching this video, while eating something: "Yeah."
I was 70th like, why does it feel good to destroy nice things?
me, sitting here with my cocoa puffs: "yeah no, he's right"
@@modelchunk6258 I forgive you.
Cringe😬
Mark: "Eating without something in front of you is boring!"
Me: Reading the comment of you saying "reading all the comments of people who talk about eating something while watching this video, while eating something" while eating something.
The most terrifying part of this entire game is the attention to detail that is given to the house. The fact that they made it look like a real house as much as they could makes the experience far more visceral
I do wanna know where the bathroom is tho. I don't think I've seen anyone go into it, if it exists.
But yes, realism and attention to detail are some of the most important things in game immersion.
@Mister DCUniverses i mean i don't think the one telling the story described their house to perfection or gave pictures. it was posted on reddit so the person wouldn't doxx themself. the more likely thing is they talk about like "i went next door to eat the lasagna in front of the TV" or something and then the one who made the game made the house based on that, filling any empty spaces in the narration themself.
@@godslaughter that's what I've been thinking, it doesn't seem to have a bathroom 😂
@@godslaughter they have a pool... and after all, what is a pool but the idea of a really large toilet?
@@friendbreakfast The story isn't from reddit, they're submitted directly to the developers. I doubt they'd have given out that kinda personal information.
This was a genuinely terrifying experience, so much so that not even Mark's commentary could completely remove the underlying sense of dread
That's the sign of a s tier horror game
it sure worked for me lmao this was funny as hell
@omg im in the matrix cool opinion, but i dont see anyone giving a fuck
@omg im in the matrix yea not scary at all it’s just a experience kinda game
I think the next one is better also who calls Charlie penguinz0 😂
@omg im in the matrix Good for you, but imo this game does well in terms of giving you a sense of real dread. The music, the atmosphere all plays well to give you a gut wrenching feeling.
PSA: Lock your doors and windows _especially_ when you're home alone.
Make sure a loaded bedside gun is handy.
@@jessesimmons4503
And a sword, just in case the aim is shit.
And even when you're not! I know so many people who leave all their doors and windows unlocked ALL the time, and that isn't safe. Especially when they talk about it loudly in public.
@@wayward_gamer2342
Yes! Thank you for correcting me.
Can never be too safe.
@@jocosesonata sorry, it wasn't supposed to be a correction, just adding on to your good advice :)
I've watched four different people play this by now, and I still get fucking scared every single time.
I was just thinking that. Ig it shows how good it is at building tension
same its fun to see how each different person handles the situation
Yup, turned on the light each time I watched someone play this game :)
I was so scared I felt like I was gonna fucking puke. Whoever made this is a master.
🤨 damn. Then you're a fucking baby because this shit isn't scary at all. It's an awfully made game 😂
The fear in this episode was so visceral because I, as a kid, imagined this scenario SO many times.
For real, I’ve been left home alone multiple times and I’ve always feared someone would break in.
It’s Sunday night, so I’ll be fine. Oh btw it’s also 8:38pm right now and I just woke up from a nap five minutes earlier.
I’m about to turn 18 and now live in one of the safest and most crime free cities in the world, but until I was 12 I lived in a crime capital and felt endangered every day…while the town had its nice quirks, I would never go back by choice.
Broooo I still feel this as an adult 😭😳
I would put my phone under my pillow when sleeping just in case someone broke in and took all our phones
Jack: scared cinnamon roll, only opens the door at the end and loses the game
Mark: fucking chad, scared of no man, beast, or scp, opens the door and brazenly walks out to confront them only for them to not exist at the moment
Also mark: does exact same thing jack did and dies
Nobody ever accused mark of being smart. In fact in a situation like this that stupid bravado would get him killed.
Wait was that not the police at the end?
The fact that it actually happened to someone and they made it into a game makes it even scarier.
wait what
@@Kai-tb4bq I dunno how much I buy that but these games are pretty awesome
Source: “Trust me bro”
I don't think they're true but stories based off events
@@cmoney163 naw they are actually true stories if u go to the game description it should say it
There’s a loud jumpscare at 10:26
Although watching Mark’s reactions made me laugh, the game itself is still terrifying. I jumped so bad at the jumpscare oh my god
Currently suffering from torticollis, jumping from that would have made my neck spasm so much worse. Thanks for the warning!
Dude i'm always looking for these warnings in case i get jumpscared too while eating, and that's a baaaad idea
Thank you so much for the warning
I wish he kept it on the game instead of zooming onto his face, I want to see want is just after the jump scare
is it the only jumpscare in this playthrough?
Mark: "WhO doEs hOmEworK?"
Me: *cries on the equivalent to 7 trees on my table"
Mark: “HOMEWORK IS FOR NERDS!”
Also Mark: goes to do homework
Me: “I guess he’s a nerd
Wut?
@@beast9011 I might have missed the joke but I think maybe they were referencing how paper is made from trees, 7 homework papers on their desk. yk
I love Mark immediately thinking of his bed knife when faced with this situation. Really shows how that absolutely, 100% is not a joke for him.
This game already scared me- but mark just blatantly opening doors in a dark house was terrifying
This game gave me genuine terror, probably because it's realistic. That jump scare scared the hell out of me and when he saw the shadow on the stairs................... NOPE! *runs out*...............
yeah i watched someone else play this before, cant remember if it was jack or gab, but i watched it at my computer and it was a bit scary but nothing too bad. then i watch mark play it, arguably less scary and more funny overall, but i watched it in bed at like 2 am. the atmosphere was anxiety inducing. way scarier. which is why i love watching horror stuff for bedtime. its the only time its scary to me anymore
This game just nails that feeling of standing in your bedroom doorway with the light on wanting to go down to your parents' room after a nightmare but feeling petrified by what your mind conjures as waiting for you in the dark hallway between you and them.
That's so fucking true lmao
probably tmi, but I didn't stop running to my parent’s room in the middle of the night until 4th grade 💀
You know a jumpscare is effective when it makes one's eyes move independently like a chameleon.
(Each time stamp is 1-3 seconds before the jumpscare)
10:23 (Major) Jumpscare from man at the door
16:15 (Minor) Man at the window
17:08 (Minor) Sound of glass shattering from the man breaking in through the window
19:06 (Minor) Intruder opens a door in the house, causing Mark to yell
thank you
I'm glad there are people that comment these; I like watching these games but hate the jumpscares. Thank you!
I love you
Man you just saved my life
and relief when the police sirens are heard
Gods, that game pressed every damned button I have about being home alone, aside from compulsively checking whether all the doors in the house are closed and/or locked
I used to dog sit for cash and I never had any bad experiences but once I watched a old couple dogs bs sweet and the dogs were nice but the house is sketchy at night and they had a huge window on the front and back of the house I couldn’t be in the living room without feeling stared at. The house was very quiet and the neighborhood was always pitch black
i swear i’d lock myself in my room and stack junkfood and chips and not come out for 2 days.
This is literally one of my worst fears. I once caught a man peeking into a window of our house and thankfully my husband was able to chase him off, but seeing -eyes- lit up by the reflection of the tv at 11pm was absolutely terrifying. I can’t imagine what an actual home invasion is like.
Its things like this that make me want to install Motion Perimeter Lights, but theres so much wildlife where i live that they would constantly activate.
@@captainchet7926 we live in a different place now, but installed motion activated cameras anyway, and yes, most of the alerts are either cars driving by, a bug on the lens, or a stray cat. Still, it’s a good thing to have, I just hope we’ll never need it for evidence or anything.
Happened to me quite recently. We have a big window in our TV room and I was watching TV in my (fairly skimpy) nightclothes and I suddenly heard a creaking noise like feet on the porch. I look behind me and there's a pair of eyes staring right back at me. Never been so scared in my life
@@eveg.j.9197 I’m sorry you had to experience that, it really is the worst feeling
This game captured the anxiety and helpless we’ve all been in at one point in our lives. Be it home alone for the first time or just letting your young mind run wild with worst case scenarios. It rlly managed to take me back to that feeling, props man.
it doesn’t help that i always have this feeling, watching this has been a nightmare, no but actually because i’ve had nightmares about this scenario 😇😍😫
oh my god this game perfectly captures the anxiety you feel when you’re home alone and feel as though you’re in danger, it captured it PERFECTLY!
"Who can eat a whole family-sized lasagna in one?!"
Awaiting Mark's realization he's playing a Garfield simulator.
Plot twist the intruder is John and that’s how he got Garfield
There actually is an episode of The Garfield Show where Jon forgets the keys to his house and tries to break in, while Garfield and Odie are scared for their lives.
@@weed75black35 oh yeah. I remember that episode
I require Lasagna, Jon
Bigger plot twist: this was made by Meat Canyon. 👀
"Is this pre-computer times"
The main character: *is texting people*
Back in the day, if you can believe it, a lot of people had cellphones but not computers. I didn't get my first computer until I was in college, but I got my first cellphone at 16.
@Flan 2 LMAO self-promo on someone else's channel is bad enough, you dont have to put other people down while you do it
@@notalysha Its a bot unfortunately :(
@@mistyoracle9263
More like fortunately it’s a bot.
Can’t imagine that someone would be wasting their useless life spamming these comments.
Yeah you do remember flip phones & Blackberry texted right?
One thing I love about this game is how the person always exists somewhere, actually doing things, so you can catch them if you look
Neat.
My heart drops everytime I see the picture sent from the mom that someones at the door. It's so unbelievably creepy and the fact that this can and does happen to people makes it worse.
Mark: *opens the front door*
Jack: BIG MISTAKE!!!!
Yes, he knows all too well about it
@MGTOW Entrepreneur your username 🚩🚩🚩
@MGTOW Entrepreneur Atleast He isn't in a Crib
@MGTOW Entrepreneur You're weird af.
@@wordsarehard5297 don't reply to them, they're a bot, report and ignore.
Mark: "You're sleep schedule is messed up!"
Me, sitting here at quarter to 8 in the morning without having slept yet: "Yeah, he sure does"
I felt personally attacked, I sometimes nap till 9.
Me waking up at 5pm after going to sleep when it starts getting light: those are rookie numbers
12pm here. I woke up at 8 last night lol
Well apparently everyone has their own times that they get up on or they woke up from a nap. So no complaints from me.
Same
Mark: **tries to say hi to police**
Screen: **goes dark**
Mark: “I’m dead.”
Fun fact the Fear To Fathom episodes are based on true stories. Also I could never sleep in a room in which you couldn’t see the door from your bed. My soul would leave my body at every sound.
Anyways, I know no one asked but I have a home alone story for y’all.
Okay so this happened I’d say about a month or two after my family and I had moved into a new house. This house had, and I kid you not, a mile long driveway. It is in the middle of the woods with no neighbors. I was around 12 or 13 when this happened. I was sitting in my room while my sister, brother, and parents were all out running errands. It was currently 8 PM and they left at 6 PM, so I was hoping they were going to be home any minute, when my two dogs started barking. I was confused so I looked out the window to see a black figure with a flashlight emerging from the woods. My heart skipped a fucking beat. I grabbed my dogs and put them inside with me, locked my doors and windows, grabbed my knife, because why not, and ran into our “secret” room, which was in my brothers closet. One of the walls pushed out and there was a fairly sized room there which the old owners probably illegally grew drugs in but none of my business. My dogs were very stressed but I gave them beef jerky to distract them. Mind you, they are both over 90 pounds. Someone knocked on the door so I texted my mom about what was happening, but my phone had no service. I heard like digging in the front yard? You know when you have a shovel and you stick it in the ground and pull it out? Yeah, that. Anyway, my parents got home about 45 minutes later of me sweating and freezing at every sound. We checked the ring camera and it was a hooded drunk man who had escaped jail and was running through the woods. He buried a fork in our front yard, and left. Scariest moment in my life
That is.... Bananas
these games are genuinely terrifying especially if you’re watching them before bed but mark cracking jokes eases it all lol
*MARK'S NIECE IS IN HELL LMAO BECAUSE MY VIDEOS ARE BETTER THAN GAYIPLIER'S!*
I agree.
One of the amazing things about this game is the intense feeling of relief you feel the second you hear the police sirens
@@Волшебник-ч2у can't tell if your being serious but if you are, I wish you well.... In hell 🖕🏻
@@Your_Daily_Serotonin it's a bot, report it and ignore it
Game: "Do not ask me why I went straight to my parents room"
Mark: "ANY MONEY? DRUGS?..AlCaGoL?"
omfg i just realized he said alcagol because of that unus annus video
@@zimbim7562 memento mori 😭
@@chrixtae Memento Mori
@@chrixtae I love your user name
Game: *mentions Reddit and shows texting multiple times
Mark: ....Is this before computers??
this happened not long ago
my family never uses the front door to our house, unless guests are coming. we have a sliding glass back door and the solid normal front door. we have two garages, a smaller one and a bigger one. we use the bigger one to get in and out of the house and at times we are forgetful to close the garage door afterwards. this obviously was very dangerous because someone could just walk in, seeing that we keep the door that LEADS to the garage unlocked. i woke up in the house all alone one morning and my parents had left me a note saying theyd gone out for a few hours. something felt off so i checked all around the house. turns out the garage door was left open and my parents forgot to close it when they left. fortunately, no one got in the house, but i remember the fear sinking in when i saw the open door and realized i could possibly be in trouble.
This story actually got me worried. Glad nothing bad happened though!
I came home from my girlfriends house at like 11:30 on my bike and my garage door was half open half closed like stuck. It didnt close fully when I left and my door that leads to the garage was also unlocked. I was home alone and it was the most scared I've ever been.
Holy crap, the atmosphere of this game is top tier.
I haven't been so scared to watch Mark playing a game for a long time.
It's so scary because it can happen without warning
Mark's voice is so soothing
Idk
Yep
@26 Mic I did not die from laughter from watching your videos
11:01
Bro this bots are crazy
3:19 I give the game devs credit here. That is a well stocked and detailed fridge. All made for you to throw the Lasagna on the floor. Adds flavor
My partner also commented on the fridge detail
@@Mor1adim nice!
@@Mor1adim cool
Jumpscare Timestamps:
10:25 mark opens the front door (really loud and very sudden)
16:15 man at the door thru the window. (not a jumpscare but i did jump a little because of mark’s reaction and the sound)
17:40 continuous doorbells, more like stressful
19:07 silent but sudden, the door parent’s opens
jack when playing: i totally get the sleep schedule thing
mark: damn your sleep schedule IS messed up
List of Jumpscares/Scary Moments:
(Each time stamp is 1-3 seconds before the jumpscare)
10:23 (Major) Jumpscare from man at the door
16:15 (Minor) Man at the window
17:08 (Minor) Sound of glass shattering from the man breaking in through the window
19:06 (Minor) Intruder opens a door in the house, causing Mark to yell
Hope this helps anyone that is more sensitive like myself! Tell me if there are any other timestamps I should add.
Appreciated!
So glad I found this comment at 10:21 so I could prepare myself 😅
Thank you!
Thank you! I was looking for this list so glad someone posted it. Hope people likes it so it goes further up
The premise is so basic and unoriginal yet it is executed so perfectly, along with the fact that this can and does happen to people in real life makes it so much more scary. The unsettling atmosphere couldn’t have been done better imo. This terrified me more than most of the big blockbuster supernatural horror games.
I would say it’s simplicity is what makes it unique - it doesn’t need any massive lore drops, it’s just a horrifying experience which could happen to anyone, as it’s the most realistic type of horror as it’s actually plausible
@@manio_e If I'm not mistaken, that's sort of what fears to fathom is about. It's in the name of the game, "fears to fathom" is about presenting to us real fears for us to understand.
That's what makes analog horror so scary it's because its something you recognize but scary
(This isnt analog horror, I dont want to confuse anyone)
Most definitely this. I love the execution of atmosphere in this game with the other people you can see starting with just people walking by on the street to someone just standing in your driveway, then someone just hanging out on your porch. I also think the simplicity on the models of people does a good job adding atmosphere, it reminds of those other horror games that use graphics that would be compared to a Playstation 1 game.
Can't wait for Mark to play the second, much longer game of these series.
This game comes off as so simple yet the atmosphere is so terrifying which is something that I don’t feel a lot with the horror games mark usually plays
The fact that he didn’t see the guy go up the stairs made this way scarier
I WAS LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO COMMENT ON THIS!
*MARK'S NIECE IS IN HELL LMAO BECAUSE MY VIDEOS ARE BETTER THAN GAYIPLIER'S!*
@@Волшебник-ч2у reported
@@Lexazilla Yeah, keep doing that. Those accounts have been getting on my nerves, you can't go into a single fucking comment section without seeing them.
Was there even anything the first time? I tried rewinding and rewatching the first TV scene but couldn't see anything.
EDIT: I'm more astonished by the fact he missed the open back door TWICE. another edit: oh no wait I'm just an idiot the door just looks like that lol
Mark repeatedly opening every outside door he saw really gave me anxiety lmao
He really tryna flabbergast us 🖤😔
the thing i LOVE about this game, is its not some random horror thing that is jumpscaring you immediately, its not some outrageous situation like "your car broke down and you have to go into this creepy broken down house in the middle of nowhere to find parts for it." its an actual situation that people think about almost every single day. the horror is the fact that this COULD happen to you at any moment, and that this is something that happens to others nearly every day. the real horror is that you can picture yourself in this situation. the fear of not knowing what to do, and the fear that you may seriously die doing said thing. thats why i love horror games like this one, its a basic and easy route for a story, but its hits too close to home to not get you scared to keep playing the video. if it were not for me watching someone play, i would've closed the game. but thank you lots for playing this, i loved it.
19:57 EXACTLY Mark! That's exactly what happens, and would have happened to you if you tried going downstairs then
about three minutes in and this atmosphere freaks me out so much, the game seems to be well made
Having watched Jack's Playthrough of this already has me pre-anxious, especially since being home alone with the thought of an intruder is already one of my biggest fears
Mark: "Is there a computer?"
Also Mark: *Texting on a cellphone and watching TV*
The scariest thing about this game is probably the god damn patience of that guy
A determined criminal is pretty scary ngl.
This game feels like you came across a persons life that you weren’t supposed to see. Creepy.
11:20 "WHAT WAS THAT" *eats lasagna "Was that a shadow?"
I love how mark is the first person I've seen to actually go outside before there is any reason to do so xD
Astralspiff did as well, he also left all the doors open to "let the cat back in" lol
@@bunnyben87 lol. I'm here from spiff as well. Found out about this game from his channel
I was constantly opening front doors and crouched just like Marki.
Some of the youtubers did
i opened the front door when he was there cuz i didnt know what else to do lol it scared me so bad
For those hiding in the comment section, there is only one true jumpscare at 10:25 in the video. Every other "scare" in the game is the game building up tension, but no sudden loud noises or flashing lights. Happy watching!
Thank you you're a lifesaver
Ty I was terrified of a jump scare lol
tysm
thank u so much
It was so scary when Paula rang the door because you knew she was out there and that you'd be safe if you got to her, but in order to do that you would have to sneak by the killer.
I love how this was supposed to be terrifying, and mark just goes out of the house to check if theres somebody there and goofing aroundXD
I must agree with Mark. This game was very unnerving. It established the setting well and gave you comfort and slowly took it away by making you guess what can happen, but never telling you when or if. Long story short, you kinda understood what the danger was, but had you guessing what was safe and what wasn't.
Well said 👏🏻