really glad Jack touched on how it may hit certain audiences differently as it's from a female's perspective (trust me, a lot of women fear for their lives every time they leave the house because shit like this happens)

Jack's decisions in these horror games has clearly dictated him as "That one guy who dies first in horror movies"

for those who don’t know: when joe was telling the protagonist that they were making “goofy sounds” it’s because the guy inside the closet was taking advantage of her while she was drugged and it’s so disturbing

Woman who has been drugged, raped, and robbed before-this s*** is legitimately terrifying and happens in real life probably more than you’d like to think. Everyone stay safe 😢

It's interesting how this game subverts your expectations, like how the guy who gives you a ride seems like he will be a killer, but he's actually probably the best guy in the story

Other people have said it many times, but realistic horror stories are so much scarier than supernatural ones. The idea of getting drugged in an isolated place is WAY more horrifying than a ghost hitchhiker.

I was tipped off that the coffee wasn't right because none of the coffees had prices, but the vending machine he got the energy drink from did

Out of all the scary things Sean has encountered in his years of gameplay, being drugged (as a female character) was the most shocking and terrifying. My mouth literally dropped when he said, “the keys are backward!” *shudder*

For those who might've missed it, this is the full explaination of this story : - The white van you saw at the gas station has been following you from the very begining, you can see it drove past you at the start and most likely they noticed us and followed us to the gas station. We can see it later on too ( i forgot when that was ) - The guy(s) ? In the white van messed with our main character car battery while we were in the store, causing it to flickering and eventually shut down. - The guy in the RED car was also the bad guy. You first saw him when u leave the gas station, he was driving right infront of u. As soon as he saw our car started malfuctioning, he zoomed off knowing that we can't catch up with him. And then afterwards he stopped to set up those 2 logs that were blocking the road ( Most pp won't noticed it but it was the only car that was driving infront of us, after that car drove off suddenly there're 2 big fk logs on the road. If he wasn't the guy setting it up then how the hell did he get through it ? ) - You can see the RED car again at the motel, it parked right infront of room 4, the room that sits right next to the drugged coffe machine. Again confirming that he's involed in all of this - When you led Joe to the coffe machine, you can noticed 2 things : the trunk of the red car's open, probably preparing to stuff us in. And the guy sneak out of our room ( already seen in the video ) - You can spot him creeping outside the window at certain time, one time he's just standing there, the other time is when he took pictures of us ( flashing light from a camera ) and when he knocked the door asking to let him in ( he'll noticed you looking at him shortly after ) -After being drugged he snuck into your closet and stayed there til you leave the room trying to look for the coffe machine - You can't find the White Van at the Motel, only the red car, so I'm pretty sure that there're more than 1 person involed in this. They specifically lured you into that motel ( i don't know why don't they just snap at out mc when she got out of the car to moved the logs ) but my theory is that they're a bunch of creeps/human trafficing groups or drug dealers. - Edit : turns out you can actually spot the white van at the Motel place. All you have to do was follow the guy that snuck out of our room when we were with Joe, he'll led you to a place behind the motel where you can see the white van parked there behind the fence, cool and creepy detail. - There're no super natural things like that guy in the store said, all those people went missing because they were either kidnapped, or killed by those guys i was talking about earlier. - Jason and Joe knew what was going on, they just dont say it out loud. Jason warned you about those "things" which obviously referring to those bad guys, he even knew that they were the reason why her car broke down. - Joe warned you not to wake up other customers, my theory is : That motel were the bad guys lair used for drugs/ human trafficing/.. etc, he's warning us not to caused too much attention. He knew what was going on and was trying to protect us ( Telling us there's medicine we can take and later beat the hell out of that creepy guy ) - But at the same time Joe don't want any troubles so he insisted not calling the cops despite of what happened ( the gangs that was oprerating there will most likely hurt him if he might've done that ). => In conclusion, the area where our mc traveled through is a shitty place with high crimes rate. (Drugs, human trafficing, ... ) the locals there knew about it but they couln't do anything beside telling people who drive through here to be careful, maybe hitchhiking was also a method used by them to bait people. P/s : i've always wonder where the hell did the coffe machine goes after we drank from it, but i'm gonna assumed the white van might have come and pick it up, or it was moved into that guy room. ( it was true that the white van came and pick it up, you can see it parked behind one of the buildings ) - P/s 2 : There're 2 possibilities =One : that creepy guy(s) ? Belongs to a very shady criminal organization that held responsible for various missing cases of people. =Two : He's a serial killers that works alone or with his partner(s) ? Because he cant be driving the white van and the red car and be in 2 places at the same time. I think it's unlikely that this theory is true. + Either way, our mc just walked away from some very fuked up shit that we can't even imagine, all the things we saw here's just the surface.

In this episode of fears to fathom: Jack texts and drives, forgets to get gas after paying for it, and once again opens a door that definitely kills him

I realized that Tommy says the phone doesn't work when you first enter the room, but after you get roofied, the phone rings. I get the feeling that they called on purpose to see if you will pick up and answer, to know if you're awake and they can't come back into the room and take advantage of you. That makes me upset.

the bit at the beginning where the narrator says "monsters truly are real. and every single one of them looks just like you and me." added SO much to the realistic horror/immersion for me. that sense of dread we feel as she's reflecting on what happened, and we don't know which person(s) are the monster(s) she's talking about. also the fact that the motel front desk guy had anti-roofie medication already in the room,,,,,,,, how often does this happen here?

I’m CONVINCED this man will open the door to anyone in any situation. Both episodes first thing he does is swing the door open without any knowledge of anything.

Its so strange how barely anyody picked up on or commented on the fact that after she was drugged and someone was in the room, she was questioned about making "goofy noises." Someone definitely took advantage of her while she was unconscious and being that it was never directly said makes it so much scarier to me, because the character herself doesn't know it happened.

The microphone being detected in-game is one of my all time favorite things in horror games ever! It forces you to be immersed!

I like that Sean said he liked the first ending he got. This is a way to really shed light on the fact that a lot of the times, victims don’t get away. This is a reality for a lot of people, and to make it seem like you can just “do all the right things” like hide in the closet rather than the bathroom makes it seem like it’s a game. Call the cops the minute this starts. Don’t take your chances or play their games.

As a woman, this has been the scarier of the games so far. Being kidnapped, harassed, or worse while traveling alone is one of my greatest fears, and I think one that a lot of other women share. It's the sad reality of living in this society. Edit: people seem to misunderstand what I mean by "or worse". I'm referring to SA.

Fun how he makes the very choices that are practically the worst choices to make. Like opening the door after he saw someone just walk past it.

I’m glad that I’ve generally felt safe walking alone as a woman, but I’ve had times where I’ve been creeped out because I’m in an unfamiliar area and I’m very isolated from anyone, or I’ve had guys follow me. A good rule of thumb is to have someone with you when you’re in more dodgy areas or isolated areas wheres there’s not much light

36:37 there was an ad for me just before the jumpscare so it just freezeframed on the guy hiding around the corner and then started talking about wendys frostys lol.

Sean: 'You're awful people' Car in front: 'He does not deserve our assistance'

"please open the door... I need help" me: of course he's not going to open the damn door. Jack: *opens door* me: ... are you suicidal?

"nobody every gets through a bridge like this cleanly" pewdiepie: 👁️👁️

Even just coming back to this months later, this never fails to get me. Yes, the first one was hella scary, but there's certain things you can do to gain the upper hand; you're in familiar territory after all, and there's ways you can reach out to people you can rely on. Being in an unknown place, somewhere pretty isolated, with a couple people you don't know a thing about? As a female, that's such a bad idea, and there were so many red flags going off as Seán played, that honestly, the thought of something paranormal being a concern at the start was almost nice. Obviously, these things can happen to guys too, but the fact that it seems to be such a universal fear for females...ugh, it sends shivers everywhere. And as a few others have commented, there's a good chance she was assaulted and can't recall it happening (the "goofy noises" Joe mentioned) which just adds to the horror of it. Just makes me sick knowing there's people out there that do shit like that.

It’s sad to think that she may have been sexually assaulted when she was drugged especially if they were already in her room hiding in the closet. Who knows what they did to her while she was out and then he mentioned she was making “goofy” noises….

Sean: "That blows my mind you can drive 12 hours across America" *Everyone in Texas collectively laughs as you haven't even left the state yet*

this one is horrifying as an AFAB person, this girl was 100% assaulted while drugged and didnt even know it :( and it happens all the time and to any of us. cant travel alone, cant go out after dark, cant be too trusting or too friendly because then thats an invitation. love this game, hope the woman in the story has healed and is safe

my favourite thing about sean's content is that he'll be playing a horror game that he knows is going to scare him but still does his silly little jennifer coolidge impression

Fun fact: this game is very changeable. Every little action you do can change some dialogue and events. Like if you pay for fuel but don't put some in and leave it would say as you leave the station "I didn't put the gas in the car" And the reason you would breakdown would be because of no fuel instead of a tree. Cool little details like that are so awsome in horror games.

Now _this_ is horror done right. Almost no jumpscares, but terrifying nonetheless. Also, I personally preferred this episode over the first one because this one has a lot more variables and unknowns, meaning that you never know where the next scare will be coming from. In the first episode, it’s just a guy breaking into your house, and that’s it.

I love love love Sean and his videos crack me up-but this game was so close to something that happened in real life I was bawling by the end. Take care of the women in your life, this shit is real

I like how the first half of the story makes you believe that this is going to be a monster or a ghost story. Then it turns into the all too real horror of creepy humans doing creepy things.

As a woman, this was definitely the scarier episode. The panic of being alone in a place you aren’t familiar with and feeing threatened is way too real. Also, super cool that the game accurately captured the female perspective on this!

Everyone's commenting on how scary this game is, meanwhile there's me realising he just shoplifted a bag of dog food

The first episode was Sean's biggest fear, and this episode was my biggest fear. The sad thing is that these are very real fears and with the way society is today, you will never get over them. They will always be there, no matter how old you get, how many weapons you have or how many friends you have around you. You always fear someone is going to hurt you one day, and it sucks.

I love this anthology of everyday horror. The first episode was like, adult fear or basic human fear, now we have literally every woman's nightmare: am I in danger from these strange men, will I be safe alone here, is someone going to take advantage of me while I'm traveling alone. There's a reason we do things like walk with our keys in our knuckles and travel in groups, obviously, but the fear is so ingrained as instinct even if you've never been assaulted. It's terrifying how being afraid of the opposite sex in certain everyday circumstances is so normalized for us, and it's nice to see a game try to portray that sickening fear.

I love all of Jacks little voices he does. He could honestly be a good voice actor

As a female, this episode was much scarier in my opinion. There’s always that small part of me that is skeptical of drinks being drugged, and talking to the wrong people at the wrong time. The flash through the blinds is what really got me because growing up I was always told to close my blinds at night by my Dad without really knowing the real reason why.. then I grew up. I’m glad this story could’ve opened up some new perspectives to some. Hope you continue this series ❤️❤️

I love how he whispers to be quiet, and immediately moves right next to his mic so it's just as loud as if he talked regularly

Possibly my favorite part about this episode of the game was that they literally put a microphone feature whenever the mc was hiding. This just puts it into even more perspective on what it's like to be in a situation like this and it's fucking horrifying. You can even see the horror on jacks face (and mine lol) when the guy started breaking in and looking around the room

Jack - "the killers are right outside" Also Jack - *immediately opens door*

The first episode scared the donkey right out of me when he opened the door I'm excited for this one keep it coming jack I like me a good scare

Just so you know, Sean, it’s a 26hr drive from here (Maine) to Texas, which are two of the farthest apart states *ON* the country.

“monsters do truly exist, and they look like just you and me” that’s eerie considering how this plays out 😰

I get the fear of having someone in your house, but as a woman this one peaked my anxiety. I feel like I've been closer to situations like these more times than I would think, even the way the other characters talk to the protagonist is so relatable. But definitely, the key to a good horror is to create a sense of safety and "known" to make the player comfortable and then break it ruthlessly.

As a woman, this was TERRIFYING. Being alone and in a sketchy area is a very real thing that has occurred to me and many others and this episode captures it so perfectly

As a guy who transitioned late into my life, I had multiple encounters like this back when I still looked like a "pretty lady" and one that my family even orchestrated by compromising my safety and privacy by telling my STALKER where I worked and where I lived hoping that the guy assaulting me would magically turn me straight/cis. The guy even had a buddy along with him in his car to follow me home and wait for my car to get stuck in a snow drift after I worked the night of a really bad ice storm and coincidentally they both jumped out of their car as soon as it was clear I was stuck. If I hadn't locked my doors and hadn't been in my driveway and my grandma hadn't come outside I don't know what could have happened. My grandma was completely ignorant of the situation I was in and invited the guy into our house and made the bastard a cup of hot cocoa while his friend conveniently took the car somewhere and left no other option than for him to be inside my fucking house. Apparently once the guy realized nothing was going to happen, he called the friend and he immediately showed up from around the corner where he was just... Waiting for the signal to come back. Didn't even leave. To this day I don't fucking talk to my family because without fail every time I expressed my horrendous amount of discomfort and anger at these encounters they would downplay the seriousness of what happened and accuse me of being rude for not "giving the guy a chance" despite it being public record that the guy was a fucking rapist.

Seán silently yelling 'shut the fuck up, I swear to god' and pointing violently at the camera sent me✋😭😂 bc you can just so clearly tell what he's saying, it's so funny😂

Gotta love the dialogue in this game. “Locals say the Norwood Valley monster had torn them up and hung them upside down on trees” “Cool.”

As a woman, I never EVER travel alone. This game directly, absolutely, specifically, expertly, decribes the fear I have traveling by car. I will only roadtrip with company that I KNOW. Family, SO, close friends. There is no telling what will happen when you are surrounded by strangers. It plays hand and hand with the Home Alone episode. Thank god for security systems! But, anyway.. This is an amazing game/game series! Please, play more!

I love the fact that Sean instantly started driving on the left side of the road, like irl😂 and the scream of horror when oncoming traffic almost hit him😂

I'm guessing their was 3 hiding places. Under the bed, Bathroom, and Closet.

Please continue this series, I love it because it’s story that could have really happened. And that’s horrific

Personally, as a female viewer this shit scares me the most, not to mention how I conveniently go on long car trips to get to my parents every once and again. I can get Jack’s fear of someone breaking in your house, but the thought of being in the middle of nowhere with a creep gives me the heebie jeebies

I will never understand why Jack’s first “survival instinct” when he feels threatened in a situation like this one or in the last one is to go out to where the people who want to harm him are. Like, when the picture was snapped outside the window and Jack just immediately goes for the front door, I could literally feel my own body tense up as I felt like I was watching him accept an invitation to death!

I love this chapter so much. One of my favorite parts are when players walk into the closet and realize that their mic is being recorded. I love their reactions.

I like how Joe changes his demeanor - like to her it's weird and he's being hostile. But I think when he sends her back and tells her about the meds, he realizes what's probably happened. After all, when she hides, Joe gets there pretty fast [all things considered] and gets the guy. So he probably does give her something to counter the drugging. And probably knows exactly what's going on based on the room you think the machine is next to. etc etc. One of those things where it's like "Was he in on it and was like "Not this one idiot" or was he sick of this crap happening?" or had he been made aware of similar happening and stepped in.

See, the scary thing is that the log thing absolutely does happen. People block the road and then attack you when you try to unblock it. They rob you like it’s the 1800s, which is why it’s important to travel with others when you go long distances.

The add break happened RIGHT as the first shriek of the jumpscare started. Saved me from a heart attack

I'm re-watching this and I can't believe this is almost a year ago, it feels like it came out only a few month ago. Love you jack ❤

6:04 scariest part of this video is that Jack answered "Yes" when asked by a stranger if he's going somewhere alone

I love the contrast. Gab drives slowly, stays in her lane, stops to read texts. Meanwhile, Jack dies in the first 3 minutes of the game, very entertaining! Love you both!

A stranger in the house is a lot scarier to me. My mom and step-dad left me home alone (which is in the middle of the woods) when I was 14 for a week while they went on their honeymoon. They didn't want me missing the last 3 days of school before spring break. I didn't tell my mom but i was terrified. I checked the house obsessivly to make sure I was alone, triple checked all the locks, had my phone on hand at all times, and slept in the living room so that I would be equal distance to an exit from any part of the house. I had never slept so light in my life, and now whenever I hear a door open it wakes me up unless I'm sleeping really hard. I think it cured my sleep walking though 🙃

Oh bless you Sean. Driving from Augusta Maine to San Diego California is, without any stopping or breaks, roughly a 50 hour drive.

jack: "From left to right, Ireland is like, a 4 hour drive" me living in the center of texas: "Ah yes, to the store and back"

This is the fear that every woman has when she goes anywhere alone. I never will solely because of being afraid that I could get kidnapped/roofied/etc and I really appreciate that jack acknowledged that

This is possibly the only video where coffee is mentioned without an advertisement for Top O' The Mornin' Coffee

love it when he says "OH OWAHUU" whenever he gets a text message 😂 4:39

Jack: “no one ever gets through a bridge like this cleanly” Pewdiepie: “I can confirm”

On a random note it really shows the difference in the fear each gender feels in the fact that when the man asked "you going to the bridge by yourself" my immediate thought is you never ever tell anyone you are going somewhere alone, and if you can don't tell them where you are going either. Jack pressing "yes why?" so nonchantly really hit, not only did he tell that man he's alone but he's confirmed where he's going to be 💔 idk if that is the kind of horror game this is but thats my Instinct

"Why yes banana is my favorite color of the alphabet" I spit my drink all over my bed. Laundry time/10

I love your commentary so much! Its amazingly balanced between humor and understanding the scariness of these situations. I also really enjoyed that small bit at 22:16. It had me cracking up!! Thank you to your editor too, he's doing great work!!!!

This was so scary, being a woman and in this situation all ALONE. I would have thought that was my last night alive after that coffee.

As a woman, this one was absolutely toe curling. I’m so impressed at how the devs managed to capture two completely different fears in such a real and raw way. Horror video games rarely freak me out but the reality and subtlety of these make the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. Very, very well done!!

When the headlights started turning off and on, the thought really set in that this story is real and is horrifying to think about happening. Imagine seeing someone walk away from your car as you exit a random gas station and get into an unmarked van and just leave. Or imagine drinking coffee from an otherwise normal coffee machine and waking up god knows how long later having no idea what happened. It wouldn't be as scary in any degree (at least in my opinion) if the thought of "this is real" wasn't in my head the entire time.

the fact that the logs in the road is actually a kidnapping tactic.

For my lads out there that has pretty bad anxiety, these are the timestamps for the massive jumpscares: 23:25 36:36 41:11 Now enjoy the video!

A real woman went through this. These things happen even though they're so hard to believe. As a young female, this was absolutely terrifying. Not all men for sure but it really is all women.

I remember watching this when it came out last year, so glad episode 3 finally came out

For me, the first one was definitely scarier, this one was just unsettling. My biggest fear would probably be getting stuck in the woods while being followed, or being stranded at sea, or just working at an oil rig.

I loved this, all the little casual sexism put in the dialogues is just so realistic. I think Jack is right that women probably feel this fear more, I was cat called, followed and bugged more than once when I was young and had to take the train alone to get to high school. I was a kid and that is still the scariest shit happened to me, it was like having a target. We shouldn't be considered brave for going out by ourselves ffs.

And this why I always say, humans are 100x scarier than any supernatural, sci-fi, alien or fantasy evil. That's definitely what makes this game so chilling. Because the stories aren't even hard to believe; they're guaranteed to have happened.

I think the game creators should consider adding Sean's voice recordings into the game, they are so good 😂

At 40:11 I keep trying to read his lips, but all I can come up with is 'inane fucking glasses' and...I don't think that's right.

I think the scariest part for me in this one was not knowing who to trust. Who was in on it, who had good intentions, who had bad intentions? It felt like I had to look over my shoulder every few seconds in this one having so many possible culprits. The first one, as far as we know, had the one bad guy and we kind of knew his end game. Both are just so so good

Can we just appreciate how Jack reversed his camera when he got drugged and everything in the game was backwards. The dedication

42:09 W Joe honestly

WHY was the jennifer coolige impression so spot on

This episode of the game reminded me of what my sister's friend had once told us while visiting years ago. A girl she knew of about 20 years old was also once driving alone through a forest at night, and found the road blocked by a small tree. When she got out to remove the tree from the road a car had caught up with her from behind. After getting back in the car and moving on, the car behind her drove very close behind, shining the headlights into the girls car. Scared by this behavior and not knowing what to do, she drove around the town randomly but the car wouldn't go another way. The girl finally called her mom to call the cops, telling her she kept being followed. When she arrived at her home the cops were already there and everyone got out of their cars, even the person who had been following her so closely. The person turned out to be a lady who just so happened to see that a guy in a black hoodie had snuck into the girls car while she was removing the tree, and had hidden himself in the legroom in front of the rear seat. She had been shining her headlights into the girls car in the hope of scaring the man off from doing whatever he was planning. The cops went on to open the girls car, and arrested the man who was in possession of a pocket knife. It was assumed by the police that he was planning to rob her with it, but he could just as easily done worse if there was no one around to spot him.

I absolutely love these games, they're more tension horror than jumpscares. And that makes them so much more terrifying.

oh my god i was like “the coffee is free that’s so sketchy it’s probably drugged”

I knew exactly what story this was. This is a true horror story that came from Maine, a state in the U.S. I am officially creeped out that this was made into a game...

"It's okay, just don't murder me." Jack perfectly captured the mood of any woman forced to be alone with a male stranger.

god this is my worst fucking nightmare, that "pretty lady" line made me wanna puke and I was so anxious by the end of the video that I was broken out in hives lol. These devs really understand real world horror and how to make this shit awful to experience... Do it again!

This is so much more scary than most other horror games. It's so realistic and such a cool concept!

Jack these are infact real stories as scary as it is these happened to real people! Cant wait for the next episode by the way

Jack: I think this one's a bit longer. Yeah, 40 minutes. Also Jack: Manages to die after only 3 mins ...

I think more horror games should include the microphone thing, then we could really feel that we are in the same place as the character we play! It's a nice touche

Sean plays the next Fears To Fathom chapter, makes exactly the same mistake, and dies in exactly the same way. Can't wait for part 3! I wonder if he'll open a front door with a murderer behind it and get killed?

I have a fear of thing coming at me without me being able to do anything, not attacking specifically, more moving straight towards me at an unmanageable, unsettling speed that I can't fight back or run from, jump scares don't work on me, i just get this wave run through me, and unsettling creepy stuff makes me smile and want to carry on the experience and i really dont know why