So is it really a true story?

Since the words, "The following story is based on true events." flashed across my screen, I've been wondering -- could a true story really include rain showers of teeth?

Like the season's theme, whether or not it is a true story remains shrouded in mystery. The statement could simply refer to the season's dramatically different format -- which mimicks a Lifetime TV or Investigation Discovery special, complete with talking heads and dramatic re-enactments. The storytelling method Murphy and his team have chosen this year, points to the 'true story' dramas which have come to embody current narratives of American crimes, or horrors.

The statement could also be an ode to the true happenings of the Roanoke colony, whose disappearance occurred in the 1600's. Interestingly enough, the auctioneer says the house was built sometime in the 1800's, a good two centuries after John White returned to a deserted colony. More on that later!

I'm leaning towards a definitive NO, for the story actually being based in reality, but the story still is based in reality. Yes, you read that right, the fake American Horror Story reality, of course.

It seems like despite prior theories about this season being an anthology within an anthology were wrong; however, it will indeed be a show within a show. Season 6 of American Horror Story is officially titled, American Horror Story: Roanoke -- yet every time we cut to commercial during the episode, a logo for "My Roanoke Nightmare" appeared on the screen.

That being said, Roanoke, North Carolina is a real place -- but we have confirmation that the old farmhouse is not. In fact, it was built especially for the season, in a secluded forest in California. So there you have it, in real life -- it's not true, in AHS life, it is true.