

His other stories are real, though, and his family really doesn't like them.

At the end it is revealed that the whole game is just his imagination. Imagination: His horror stories are scattered throughout the game. Their similarity is probably the reason, Dale takes Ethan's side throughout the events of the game. They both have their secret bases - the mines and the Vandegriff house - where they pursue these hobbies because of this. Like Father, Like Son: Both Dale and Ethan have creative tendencies - Dale is an unsuccessful inventor, Ethan writes stories - that the rest of their family is not understanding or supportive of.Kill It with Fire: How he dies in real life.Paul Prospero's reason for existing is to find him and help him accept this. Dead All Along: He burns to death after his mother accidentally lights the Vandergriff house on fire.
