<P> Presented as a paranormal documentary series titled My Roanoke Nightmare in the first half of the season , the story follows a married couple whose experiences are reenacted by actors . Shelby ( Lily Rabe ) and Matt Miller ( André Holland ) move from Los Angeles , California , to a house in North Carolina following a brutal assault which left Matt temporarily hospitalized and caused Shelby to have a miscarriage . As soon as the couple settles into their new home , located on a farmstead in rural North Carolina where the Roanoke Colony settled after their infamous disappearance , strange and paranormal occurrences begin to haunt them and Matt 's sister , Lee Harris ( Adina Porter ) . In the five - episode documentary , Shelby is portrayed by the extravagant English actress Audrey Tindall ( Sarah Paulson ) , Matt by the conceited Dominic Banks ( Cuba Gooding Jr . ) and Lee by the alcoholic Monet Tumusiime ( Angela Bassett ) . </P>
<P> Presented as a paranormal documentary series titled My Roanoke Nightmare in the first half of the season , the story follows a married couple whose experiences are reenacted by actors . Shelby ( Lily Rabe ) and Matt Miller ( André Holland ) move from Los Angeles , California , to a house in North Carolina following a brutal assault which left Matt temporarily hospitalized and caused Shelby to have a miscarriage . As soon as the couple settles into their new home , located on a farmstead in rural North Carolina where the Roanoke Colony settled after their infamous disappearance , strange and paranormal occurrences begin to haunt them and Matt 's sister , Lee Harris ( Adina Porter ) . In the five - episode documentary , Shelby is portrayed by the extravagant English actress Audrey Tindall ( Sarah Paulson ) , Matt by the conceited Dominic Banks ( Cuba Gooding Jr . ) and Lee by the alcoholic Monet Tumusiime ( Angela Bassett ) . </P>
where is the house located in american horror story roanoke
where is the house located in american horror story roanoke
North Carolina
North Carolina