A prequel, silent hill origins, hit the psp in 2007, closely followed by the global release of silent hill homecoming in 2008, shattered memories in 2009, and downpour in 2012. Silent hill 2 is a survival horror video game published by konami for the playstation 2 and developed by team silent, part of konami computer entertainment tokyo. The silent hill movies three layers of reality explained. The 2006 silent hill movie deviates considerably from this timeline and is considered an alternate universe in the. The point of all this isnt to bash on silent hill 2. These buddies are the first monsters we meet in silent hill 2. Some of the descriptions in this list are pretty gruesome though fairly tame next to the average fan fiction friday.
While they initially appear nearly identical to the lying figures seen in silent hill 2, they lack the feminine features of those creatures and seem to be trapped in a straightjacket of skin indicated by the notable folds and creases around their torsos as opposed to the lying figure, which is. List of silent hill monsters codex gamicus humanitys. The voice acting and dialogue does noticeably improve starting with silent hill 2. Top scariest silent hill monsters and what they symbolise. It stars radha mitchell, sean bean, laurie holden, deborah kara unger, kim coates, tanya allen, alice krige, and jodelle ferland. Fandom apps take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Theyre usually slow, but sometimes they take huge leaps and knock you down. A monster, the missionary liise keeling, kills douglas. Reason being that the creatures from silent hill are based on a persons sins, their moral failings. Own silent hill revelation february 12, 20 on bluray combo pack heather mason and. But it is to point out where it fails as a horror game. Theme of laura, white noiz, forest angelas theme, also heard combined with promise, etc. They have a huge wound on their chest which gives out a poisonous gas. If the monsters from silent hill were real, would humanity.
A sequel to the 2006 film silent hill, it stars adelaide clemens, kit harington, martin donovan, malcolm mcdowell and carrieanne moss, along with sean bean, deborah kara unger and radha mitchell returning from the previous film. Silent hill heaven the ultimate special place for silent. Downpour out this week and the hd collection releasing. The air screamers were inspired by memories of an illustration found in one of alessas favorite books, the lost world. Sep 24, 2001 8 days of horror silent hill 2 gamespot live. Just how do you top what many consider one of the best if not the best survival horror games ever in silent hill 2. Oct 18, 2019 the 10 scariest monsters in silent hill history, ranked. Konami takes you back to silent hill with remastered versions of two of the best and most influential survival horror games ever made, silent hill 2 and silent hill silent hill 2 is what i based my own life on. Image result for silent hill movie monsters silent hill nurse, silent. Through this horror series, there have been many sick and twisted creatures made for the soul purpose of scaring the player. Possibly due to their use in the silent hill film, the nurses have become something of a series icon. A muscular humanoid wearing what resembles a white butchers apron and rubber gloves, pyramid head gets its name from the rusty, pyramidshaped helmet fused to its head, with a single, small hole in the upper side.
And if its known for two things, its fog and horrifying, mindscarring. James sunderland fights her after climbing a length of scaffolding in the otherworld lakeview hotel. I wonder if there are more zombies in silent hill is a decent but average video gameadapted. Mary, for that matter, seems less a dedicated ill girl whose. But the movie was good although the story seems a bit awkward and the monsters look creepy to me. Mar 15, 2012 silent hills creepiest enemies and what they represent. Jan 23, 2016 through this horror series, there have been many sick and twisted creatures made for the soul purpose of scaring the player. Over the next 8 days, were playing some of your favorite horror games in.
Revelation is a 2012 psychological horror film, directed and written by m. Silent hill 2 appearence pyramid head makes his first appearance in silent hill 2, in the wood side apartments, standing behind a wall of bars, which separates him from james sunderland, and bearing a red aura. When her adoptive father disappears, sharon da silva is drawn into a strange and terrifying alternate reality that holds answers to the horrific nightmares that have plagued her since childhood. With adelaide clemens, kit harington, sean bean, carrieanne moss. The eerie and deserted ghost town of silent hill draws a young mother desperate to find a cure for her only childs illness. If the monsters from silent hill were real, would humanity be. Over the next 8 days, were playing some of your favorite horror games in celebration of halloween. For doom, they needed to come up with an interesting story to go with the monsters and goo. To celebrate the release of the surprisingly decent though technically broken silent hill. Just like the games that inspired it the silent hill movie features three different layers of reality heres how it works. The film is an adaptation of konamis 1999 video game silent hill. Figuredoll,mamegyorai limited edition silent hill 2 bubble head nurse 16 pvc statue,collectible listed at cdjapan.
In silent hill 2, pyramid head personifies james guilt over suffocating his wife, an act he does not recall until his time in silent hill. This timeline of events covers silent hill, silent hill 3 and silent hill. Contentsshow silent hill common enemies air screamer pterodactyllike creatures that fly close to the ground surface and travel around in packs. Revelation also has some new and familiar nightmares, but they look and act more like generic video game bosses or movie monsters rather than.
The straight jacket is inspired by the lying figure from silent hill 2. Heather returns to the real world and flees, unfortunately leaving her a suspect of douglas murder. Silent hills creepiest enemies and what they represent. Elements of silent hill 2, such as some of the monsters, have also been included in the film. Silent hill 2 monsters silent hill collection wiki guide ign. Monsters are not only few and far between but they are, lots of plot holes, so many eyerolling moments one after another. Pc ps2 ps3 ps4 psp silent hill silent hill 2 silent hill 3 wii xbox xbox 360. Silent hill is a decent but average video gameadapted movie. Theres more to team silents horrifying creatures than meets the eye.
It must be said i bought the playstation 2 just because of silent hill 2 in the same way i bought xbox 360 just for ace combat 6. It is the manifestation of angela oroscos hate towards her abusive father. Alternative character interpretation is james a monster who killed his wife because he didnt feel like taking care of her any more, an innocent man tortured by guilt, or a complex tragic character who was the instrument of marys assisted suicide. The film follows rose, who takes her adopted daughter, sharon, to the. Bubble head nurse silent hill 2 and homecoming the movie representation of the nurses closely resembles the bubble head nurse, including voluptuous figures, monstrous and disfigured faces, and suggestive clothing. Gans, who saw this film as the first installment of a series, is interested in returning to the franchise with an adaptation of silent hill 2, his favorite of the four current games. A pinnacle in gaming symbolism silent hill 2 is a classic narrative in terms of video games.
The 10 scariest monsters in silent hill history, ranked. Mar 29, 2011 the straight jacket is inspired by the lying figure from silent hill 2. Like the game series the silent hill movie features three layers of reality. Rose takes sharon to silent hill, a coal mining town that appears to be haunting the girl.
But at the same time, its also often the one thats overlooked. Jan 24, 2020 just like the games that inspired it the silent hill movie features three different layers of reality heres how it works. And that i played with a walkthrough available, as i wanted to discover the history almost like an interactive movie, and not spend too much time on combatpuzzles. Silent hill 2 does this the most with its own soundtrack, eg. List of silent hill monsters fictional characters wiki. Abstract daddy abstract daddy, also known as the doorman, is a creature james sunderland encounters in silent hill 2. In the survival horror genre, silent hill is iconic. Aug 29, 2016 i beat the first silent hill and moved on to silent hill 2 with no problems. Based on multiple playthroughs and research, weve compiled the following silent hill story explanation for you. Silent hill is a 2006 psychological horror film directed by christophe gans and written by roger avary, gans, and nicolas boukhrief. When james sunderland arrives in silent hill, he finds strange creatures roaming the empty, fogbound streets.
While they initially appear nearly identical to the lying figures seen in silent hill 2, they lack the feminine features of those creatures and seem to be trapped in a straightjacket of skin indicated by the notable folds and creases around their torsos as opposed to the lying figure, which is simply trapped in stretched skin. Im not a fan of the silent hill game series, feels too much the same as resident evil did. Silent hill arrived in 1999 and followed the main character searching the titular town to find his missing. He does not move or react to james in any way, but his presence does cause the radio to emit static. The 10 scariest monsters in silent hill history, ranked thegamer. A primary antagonist in silent hill 2, pyramid head may be the most wellknown enemy of the franchise. Silent hill 2 and the thread of tension retro spectives.
Revelation 3d, heather mason clemens and her father bean have been on the run, always one step ahead of dangerous forces that she doesnt fully understand. Silent hills monsters are drenched in tragic symbolism that only emphasizes the titular towns status as a living hell, and the first movie did a great job of bringing them to life while adding some new ones. Unable to accept the doctors diagnosis that her daughter should be. First appearing in silent hill 2, these creatures represented. List of silent hill monsters fictional characters wiki fandom. Silent hill revelation mannequin spider own it on bluray combo. Character the abstract daddy appears as two figures lying on a bed, covered in a blanket of putrid skin, with the two forms apparently. It was released in september 2001 as the second installment in the silent hill series.
For those who have not played a silent hill game, the series may simply come across as a survival horror game with creepy monsters. Or, perhaps, james is just a normal man who did a horrible thing. Theyre entirely set dressing for the film, but in the games they have the nasty tendency to come to life as monsters, especially in silent hill 2. Since this movie as stupid as it is, is a loose adaptation to silent hill 3, heather is basically alessa in human form, the person practically all the monsters and cultists of silent hill worships. The 12 most nightmareinducing silent hill monsters. These creatures are part of what make the series so compelling even when. Silent hill hd collection sony playstation 3, ps3 brand new see more. The video game has given players some of the most terrifying creatures ever, and we rank them.
On the way, they encounter motorcycle cop cybil laurie holden, who follows rose and sharon to silent hill. Following the success of capcoms resident evil games in the late 1990s that was a sudden rush of survival horror titles, including dino crisis and parasite eve. The second installment in the silent hill series, silent hill 2 centers on james sunderland, a widower who journeys to the town after receiving a letter from his dead wife informing him that she is waiting there for him. Disturbing stories behind the monsters in silent hill. Silent hill 3 arrived in 2003, then came the utterly unique premise of silent hill. These monsters are humanoid creatures trapped in a straightjacket, a straightjacket made of their own skin and flesh. Design inspirationfantasy monstermonster designarte horrorcreature concept. Revelation 3d, here are the 12 most nightmareinducing silent hill monsters. The resolution of the storyline is also significantly different. They react strongly to light and, while most of them wield scalpels, one is seen holding a pipe in the film. Outside of their tortuous appearances, what makes these formerly human monsters disturbing is how they embody the dark elements of alessas psyche. I loved the first silent hill and i am a long time fan of the franchise. Players assume the role of james, who receives a cryptic letter from his wife who has been dead for 3 years beckoning him to meet her in silent hill, a place. Silent hill 2 is considered the series crowning achievement for both its.
Heres the top silent hill monsters, and what they mean. The armless lying patient demon man figure attacks duration. This sequel is so cheesy and pretentious that in order to call itself a horror film there needs to be long quiet pauses followed by doors slamming or monsters. Silent hill 2 monsters silent hill collection wiki guide. For silent hill, they needed to take the usual silent hill style story and trim that sucker down, or at least simplify it. Join us for part 2 as we explore some of silent hills lesserknown monsters and take a look at what they each symbolise. The stories behind 5 of the most twisted monsters in silent hill. That is actually much harder to answer than one might think. Silent hill follows the nightmarish story of rose radha mitchell, whose daughter sharon jodelle ferland is a longtime sleepwalker pulled by a mysterious force. May 23, 2018 in konamis silent hill 3, we got what some fans feel was the last good silent hill game.
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