History Franchise / SilentHill

** Before the end boss in SH3, Heather notices some old dolls in Alessa's bedroom and remarks that one of their names is Scarlet.

** The concept of Silent Hill itself 9in the movie version) is originally based off of the real-life ghost town of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centralia,_Pennsylvania Centralia, Pennsylvania]], which was abandoned after the coal mines beneath the town were accidentally set on fire.

** The plot of the fourth game and The Arcade are based around minor articles from the second game about Walter Sullivan and The Baroness.

** The concept of Silent Hill itself is originally based off of the real-life ghost town of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centralia,_Pennsylvania Centralia, Pennsylvania]], which was abandoned after the coal mines beneath the town were accidentally set on fire.

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* RoadRunnerPC: Outdoor segments are a breeze, as enemies aren't particularly speedy. The most irksome ones are the air screamers, the only (to-date) airborne enemies, and difficult to outrun.

** ''SilentHillHomecoming'' pulled a ''ResidentEvil4'' and, according to some critics, somewhat switched to an Action Horror gameplay style by increasing the emphasis on the combat.

* PaintingTheFourthWall: Along with providing telephone voiceover via the Wii Remote's speaker, Harry's in-game cell phone's battery meter in ''Shattered Memories'' will match the Remote's current charge.

** SilentHillTheArcade can end with the BigBad flying away in a UFO and one of the heroes giving chase in a [[ShoutOut Vic]] [[{{Gradius}} Viper]]... zooming out to Robbie, [[PaintingTheFourthWall playing on an emulator]].

*** [spoiler:WordOfGod via the game's director claims that Cybil living is the true ending. So this is either averted or played straight depending on which WordOfGod you subscribe to.]]

** Harry's offscreen [[SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome death]] in the third game and a few of the instant deaths that happen to Heather.

* NoCommunitiesWereHarmed: The movie's foggy setting is inspired by the real-life town of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centralia,_Pennsylvania Centralia, Pennsylvania]]. The whole community of Centralia was mostly abandoned decades ago when the coal mines beneath the town were accidentally set on fire. To this day, smoke billows up from the ground and scientists estimate that the mines will continue to burn for at least another 500 years. Even the local highway, PA Route 61, has been closed down due to the mine fires cracking through the asphalt.

** The concept of Silent Hill itself is originally based off of the real-life ghost town of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centralia,_Pennsylvania Centralia, Pennsylvania]], which was abandoned after the coal mines beneath town were accidentally set on fire.

* NoCommunitiesWereHarmed: The movie's foggy setting is inspired by the real-life town of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centralia,_Pennsylvania Centralia, Pennsylvania]]. The whole community of Centralia was mostly abandoned decades ago when the coal mines beneath the town were accidentally set on fire. To this day, smoke billows up from the ground and scientists estimate that the mines will continue to burn for at least another 500 years. Even the local highway, PA Route 61, has been closed down due to the fires cracking through the asphalt.

* NoCommunitiesWereHarmed: The movie's foggy setting is inspired by the real-life town of Centralia, Pennsylvania. The whole community of Centralia was mostly abandoned decades ago when the coal mines beneath the town were accidentally set on fire. To this day, smoke billows up from the ground and scientists estimate that the mines will continue to burn for at least another 500 years. Even the local highway, PA Route 61, has been closed down due to the fires cracking through the asphalt.

* NoCommunitiesWereHarmed - The movie's foggy setting is inspired by the real-life town of Centralia, Pennsylvania, a town mostly abandoned decades ago when a fire started burning beneath the town. To this day, smoke burns out from the ground.

Along with ''ResidentEvil'', it is considered one of the defining examples of the SurvivalHorror genre, and is famous for the high quality of its story and background music.

The Silent Hill games have largely dealt with the repercussions of that cult's actions, including the existence of multiple "layers" of the town itself. The normal town is an average American tourist attraction. On another level, it is long-abandoned and empty, save for the lost and damned who stumble onto its streets. On deeper levels, it is a crumbling ruin, or the full-fledged Otherworld: a burning, rusty {{hell}}.

* InfantImmortality: Averted to hell and back.

* NothingIsScarier

* ''Silent Hill: Revelation'' (movie sequel) (2012, upcoming)

** The ''Silent Hill HD Collection'' for the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 features ports of SilentHill2 and SilentHill3. It has however, caught a bit of flak from both fans and the original developers, for changing the look and feel of the games too much.

* AndIMustScream: Several of the monsters, particularly the humanoid ones. ''Silent Hill 2'' is pretty much dominated by these guys; Even Pyramid head, the most invincible of the bunch, was animated to suggest great pain under his helmet.

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: In quite a few places. Of noteworthy mention is Pyramid Head, who eventually gets a ''long, jagged spear'' with which to ''penetrate'' his ''victims''. [[spoiler:He goes on to ''penetrate'' Maria.]])