History Trivia / SilentHill

* NamesTheSame: Dahlia. She couldn't be any different from the game's Dahlia though.

*** In ''Downpour'', the prison transfer bus carrying Murphy Pendleton is seen bearing a Maine license plate, and a road sign bears the Interstate 95 logo, a highway that runs through and ends in Maine. Likewise, when Murphy is about to get on the bus, Anne Cunningham stops him. Her clipboard shows "Maine State Board of Corrections" on it. Interestingly, Stephen King's ''Literature/TheShawshankRedemption'' is cited as an inspiration for ''Downpour'', and its story is also set in Maine.

* ExecutiveMeddling: A fairly bizarre example. Creator/SeanBean was cast as Christopher because the studio felt that they needed a male presence in the film, hence why his scenes often seem so disconnected to the main story and rarely overlap. Ironically, had they simply kept Harry as the main protagonist and not changed him into [[DistaffCounterpart Rose]], this wouldn't have even been a problem.

* ExecutiveMeddling: The movie got hit hard by this. For starters, the script got sent back because the studio was afraid of backlash over the removal of [[SilentHill1 Harry Mason]]. This is why the film frequently cuts back to Chris in the real world, which was one of the most common criticisms among fans.

* ExecutiveMeddling: The movie got hit hard by this. For starters, the script got sent back because the studio was afraid of backlash over the removal of [[SilentHill: Harry Mason]]. This is why the film frequently cuts back to Chris in the real world, which was one of the most common criticisms among fans.

* ExecutiveMeddling: The movie got hit hard by this. For starters, the script got sent back because the studio was afraid of backlash over the removal of [[VideoGame/SilentHill: Harry Mason]]. This is why the film frequently cuts back to Chris in the real world, which was one of the most common criticisms among fans.

* ExecutiveMeddling: The movie got hit hard by this. For starters, the script got sent back because the studio was afraid of backlash over the removal of [[VideoGame/SilentHill1: Harry Mason]]. This is why the film frequently cuts back to Chris in the real world, which was one of the most common criticisms among fans.

* ExecutiveMeddling: The movie got hit hard by this. For starters, the script got sent back because the studio was afraid of backlash over the removal of [[SilentHill1: Harry Mason]]. This is why the film frequently cuts back to Chris in the real world, which was one of the most common criticisms among fans.

* ExecutiveMeddling: The movie got hit hard by this. For starters, the script got sent back because the studio was afraid of backlash over the removal of [[VideoGame/SilentHill Harry Mason]]. This is why the film frequently cuts back to Chris in the real world, which was one of the most common criticisms among fans.

* ExecutiveMeddling: The movie got hit hard by this. For starters, the script got sent back because the studio was afraid of backlash over the removal of [[SilentHill: Harry Mason]]. This is why the film frequently cuts back to Chris in the real world, which was one of the most common criticisms among fans.

* ExecutiveMeddling: The movie got hit hard by this. For starters, the script got sent back because the studio was afraid to back a movie without Harry Mason. This is why the film frequently cuts back to Chris in the real world, which was one of the most common criticisms among fans.

* ExecutiveMeddling: The movie got hit hard by this. For starters, the script got sent back because the studio was afraid to back a movie without a WhiteMaleLead. This is why the film frequently cuts back to Chris in the real world, which was one of the most common criticisms among fans.

* OldShame: On a meta level, the fandom has the Wiki Circumcision Incident. In late 2015, the ''Silent Hill'' [[TheWikiRule wiki]] saw an admin [[CreatorBreakdown go crazy]] to a degree that would rival some of the characters in the games. He [[FilibusterFreefall became obsessed with the subject of circumcision]], treating it as a form of male genital mutilation and [[ConspiracyTheorist part of a Satanic/Illuminati conspiracy]], rewriting several major pages to shoehorn in his theories about how the games are about exposing the evil of circumcision and the PowersThatBe who support it. When he was called out on his behavior, he doubled down on it and accused the rest of the wiki of being {{brainwashed}}, culminating in him demanding that another user (who was a mother) reveal whether or not she had 'mutilated' her son. It got to a point where [[http://www.relyonhorror.com/latest-news/circumcision-is-tearing-apart-the-silent-hill-wikia-maybe-avoid-it-for-now/ gaming]], [[http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3373665/3373665/ horror]], and even [[http://nymag.com/following/2015/12/video-game-site-oddly-fixated-on-circumcision.html mainstream media]] outlets started reporting on just how unhinged the wiki was becoming, leading the admin in question to be stripped of his powers, banned from the site, and all his edits reverted.

* ExecutiveMeddling: A fairly bizarre example. Creator/SeanBean was cast as Christopher because the studio felt that they needed a male presence in the film, hence why his scenes often seem so disconnected to the main story and rarely overlap. Ironically, had they simply kept Harry as the main protagonist and not changed him into [[DistaffCounterpart Rose]], this wouldn't of even been a problem.

* CreatorBreakdown: Implied to have happened with Creator/JodelleFerland for her portrayal as [[SatanicArchetype Dark]] [[CreepyChild Alessa]], albeit not permanently or fatally. It is reported that the writer Roger Avary apologized to Jodelle's parents for any mental trauma she may have incurred from playing the role.

* ExecutiveMeddling: A fairly bizarre example. Creator/SeanBean was cast as Christopher because the studio felt that they needed a male presence in the film, hence why his scenes often seem so disconnected to the main story and they rarely overlap. Ironically, if they simply had ''kept'' Harry as the main protagonist and not changed him into the [[DistaffCounterpart Rose]] character, this wouldn't have even been a problem ''[[IdiotBall at all!]]''

* OldShame: On a meta level, the fandom has the Wiki Circumcision Incident. Short version: in late 2015, the ''Silent Hill'' [[TheWikiRule wiki]] saw an admin [[CreatorBreakdown go crazy]] to a degree that would rival some of the characters in the games. He [[FilibusterFreefall became obsessed with the subject of circumcision]], treating it as a form of male genital mutilation and [[ConspiracyTheorist part of a Satanic/Illuminati conspiracy]], rewriting several major pages to shoehorn in his theories about how the games are about exposing the evil of circumcision and the PowersThatBe who support it. When he was called out on his behavior, he doubled down on it and accused the rest of the wiki of being {{brainwashed}}, culminating in him demanding that another user (who was a mother) reveal whether or not she had 'mutilated' her son. It got to a point where [[http://www.relyonhorror.com/latest-news/circumcision-is-tearing-apart-the-silent-hill-wikia-maybe-avoid-it-for-now/ gaming]], [[http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3373665/3373665/ horror]], and even [[http://nymag.com/following/2015/12/video-game-site-oddly-fixated-on-circumcision.html mainstream media]] outlets started reporting on just how unhinged the wiki was becoming, leading the admin in question to be stripped of his powers, banned from the site, and all his edits reverted.

* ShrugOfGod: The creators are frustratingly coy about which of the endings are canonical. A few of the [[AllThereInTheManual additional releases]] [[NoExportForYou only available in Japan]] do shine some light on things, but real answers are as rare as ampoules. Judging from what happens in later chronological games, however, it is canonical that ''Silent Hill 1'', ''3'', and ''Origins'' had good endings (if you count ''Origins'' as canonical in the first place), and it's also heavily implied that "In Water" was ''Silent Hill 2''[='=]s true ending.

* ThrowItIn: Colin flicking his tongue in a disturbingly sexual manner wasn't in the script. His actor did it as a joke in one take, but Christoph Gans liked how it looked and kept it in.

** Red Pyramid/Pyramid Head/[[TheyMightBeGiants Triangle Man]]

* ShrugOfGod:
** The creators are frustratingly coy about which of the endings are canonical. A few of the [[AllThereInTheManual additional releases]] [[NoExportForYou only available in Japan]] do shine some light on things, but real answers are as rare as ampoules. It is canonical, however, that Silent Hill 1, 3, and Origins had good endings - if you count Origins as canonical in the first place, which is frankly [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fj81r4ifowI impossible]] - and it's heavily implied that "In Water" was Silent Hill 2's true ending.)
** Although to many, this simply makes the games more scary, since the games are one of the few instances in media where pretty much ''everything'' is symbolic of something. It causes many players to simply speculate even more about the series. Since there is no true answer to many of these questions, it makes the nature of the town [[EldritchAbomination that much more unsettling]].

** A common fan art sight gag is to make or draw fake screenshots of the "lost" [=SH4=] UFO Ending. It doesn't have one.

** A case of "What ''Couldn't'' Have Been": Guy Cihi was originally just at the auditions for ''Silent Hill 2'' because his daughter was interested in a role. But Cihi had some background with acting in high school and college, and became interested in auditioning himself. Ultimately, he landed the role of James Sunderland, the game's protagonist!

* ThrowItIn: In the film , Colin flicking his tongue in a disturbingly sexual manner wasn't in the script. His actor did it as a joke in one take, but Christoph Gans liked how it looked, so it was kept in.

* "The Real Silent Hill Experience", a collection of various Silent Hill trivia: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDEHuzeOr9M&list=PL87676CF7D0B816B4]]. It's a down-to-earth, factual synopsis of every piece of media in the franchise and consequentially clearing up all speculation and inaccuracies residing within the community in regards to the overall story and themes of Silent Hill. Watch the entire three and a half hour long documentary starting with the introduction [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMHMiyl4zLQ&feature=channel_video_title here.]] An eye-opening, provocative must-see for all fans of the series and an interesting, clarifying experience for newcomers alike.
** Despite the Youtube popularity of TRSHE, many fans have pointed out inaccuracies in their theories and a lack of comprehension regarding the plots of newer installments, stemming from not using certain official sources, and a decided bias against all new games and movies. However, any time they feel they missed something or were wrong about something, they have released followup supplementary videos admitting their mistakes or further clarifying things that may have been presented without enough explanation the first time around.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Before ''Homecoming'', one of the original ideas for the series' [[UsefulNotes/TheSeventhGenerationOfConsoleVideoGames seventh-gen]] debut came from Climax Studios (makers of ''Origins'' and later ''Shattered Memories''), which [[http://bloody-disgusting.com/video-games/3406804/video-emerges-unreleased-ps3-exclusive-silent-hill-game/ would have followed]] a [[BadassPreacher priest]] from El Paso named Hector Santos who does battle with the Order in the small Arizona town of Coyote Flats, where they had relocated to some time after the events of the first game. The Otherworld would've involved traversing multiple versions of the town from various time periods going back to the 17th century, indicating that Alessa's influence had spread far beyond Silent Hill and had followed the cult west. After Konami declined to have it as a ''Silent Hill'' game, Climax tried to retool it into a DivorcedInstallment called ''Broken Covenant'', but they never found a publisher to support it.
* WhereTheHellIsSpringfield

* CreatorBreakdown: Implied to happen with Creator/JodelleFerland for her portrayal as [[SatanicArchetype Dark]] [[CreepyChild Alessa]], albeit not permanently nor fatally. It is reported that the writer Roger Avary apologized to Jodelle's parents for any mental trauma she may have incurred from playing the role of Dark Alessa.

* ThrowItIn: In the film , Colin flicking his tongue in a disturbingly sexual manner wasn't in the script. The actor playing him did it as a joke in one take, but Christoph Gans liked how it looked, so it was kept in.
* UncannyValley: In the film, the nurses' unsettling movements were achieved by having the dancers/actors perform all the on-screen motions backwards and play them in reverse.
* Considering the fact that Silent Hill has direct and indirect connections to various names, plot points, reports, and documents, it is unsurprising that MythologyGags exist in-universe.
* Travis Grady Cameos
** A slip of info about him was retroactively added into Silent Hill 2 in the HD collection.
** Travis drops Alex Shepherd off at his home town in the start of Silent Hill: Homecoming.
** Travis's truck makes a cameo appearance in Silent Hill: Downpour, although Travis himself is nowhere to be found.
** In the Film/SilentHillRevelation3D movie Travis makes a cameo in the end of the movie.
* During the auditions for ''Silent Hill 2'', Guy Cihi's main reason for being there was that his daughter wanted to try to get the role of Laura. Cihi had some background with acting in high school and college, and he became interested in auditioning for a role. Ultimately, he lands the role of voicing James Sunderland, the game's protagonist!
** Imagine if Cihi's daughter ''did'' land the role of Laura. That would add a whole new subtext to the 'Leave' ending!

** A persistent rumor abounded about a supposed "Ambulance Ending" in the first game where Harry rampages through Silent Hill VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto style.

** The actual location of the towns of Silent Hill, South Ashfield, and Shepherd's Glen are somewhat fuzzy, though some of the [[AllThereInTheManual extra material]] makes special mention of the founding of the state of Maine.
** In the movie, Silent Hill is very obviously modeled after [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centralia,_Pennsylvania Centralia, Pennsylvania]], where a long-burning coal fire has caused most of the residents to be relocated elsewhere.
*** The movie version places it in West Virginia.
** ''Shattered Memories'' uses the 49504 zip code of Grand Rapids, Michigan. And yet there's a street-sign right near Harry's car at the start that says Buffalo and Rochester (both Western NY cities) are less than 70 miles East of where the town is. Then again, the sign ''is'' laying on the ground in a junkyard.

** Many of the cars in Silent Hill 2 and 3 have (admittedly blurry) license plates that resemble Illinois plates.
** It is supposed to be in New England, and many fan theories have put it in Maine.
** WordofGod has the following:
*** The official canon for Silent Hill is that it is located in Maine, New England; Maine is the most north-eastern state of the United States of America. Although its precise location was ambiguous for a long time, several hints implied Silent Hill to be in Maine throughout the series.
*** The Japanese publication Book of Lost Memories, as well as the instruction manuals for Silent Hill, VideoGame/SilentHillOrigins and Silent Hill: Homecoming, all have stated that the town is located in New England.
*** In VideoGame/SilentHillHomecoming, there is a book shelf which contains information about mining towns of New England in Shepherd's Glen Town Hall.
*** Inside of the liner notes for the Japanese release of Silent Hill 4: The Room's soundtrack, an address is given for Heaven's Night that would have placed it in Maine. The state abbreviation for Maine is "ME".
*** Further information can be found in Silent Hill 3; after Harry Mason left Silent Hill, he and Heather Mason moved to Portland, also sharing its name with Portland, Maine.
*** In addition, Portland is the hometown to Creator/StephenKing. The series has many homages to Stephen King such as "Bachman Road", as well as Carrie and Pet Sematary posters.
*** In Hiroyuki Owaku's (scenario writer of the first games in the series) Double Under Dusk, Silent Hill is placed in Maine. The two protagonists, Brian and Lindsay, are from Augusta and Orono, respectively.
*** The Book of Lost Memories' timeline specifically notes "Maine becomes a state."
*** In the trailer of Silent Hill: Downpour, a bus is seen bearing a Maine license plate.
*** Additionally, a road sign bears the Interstate 95 logo, a highway that runs through and ends in Maine.
*** In Downpour, when Murphy Pendleton is about to get on the transfer bus, Anne Cunningham stops him. Her clipboard shows "Maine State Board of Corrections" on it. Interestingly, Stephen King's The Shawshank Redemption is cited as an inspiration for Downpour, and its story is also set in Maine.
*** The Gillespie House is based on the real life Olson House, which is located in Cushing, Maine.
*** In Silent Hill: The Novel, Harry feels he should have been enjoying the "Maine wilderness" with his daughter, rather than searching for her.

** The creators are frustratingly coy about which of the endings are canonical. A few of the [[ItsAllThereInTheManual additional releases]] [[NoExportForYou only available in Japan]] do shine some light on things, but real answers are as rare as ampoules. It is canonical, however, that Silent Hill 1, 3, and Origins had good endings - if you count Origins as canonical in the first place, which is frankly [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fj81r4ifowI impossible]] - and it's heavily implied that "In Water" was Silent Hill 2's true ending.)

* HeyItsThatGuy - Sean Bean as Rose's husband.
** And miraculously, [[ChronicallyKilledActor he doesn't die]]!
** Creator/KimCoates as Officer Gucci. Even ''more'' miraculously, [[ChronicallyKilledActor he doesn't die either]].
** Radha Mitchell, for some, will always be "that chick from ''Film/PitchBlack''," just as Alice Krige will always be "[[Film/StarTrekFirstContact the Borg Queen]]".
** ''Revelation'' has [[Series/GameOfThrones Jon Snow]], [[Film/TheMatrix Trinity]] and [[Film/AClockworkOrange Alex DeLarge]].