History Trivia / SilentHill

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

* CreatorBacklash: In the fandom, there is 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. [[http://silenthill.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:49806 Here's a thread that's still up for those who wanna take a look into this personally,]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7-HrspiKfY and here's a YouTube video about the incident.]]

* TheWikiRule: [[http://silenthill.wikia.com/wiki/Silent_Hill_Wiki The Silent Hill Wiki]].

* DoingItForTheArt: Every monster in the movie is a person inside a suit, with some CGI effects added afterwards. Unfortunately [[RealityIsUnrealistic many people ended up thinking them as shoddy CGI]], due to their unnatural movements, which in fact are the result of the skill of their actors, and unusual camera techniques in shooting them; for example, the bubble-head nurses were choreographed doing their movements ''backwards'', and the film was then reversed for the effect.

* ExecutiveMeddling: Despite ''VideoGame/SilentHills'' being one of the most anticipated video game releases of its time and being the first installment of the Silent Hill franchise in 3 years, Creator/{{Konami}} cancelled the project for an undisclosed reason. It would be another 7 years before they return to the franchise in 2022.

* ExecutiveMeddling: Despite VideoGame/SilentHills being one of the most anticipated video game releases of its time and being the first installment of the Silent Hill franchise in 3 years, Creator/{{Konami}} cancelled the project for an undisclosed reason. It would be another 7 years before they return to the franchise in 2022.

* ExecutiveMeddling: Despite VideoGame/SilentHills being one of the most anticipated video game releases of its time and being the first installment of the Silent Hill franchise in 3 years, Creater/{{Konami}} cancelled the project for an undisclosed reason. It would be another 7 years before they return to the franchise in 2022.

* ExecutiveMeddling: Creator/{{Konami}} literally murdered the series outright in 2015 when they cancelled ''VideoGame/SilentHills'' because of... reasons. Presumably Konami ''had'' reasons for cancelling the most-anticipated installment of one of their most long-running and highly-regarded series, the first one in 3 years, but whatever they were, they didn't feel like sharing what exactly they were. It took until 2022 for them to revive the franchise in a manner that didn't involve pachinko machines.

* NamesTheSame:
** Dahlia. She couldn't be any different from the game's Dahlia though.
** The cheerleader commando Cheryl in the comics is not to be confused with Harry Mason’s daughter of the same name.
** The loudmouth, curse happy child Christabella here isn’t the same from the older, evangelical Christabella in the movie. Though they’re both heads of the town in one way.

* 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. [[http://silenthill.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:49806 Here's a thread that's still up for those who wanna take a look into this personally,]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7-HrspiKfY and here's a YouTube video about the incident.]]

** ''Wiki/SCPFoundation'': [[http://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-2786 SCP-2786]] is a metaphysical entity that can insert itself into horror narratives, where it attempts to portray itself as a brave hero and alter the story itself. One of these is listed as the film ''Silent Hill''.

* ExecutiveMeddling: Creator/{{Konami}} literally murdered the series outright in 2015 when they cancelled ''VideoGame/SilentHills'' because of... reasons. Presumably Konami ''had'' reasons for cancelling the most-anticipated installment of one of their most long-running and highly-regarded series, the first one in 3 years, but whatever they were, they didn't feel like sharing what exactly they were. In the 3+ years since then there's been a pachinko machine and... uh...

** The climax in the church originally involved six Pyramid Heads, each with a different weapon, killing the cultists en masse in reference to ''TheDivineComedy'', but due to budget and time constraints, the scene was rewritten to the one seen in the film, which reportedly was inspired by ''Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend''.

* CompletelyDifferentTitle: The film became ''The Curse of the Valley'' in Portugal.
* DevelopmentHell: The first movie only used a few CG effects (noticeably the bugs and the fog). All the monsters were done with live actors, which arguably makes the effect that much creepier.
* 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.
** There were also some key scenes that were cut for time, among other things, this included more Lying Figures and Alessa actually showing some supernatural abilities when she was a child.
** Creator/{{Konami}} literally murdered the series outright in 2015 when they cancelled ''VideoGame/SilentHills'' because of... reasons. Presumably Konami ''had'' reasons for cancelling the most-anticipated installment of one of their most long-running and highly-regarded series, the first one in 3 years, but whatever they were, they didn't feel like sharing what exactly they were. In the 3+ years since then there's been a pachinko machine and... uh...
* TheForeignSubtitle: The movie became ''Silent Hill: The Dead City'' in Hungary.

* 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. However, later events and exposition in the series' chronology dictate that ''Silent Hill 1'', ''3'', and ''Origins'' had good endings, and also heavily imply that ''Silent Hill 2''[='=]s true ending was "[[DownerEnding In Water]]".
** To many, though, this simply makes the games scarier since it allows for more speculation about the series. Because pretty much ''everything'' is symbolic of something and there is no true answer to many of these questions, it makes the nature of the town [[EldritchLocation that much more unsettling]].

* UncannyValley: {{Invoked|Trope}}. The nurses' unsettling movements were achieved by having the dancers/actors perform all the on-screen motions backwards and then playing the footage in reverse.

* FanNickname:
** Abstract Daddy/The Doorman
** Lying Figure/Patient Demon (Armless Man in the film)
** Mannequins/Pelvis Monsters
** Red Pyramid/Pyramid Head/[[Music/TheyMightBeGiants Triangle Man]]

* ReferencedBy: The series has an AbridgedSeries titled ''WebVideo/NoisyHill''.

* 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. [[http://silenthill.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:49806 Here's a thread that's still up for those who wanna take a look into this personally.]]

** A patch update for the Xbox 360 version of the ''[[PortingDisaster Silent Hill HD Collection]]'' was in the works, similar to what they did with the PS3 version, but was ultimately canceled due to technical issues and resources.

** Lying Figure/Patient Demon

** The loudmouth, curse happy Christabella here isn’t the same from the older, evangelical Christabella in the movie. Though they’re both heads of the town in one way.