History Fridge / SilentHill4

* Is it just me, or does it make a hell of a lot more sense that Frank Sunderland hadn't heard from his son James since the ''first'' time he went to Silent Hill, when he and Mary were on vacation? Without getting too specific, it strains credulity to the breaking point that James would [[spoiler: suffocate Mary, load her body into the car to prepare for one last trip to the town]], then --amid the whirlwind of horribly devastating thoughts and emotions currently ripping their way through his mind heart, and soul-- nip back inside to make a quick call so he could tell Pops where he was heading. The alternative is to assume that the writer here just wanted to crowbar in a reference to ''[=SH2=]'' without much care for the kind of sense it made or how it would reconcile with that game's plot.

* Is it just me, or does it make a hell of a lot more sense that Frank Sunderland hadn't heard from his son James since the ''first'' time he went to Silent Hill, when he and Mary were on vacation? Without getting too specific, it strains my credulity to the breaking point that James would [[spoiler: suffocate Mary, load her body into the car to prepare for one last trip to the town]], then --amid the whirlwind of horribly devastating thoughts and emotions currently ripping their way through his mind heart, and soul-- nip back inside to make a quick call so he could tell Pops where he was heading. The alternative is to assume that the writer just wanted to crowbar in a reference to ''[=SH2=]'' without much care for the kind of sense it made or how it would reconcile with that game's plot. I have much less trouble believing that.

** There is also how returning to his room works by dream logic and Henry always wakes up in his bed. It's by that same token, anything could be MadeOfIndestructium as well.

* Is it just me, or does it make a hell of a lot more sense that Frank Sunderland hadn't heard from his son James since the ''first'' time he went to Silent Hill, when he and Mary were on vacation? Without getting too specific, it strains my credulity to the breaking point that James would [[spoiler: suffocate Mary, load her body into the car to prepare for one last trip to the town]], then --amid the whirlwind of horribly devastating thoughts and emotions currently ripping their way through his mind heart, and soul-- nip back inside to make a quick call so he could tell Pops where he was heading. The alternative is to assume that the writer just wanted to crowbar in a reference to ''[=SH2=]'' without much care for the kind of sense it make or how it would reconcile with that game's plot. I have much less trouble believing that.

* Is it just me, or does it make a hell of a lot more sense that Frank Sunderland hadn't heard from his son James since the ''first'' time he went to Silent Hill, when he and Mary were on vacation? Without getting too specific, it strains my credulity to the breaking point that James would [[spoiler: suffocate Mary, load her body into the car to prepare for one last trip to the town]], then --amid the whirlwind of horribly devastating thoughts and emotions currently ripping their way through his mind heart, and soul-- nip back inside to make a quick call so he could tell Pops where he was heading. The alternative is that the writer just wanted to crowbar in a reference to ''[=SH2=]'' without much care for what kind of sense it made; I have much less trouble believing that.

* Is it just me, or does it make a hell of a lot more sense that Frank Sunderland hadn't heard from his son James since the ''first'' time he went to Silent Hill, when he and Mary were on vacation? Without getting too specific, it strains my credulity to the breaking point that James would [[spoiler: suffocate Mary, load her body into the car to prepare for one last trip to the town]], then --amid the whirlwind of horribly devastating emotions currently ripping their way through his mind heart, and soul-- nip back inside to make a quick call so he could tell Pops where he was heading.

* Is it just me, or does it make a hell of a lot more sense that Frank Sunderland hadn't heard from his son James since the ''first'' time he went to Silent Hill, when he and Mary were on vacation? Without getting too specific, it strains my credulity to the breaking point that James would [[spoiler: suffocate Mary, load her body into the car to prepare for one last trip to the town]], then -amid the whirlwind of horrible emotions currently ripping their way through his mind heart, and soul- nip back in to make a quick call so he could tell Pops where he was heading.

* Is it just me, or does it make a hell of a lot more sense that Frank Sunderland hadn't heard from his son James since the ''first'' time he went to Silent Hill, when he and Mary were on vacation? Without getting too specific, it strains my credulity to the breaking point that James would [[spoiler: suffocate Mary, load her body into the car to prepare for one last trip to the town]], then run back in to make a call so he could tell Pops where he was heading.

* Is it just me, or does it make a hell of a lot more sense that Frank Sunderland hadn't heard from his son James since the ''first'' time he went to Silent Hill, when he and Mary were on vacation? Without getting too specific, it strains credulity to the breaking point that James would [[spoiler: suffocate Mary, load her body into the car to prepare for one last trip to the town]], then run back in to make a call so he could tell Pops where he was heading.

* Is it just me, or does it make a hell of a lot more sense that Frank Sunderland hadn't heard from his son James since the ''first'' time he went to Silent Hill, when he and Mary were on vacation? Without getting too specific, it strains credulity to the breaking point that James would [[spoiler: suffocate Mary, load her body into the car to prepare for one last trip to the town]], then run back in to make a call so he could tell Pops where he was heading?

** Given that the room is suggested to be in another dimension, smashing the window wouldn't do any good.

* Henry was sleeping next to [[spoiler: a secret room containing the rotting corpse of the psychopath that would eventually try to kill him]] for '''two years''' before the events of the game.

* In ''SilentHill4'', Henry was sleeping next to [[spoiler: a secret room containing the rotting corpse of the psychopath that would eventually try to kill him]] for '''two years''' before the events of the game.

** In some cutscenes, the superintendent slips a few notes to Henry beneath the door. Is there any reason this couldn't be a two-way communication medium?

** The whole ''SilentHill'' series in general actually. We know that some things have to be in the characters' heads and some have to be real. But in many (arguably most) places, it's not 100% clear what's real and what isn't. The monsters being people for example.
*** Exhibit one: Alex Shepherd, the protagonist of ''SilentHillHomecoming'', is the most athletic ''Silent Hill'' protagonist to date. At first, we are led to believe that it's due to spending time in the military. However, it is later revealed that he never ''was'' in the military, but that a combination of HeroicBSOD and LaserGuidedAmnesia led him to believe he was. A [[EpilepticTrees popular fan theory]] to cover this PlotHole is that because he believed he was athletic, [[YourMindMakesItReal Silent Hill "made" him athletic]]. Now, what does that mean for the rest of the series?

* When you first enter Wish House, you find a note that mentions Alessa, and then you find another note that hints Dahlia is the one that made Walter think Room 302 was his true mother. Since the 21 Sacraments is a ritual from the Order, it's easy to deduce that it's just another way of summoning their "God", and that Walter is just an UnwittingPawn. If you watch the [[TheBadGuyWins "21 Sacraments" ending]], only his child form seems happy, while older Walter seems [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone depressed]]. In the end, he didn't get what he wanted, and he probably began TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt, since what happened in Silent Hill is clearly spreading through the building, and will probably consume all of Ashfield. [[AndIMustScream And he can't stop it]], [[Irony because now HE]] [[HoistBYHisOwnPetard is the one trapped]] [[IronicHell inside the Room]].

** Nothing, only the first four games were made by the same team (also the original writer was also a consultant in origins).