“Silent Hill”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

The first installment in the series follows Harry Mason as he searches for his missing adopted daughter in the mysterious town of Silent Hill. Stumbling upon a cult conducting a ritual to revive a deity it worships, Harry discovers his daughter's true origin. Multiple game endings are possible, depending on in-game actions taken by the player. It was released in 1999 for the PlayStation. In 2009, the game became available for download from the European PlayStation Network store for the PlayStation 3 and the PlayStation Portable and later, in the same year, from the North American PlayStation Network store.^[2]^[3]

Silent Hill 2 (2001)

The second installment in the series follows James Sunderland searching for his deceased wife in Silent Hill after having received a letter from her informing him that she is waiting for him there. After searching in and exploring the mysterious town, he ultimately realizes her death's true nature. It was released in September 2001 for the PlayStation 2. An extended version of the game was released for the Xbox in December of the same year as Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams in North America and Silent Hill 2: Inner Fears in Europe, and for the PlayStation 2 in 2002 as Silent Hill 2: Director's Cut, with a port of Director's Cut to Microsoft Windows released in December 2002.{{citation needed|date=June 2018}}

The third installment in the series follows a teenaged girl named Heather as she becomes caught in a conflict within Silent Hill's cult and discovers her true origin. It was released in May 2003 for the PlayStation 2, with a port to Microsoft Windows released in October of the same year. Silent Hill 3 is a direct sequel to the first installment in the series.^[4]

Silent Hill 4: The Room (2004)

The fourth installment in the series follows Henry Townshend, who finds himself locked in his apartment as strange phenomena begin to unfold around him and other residents of the building. It was released in 2004 for the PlayStation 2, Xbox and Microsoft Windows and it also marked the end of Team Silent's contributions to the series.

Silent Hill: Origins (2007)

The fifth installment in the series is a prequel that follows trucker Travis Grady, who becomes trapped in Silent Hill after rescuing a girl from a burning house. During his quest to find the fate of the burned girl, he encounters characters from previous installments and is forced to face his past.^[5] It was developed by Climax Studios and released in 2007 for the PlayStation Portable, with a port for the PlayStation 2 released in 2008 and was also the first Silent Hill title developed outside Japan.^[6] It is known as Silent Hill Zero in Japan.

Silent Hill: Homecoming (2008)

The sixth installment in the series follows Alex Shepherd, a soldier who has returned from a war overseas. Alex discovers upon his arrival that his father has gone missing, his mother has become catatonic, and no one can provide the whereabouts of his younger brother, Joshua. The game chronicles Alex's search to find his missing brother.^[7] It was developed by Double Helix Games and released in 2008 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 and in 2009 for Microsoft Windows.

Silent Hill: Shattered Memories (2009)

The seventh installment in the series is a reimagining of the first installment. Developed by Climax Studios for the Wii in December 2009, with ports for the PlayStation 2 and the PlayStation Portable released in January 2010.^[8] Shattered Memories retains the premise of the original game—Harry Mason's quest to find his missing daughter in the American town of Silent Hill—but is set in what appears to be a different fictional universe, following a different plot, with characters from the first game appearing altered alongside new ones. Gameplay takes place in two parts: a framing, first-person psychotherapy session with an unseen patient, and an over-the-shoulder perspective of Harry's journey through Silent Hill, periodically interrupted by the occurrence of a shift to an alternate dimension where he is pursued by monsters.

Shattered Memories{{'}} gameplay focuses on completion of psychological tests which alter in-game elements while in the first setting, and exploration, puzzle solving, and monster evasion when in the second setting. The game's developers avoided integrating combat into the second setting's gameplay, centering instead on a weaponless player character attempting to rescue themselves from powerful opponents, as they considered this to be more fear-inducing. The game received generally positive reviews, with its graphics, storyline, voice acting, soundtrack, and use of the Wii Remote as the Wii version's controller praised by reviewers; Shattered Memories{{'}} chase sequences were criticized by certain reviewers, because they deemed them potentially frustrating and short.

Silent Hill: Downpour (2012)

The eighth installment in the series follows Murphy Pendleton, a prisoner who is stranded in Silent Hill after his prison transport vehicle crashes. It was announced in April 2010^[9] and developed by Vatra Games for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on March 13, 2012.^[10] It is the first game in the series to feature 3D (stereoscopic) graphics.

Other games

Silent Hill: The Arcade (2007)

Silent Hill: The Escape (2007)

The Escape is a mobile phone spin-off title for the Silent Hill franchise. It was first released in Japan for the FOMA phone December 19, 2007; and was released for the iOS internationally in 2009.

The goal of the game is to guide the player through ten stages by finding a key and opening the locked door. The game is played in a first-person perspective.

The game achieved mixed reviews due to lack of storyline and poor execution.^[13]

Silent Hill HD Collection (2012)

Silent Hill: Book of Memories (2012)

The PlayStation Vita entry, titled Book of Memories, was released in October 2012.^[15] The RPG, also serving as a spin-off,^[16] was developed by WayForward Technologies.^[17]^[18]^[19] Book of Memories utilizes an overhead isometric view, follows a new storyline and features returning creatures from the series' fictional universe, as well as cooperative gameplay;^[20] the game is the first installment in the series to feature multiplayer gameplay.^[20]^[21] According to series producer Tomm Hulett, Book of Memories{{'}} gameplay "will be largely different from the one established in previous installments in the series, focusing on cooperative multiplayer action rather than traditional psychological horror."^[22]

Cancelled games

Nintendo DS titles

Broken Covenant

Before Climax Studios started working on what would later become Silent Hill: Origins, they had originally pitched a different game idea to Konami in 2006. Intended to be a PlayStation 3 exclusive, the proposed game would have taken place in Arizona and starred protagonist Father Hector Santos. The priest would have utilized water, a major motif in the game, to perform "holy rites and rituals." The proposal never received a greenlight from Konami, and it was reimagined as an original title called Broken Covenant but that too, was eventually shelved.^[25]

The Box

Silent Hills

During Sony Computer Entertainment's presentation at Gamescom 2014, an interactive teaser titled P.T. (short for "Playable Teaser") was released on the PlayStation Store for PlayStation 4. Upon completion of the teaser it was revealed to be for a new Silent Hill game entitled Silent Hills, being developed by Kojima Productions using the Fox Engine, and a collaboration between Metal Gear series creator Hideo Kojima and Hollywood director Guillermo del Toro, featuring actor Norman Reedus. On September 1, 2014, Sony revealed during its pre-TGS press conference that P.T. had been downloaded over a million times and had been viewed over 30,000,000 times across platforms. During the 2015 San Francisco Film Festival on April 26, 2015, del Toro announced that he would no longer be involved in the project with Kojima, presumably due to Kojima's leaving of Konami.^[28] Konami later released a statement confirming the departure of Reedus but clarified the series would continue to be developed, with no mention of the current status of Silent Hills.^[29] On April 27, 2015, Konami confirmed that Silent Hills was cancelled, but was open to future collaborations with Reedus and del Toro.^[30] The P.T. teaser was also pulled from the PlayStation Store and is no longer available for download.^[31]

Cast and characters

Recurring elements

Plot traits and symbolism

All the plots of the installments in the Silent Hill series, except Shattered Memories and The Room, share a common setting: the foggy rural American town of Silent Hill, which is a fictitious location set in the northeastern United States: some games specifically reference the town as being located in Maine, whereas in the film, the town is set in West Virginia. The town in the first three games was inspired by concepts of a small town in America as depicted by various media from various countries of origin. While some of the development planning is more reminiscent of that of a Japanese village, indirect influence comes from perhaps two factual American towns in particular: Cushing, Maine;{{efn|The hometown of horror novelist Stephen King, who based many of his novels' fictional Maine towns upon it. His novel Carrie and his short stories "The Mist" and "1408" are among his known influences on the series of Silent Hill.}} and Snoqualmie, Washington.{{efn|The exterior filming location of avant-garde soap opera Twin Peaks, along with its neighboring areas North Bend and Fall City. The four Team Silent–made games are rife with references to and thematic reflections of Twin Peaks, particularly its original two seasons.}} The town from the film series, however, was inspired by Centralia, Pennsylvania.{{efn|A town that was gradually abandoned due to a 50-year inability or unwillingness to extinguish a coal mine fire.}}

The series' player characters experience an occasional dark alteration of reality called the "Otherworld".^[32] In that reality, physical law often does not apply,^[33] with varying forms but most frequently ones whose physical appearance is based on that of Silent Hill, and the series' characters experience delusions and encounter tangible symbols of elements from their unconscious minds, mental states, and innermost thoughts when present in it,^[33]^[34] manifested into the real world. The origin of these manifestations is a malevolent power native to Silent Hill, which materializes human thoughts; this force was formerly non-evil, but was corrupted by the occurrence of certain events in the area.^[33] Recurring monsters include the Nurses who are included in almost every Silent Hill game; Pyramid Head, another recurring monster who became the series mascot; and Robbie the Rabbit, an amusement park mascot. A dog named Mira is also included in many joke endings.

Another recurring plot trait in the Silent Hill series is a fictitious religious cult known only as The Order. The organization has certain members who act as antagonists in most of the series' installments (such as Dahlia in the first and prequel, Claudia in 3, Walter in The Room, and Judge Holloway in Homecoming), and operates the "Wish House" (also called "Hope House"), an orphanage for poor and homeless children built by a charity organization called the "Silent Hill Smile Support Society".^[35] The religion followed by the Order is focused on the worship of a chief deity,^[40] who is named Samael but was always called "God".^[36] The group's dogma is derived from a myth: the deity set out to create paradise, but ran out of power during the process; she will someday be resurrected, thus becoming able to finally create paradise and save mankind.^[37] The town's cult repeatedly participates in illegal acts: ritual human sacrifices whose purpose is the deity's resurrection,^[38] illegal drug trade,^[39] and kidnapping and confinement of children in a facility to teach them its dogma through brainwashing, while presenting the facility as an orphanage.^[35] Also repeatedly featured are various religious items with magical properties, appearing widely in the games of the series.^[40]

Three thematic elements consistently drive the narratives of Silent Hill games: the theme of a main protagonist who is depicted as an "everyman" (with the exception of Homecoming, where the protagonist is thought to be a soldier and the game's mechanics operate as such),^[41] and the everyman's quest, either a search for a missing loved one^[48] or a situation where the protagonist wanders into the town apparently by accident but is in fact being "summoned" by a spiritual force in the town. Multiple endings are a staple of the series, with all installments featuring some, the realization of which often depends on in-game actions performed by the player.^[42]^[43] In all but two of the series' games, one of these endings is a joke ending in which the main protagonist comes in contact with unidentified flying objects: there is no joke ending in Silent Hill 4: The Room, and the only joke ending in Downpour is a surprise party for the player featuring characters from previous installments of the franchise.^[44]

The installments in the Silent Hill series contain various symbolism. The symbols are images, sounds, objects, creatures, or situations, and represent concepts and facts, as well as feelings, emotions, and mental states of the characters.^[52]^[45]^[46]^[47]^[48]^[49]^[50]^[51]

Gameplay

The installments in the Silent Hill series utilize a third-person view, with occasional fixed camera angles. While visibility is low due to the alternating fog and darkness, all of the series' player characters, except Henry Townshend of The Room, are equipped with a flashlight and a portable device which warns the player of nearby monsters by emitting static (a transistor radio in Origins and the first three installments, a walkie-talkie in Homecoming and Downpour, and a mobile phone in Shattered Memories).^[52]^[53] The player characters of every Silent Hill game have access to a variety of melee weapons and firearms, with Origins and Downpour also featuring rudimentary hand-to-hand combat.^[54] Shattered Memories is the sole exception: it is designed without combat and based around evasion of the creatures. Another key feature of the series' gameplay is puzzle-solving, which often results in the acquisition of an item essential to advance in the games.

Development

Concept and influences

Development of the Silent Hill series started in September 1996 with the beginning of the development of its first installment, Silent Hill.^[55] The game was created by Team Silent, a group of staff members within the Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo studio.^[56]^[57]^[58] The new owners of its parent company Konami sought to produce a game that would be successful in the United States. For this reason, a Hollywood-like atmosphere was proposed for it. Despite the profit-oriented approach of the parent company, however, the developers of Silent Hill had much artistic freedom because the game was still produced as in the era of lower-budget 2D titles. Eventually, the development staff decided to ignore the limits of Konami's initial plan, and to make Silent Hill a game that would appeal to the emotions of players instead.^[59]

The first installment's scenario was created by director Keiichiro Toyama.^[60] The story of the second installment, Silent Hill 2, was conceived by CGI director Takayoshi Sato, who based it on the novel Crime and Punishment, with individual members of the team collaborating on the game's actual scenario;^[61]^[62]^[63] the main writing was done by Hiroyuki Owaku and Sato.^[61]^[62]^[64]

The first game, Silent Hill, utilizes real-time 3D environments. To mitigate limitations of the hardware, developers liberally used fog and darkness to muddle the graphics.^[1]

Sato estimated the budget of the first installment at US$3–5 million and Silent Hill 2{{'}}s at US$7–10 million.^[62] He said that the development team intended to make Silent Hill a masterpiece rather than a traditional sales-oriented game, and that they opted for an engaging story, which would persist over time – similar to successful literature.^[59]

The games are known to have drawn influence from media such as Jacob's Ladder; Phantoms; Session 9; Alien; Stephen King's The Mist; and the art of Francis Bacon, largely through cultivating a technique of inducing fear through more psychological levels of perception. Many sequences and tropes from these films share identical concepts.^[65]^[66] The films and television series of American filmmaker David Lynch are also acknowledged to have influenced Team Silent during the initial games' production,^[67]^[68] especially that of Silent Hill 2.^[68] Another major influence is Japanese horror, with comparisons made to classical Japanese Noh theatre and early 20th-century fiction writers such as the Japanese Edogawa Rampo.^[69] The town of Silent Hill is a small rural American town imagined by the creative team. It was based on Western literature and films, as well as on depictions of American towns in European and Russian culture.^[59] The version of the town from the film adaptations of the first and third games is loosely based on the central Pennsylvania town of Centralia.{{efn|a modern ghost town, engulfed in smoke because of a still burning fire in an underground coal mine.}} The Order's religion is based on various characteristics of different religions, such as the origins of Christianity, Aztec rituals, Shinto shrines, as well as Japanese folklore; the names of gods in the organization's religion were conceived by Hiroyuki Owaku, but they have Aztec and Mayan motifs, as Owaku used pronunciations from these civilizations as a reference.^[37] Certain religious items appearing in the series were conceived by the team and for some others various religions were used as a basis: the evil spirit-dispelling substance Aglaophotis, which appears in the first installment and Silent Hill 3, is based on a herb of similar name and nature in the Kabbalah (Jewish mysticism); the name of the talisman called "Seal of Metatron" references the angel Metatron.^[40]

Audio

The installments in the Silent Hill series feature various sound effects,^[52]^[88] some of them being ambient, as well as silence;^[88] the sound effects have been added with the intent of inducing certain emotions and feelings in the player,^[70]^[71] such as urgency, displeasure,^[71] or a sense of disturbance of their psyche.^[70] According to the series' former sound director Akira Yamaoka, atmosphere is an emphasized element of the series, if which had not been given importance, the series' production would have been impossible.^[71] The games also feature soundtracks scored by Yamaoka.^[72]^[73]^[97]^[98]^[99]^[100]^[101] The genres of the musical pieces range from industrial to downtempo to rock, and some pieces include vocals by voice actress Mary Elizabeth McGlynn.^[74]^[75]^[76]^[77]^[78]^[79] The music of Silent Hill 3 and 4 also contains performance and songwriting contributions from musician and voice actor Joe Romersa.^[80] Downpour and Book of Memories feature soundtracks scored by composer Daniel Licht;^[20]^[81] Downpour includes music belonging to the industrial genre and vocals by McGlynn as well as by Jonathan Davis of the band Korn.^[81]^[82]

Spin-off video games based on the series include the visual novel Play Novel: Silent Hill for the Game Boy Advance,^[83]^[84] the arcade game The Arcade,^[85] and the mobile games The Escape and Orphan.^[86]

Reception and legacy

The Silent Hill series has been universally praised for its graphics, atmosphere, and story. While the first three installments received critical acclaim, later games were less well received.^[109]

The first installment in the series, Silent Hill, received positive reviews from critics on its release and was commercially successful. It is considered a defining title in the survival horror genre, moving away from B movie horror elements, toward a psychological style of horror emphasizing atmosphere.^[1]

Silent Hill 2 received critical acclaim. It was named the fourteenth best game of the PS2 by IGN, saying "It preserved most of the original game's what-might-be-out-there fear, but with major advances to the graphics and sound, the game was able to deliver a far more immersive, frightful and compelling storyline."^[110] Silent Hill 2 is considered one of the best horror games of all time by many, as it features on several "best games ever" lists by critics.

Beginning with Silent Hill 4: The Room, the games have been slightly less well received; many reviewers criticized the increased emphasis on combat, compromising the horror aspect of gameplay. 1UP.com said that Konami went "backwards" with this game,^[115] though reviewers such as GameSpot still praised the game's atmosphere.^[116]

Downpour received mixed reviews. While certain critics praised the soundtrack and story elements, it has been let down by "sluggish combat" and "occasional freezes".

HD Collection has also received mixed reviews. Critics criticised towards many technical issues plaguing both games and artistic changes made to the games.

Book of Memories, while receiving mixed reviews, has been the least well received game in the series, with most criticism regarding the game's shift in genre.

Forgotten Memories: Alternate Realities is a very similar game to Silent Hill 2 and features some of the same voice actors, and highly similar monsters, and also mannequins. It was released on iPhone systems, and was going to be ported to consoles, but its status is unknown.

Media

Print media of the Silent Hill franchise include a series of comic book adaptations;^[122]^[123]^[124] the novels Silent Hill, Silent Hill 2 and Silent Hill 3 by Sadamu Yamashita, which are novelizations of their eponymous video games;^[125] the novel Silent Hill: Betrayal by Shaun M. Jooste, which is a unique tale set within the titular town;^[126]^[127]^[128]^[129] the guide book Lost Memories; and the art book Drawing Block: Silent Hill 3 Program.

A film adaptation of the first game in the series, Silent Hill, was released in 2006. It was adapted and directed by the French film director, producer and writer Christophe Gans. Gans himself is a big fan of the Silent Hill game series. A second film adaptation, titled Revelation and based on Silent Hill 3,^[130] was released in 2012. The former received mixed reviews, while the latter received generally negative reviews.

References

1. ^¹²{{cite web|url=http://retro.ign.com/articles/104/1040759p5.html|title=IGN Presents the History of Survival Horror|page=5|author=Fahs, Travis|work=IGN|publisher=IGN Entertainment, Inc|accessdate=June 9, 2011}}
2. ^{{cite web |url= http://kotaku.com/5177681/pal-playstation-store-update-silent-hill|title= PAL PlayStation Store Update: Silent Hill!|author=Plunkett, Luke|date= March 20, 2009|work=Kotaku |publisher=Gawker Media|accessdate=December 25, 2010}}
3. ^{{cite web |url= http://www.joystiq.com/2009/09/10/psn-thursday-in-time-with-turtles-silent-hill-and-george-takei/|title= PSN Thursday: In time with Turtles, Silent Hill and George Takei|author=Sliwinski, Alexander|date= September 10, 2009|work=Joystiq |publisher=AOL Inc|accessdate=December 25, 2010}}
4. ^{{cite web | url = http://uk.ps2.ign.com/articles/432/432151p1.html | title = IGN: Silent Hill 3 Review (PS2) | work = IGN | publisher = IGN Entertainment, Inc | first = Douglass | last = Perry | date = August 5, 2003 | accessdate = August 30, 2008}}
5. ^{{cite web| url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/silent-hill-origins-interview| title=Interview – Silent Hill: Origins|first=Kristian|last=Reed|publisher= Eurogamer|date=April 30, 2007|accessdate=October 23, 2007}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=http://spong.com/article/14723|title=Silent Hill Origins Bound For PS2|date=February 1, 2008|publisher=SPOnG|accessdate=April 13, 2010}}
7. ^{{cite web | publisher = GameSpot | url = http://www.gamespot.com/news/6174357.html | title = Konami's 15-minute press event raises eyebrows |first=Brad|last=Shoemaker| date = July 12, 2007 | accessdate = November 10, 2007}}
8. ^{{cite web|url=http://uk.ps2.ign.com/articles/969/969866p1.html|title=Silent Hill Re-imagining Official|last=Wales |first=Matt|date=April 6, 2009|publisher=IGN|accessdate=April 13, 2010}}
9. ^{{cite web|url=http://uk.ps3.ign.com/articles/108/1082806p1.html|title=Konami Teases New Silent Hill Title|last=Reilly|first=Jim|date=April 9, 2010|publisher=IGN|accessdate=April 13, 2010}}
10. ^{{cite web|url=http://kotaku.com/305023/silent-hill-the-arcade-hands+on-impressions|title=Silent Hill: The Arcade Hands-On Impressions|publisher=Kotaku|accessdate=August 31, 2010|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6EQSpqb9Q?url=http://kotaku.com/305023/silent-hill-the-arcade-hands+on-impressions|archivedate=February 14, 2013|df=mdy-all}}
11. ^{{cite web|author=Epperson, Justin|url=http://www.1up.com/do/previewPage?cId=3157304|title=Previews: Silent Hill: Arcade|publisher=1UP.com|date=February 17, 2007|accessdate=August 22, 2007}}
12. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.konami-asia.com/en/am/silenthill/game_howto.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2015-04-01 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101023011946/http://www.konami-asia.com/en/am/silenthill/game_howto.html |archivedate=October 23, 2010 |df=mdy-all }}
13. ^http://www.ign.com/articles/2009/01/07/silent-hill-the-escape-iphone-review
14. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/08/08/silent-hill-hd-patch-hits-ps3-canceled-for-360|title=S|date=January 12, 2012|author=Makuch, Eddie|work=GameSpot|publisher=CBS Interactive Inc.|accessdate=January 15, 2012}}
15. ^¹{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/news/silent-hill-creeps-up-on-march-6348553|title=Silent Hill creeps up on March|date=January 12, 2012|author=Makuch, Eddie|work=GameSpot|publisher=CBS Interactive Inc.|accessdate=January 15, 2012}}
16. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.gamesradar.com/silent-hill-book-of-memories-premise-explained-in-new-gamescom-trailer/|title=Silent Hill: Book of Memories' premise explained in new Gamescom trailer|date=August 19, 2011|author=Bradford, Matt|work=GamesRadar|publisher=Future US, Inc.|accessdate=May 19, 2012}}
17. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/10/silent-hill-book-of-memories-developed-by-wayforward/ |title=Silent Hill: Book of Memories developed by WayForward |date=June 10, 2011 |author=Kietzmann, Ludwig |work=Joystiq |publisher=AOL Inc |accessdate=July 22, 2011}}
18. ^{{cite web|url=http://uk.ps3.ign.com/articles/117/1172284p1.html|title=Silent Hill Collection, NGP Title Announced|date=June 2, 2011|author=Eykemans, Peter|work=IGN|publisher=IGN Entertainment, Inc|accessdate=June 4, 2011}}
19. ^{{cite web|url=http://e3.gamespot.com/story/6316506/silent-hill-downpour-delayed-book-of-memories-opening-on-ngp/?tag=newsfeatures%3Btitle|title=Silent Hill: Downpour delayed, Book of Memories opening on NGP|date=June 2, 2011|author=Magrino, Tom|work=GameSpot|publisher=CBS Interactive Inc|accessdate=June 4, 2011|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120328195439/http://e3.gamespot.com/story/6316506/silent-hill-downpour-delayed-book-of-memories-opening-on-ngp/?tag=newsfeatures%3Btitle|archivedate=March 28, 2012|df=mdy-all}}
20. ^¹²{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/vita/action/silent-hill-book-of-memories/news/6318672/e3-2011-silent-hill-hd-collection-spooking-ps3-this-fall?tag=newsfeatures%3Btitle%3B1|title=E3 2011: Silent Hill HD Collection spooking PS3 this fall|date=June 9, 2011|author=Magrino, Tom|work=GameSpot|publisher=CBS Interactive Inc|accessdate=July 11, 2011}}
21. ^{{cite web|url=http://uk.ps3.ign.com/articles/117/1174002p1.html|title=E3 2011: Silent Hill Gets New Voices and Multiplayer|date=June 7, 2011|author=Tanner, Nicole|work=IGN|publisher=IGN Entertainment, Inc|accessdate=June 9, 2011}}
22. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.destructoid.com/silent-hill-book-of-memories-trailer-concerns-me-209353.phtml|title=Silent Hill: Book of Memories trailer concerns me|page=|date=August 19, 2011|author=North, Dale|work=Destructoid|publisher=modernmethod|accessdate=August 21, 2011}}
23. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-10-12-wayforward-shows-off-its-cancelled-silent-hill-ds-game|title=WayForward shows off its cancelled Silent Hill DS game|last=Matulef|first=Jeffrey|date=October 12, 2013|work=Eurogamer|publisher=Gamer Network|accessdate=October 12, 2013}}
24. ^{{cite web|last1=Campbell|first1=Evan|title=DEMENTIUM: THE WARD WAS PITCHED TO KONAMI AS A SILENT HILL DS GAME|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/04/27/dementium-the-ward-was-pitched-to-konami-as-a-silent-hill-ds-game|website=ign.com|publisher=ign.com|accessdate=May 6, 2015}}
25. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.siliconera.com/2016/09/13/footage-gives-look-unreleased-silent-hill-game-made-playstation-3/|title= Footage Gives A Look At Unreleased Silent Hill Game Made For PlayStation 3|author=Casey|date= September 13, 2016|publisher=Siliconera.com|accessdate=September 13, 2016}}
26. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/383233/cancelled-silicon-knights-games-detailed/|title=Cancelled Silicon Knights games detailed|author=Ivan, Tom|date=December 12, 2012|publisher=ComputerAndVideoGames.com|accessdate=December 19, 2012|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121214232140/http://www.computerandvideogames.com/383233/cancelled-silicon-knights-games-detailed/|archivedate=December 14, 2012|df=mdy-all}}
27. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/viewer.php?mode=article&id=294788|title= Cancelled Silicon Knights games detailed Screenshot|author=Ivan, Tom|date= December 12, 2012|publisher=ComputerAndVideoGames.com|accessdate=December 19, 2012}}
28. ^{{cite web|last1=Macy|first1=Seth|title=Guillermo del Toro Touches On His Collaboration With Kojima|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/04/26/guillermo-del-toro-touches-on-his-collaboration-with-kojima|publisher=IGN|accessdate=April 26, 2015}}
29. ^{{cite web|title=Konami Responds to Silent Hills Cancellation Claims|url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/konami-responds-to-silent-hills-cancellation-claim/1100-6426908/|last=Crossley|first=Rob|date=April 27, 2015|accessdate=April 27, 2015}}
30. ^{{cite web|title=Silent Hills Cancelled, Konami Confirms|url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/silent-hills-cancelled-konami-confirms/1100-6426919/|last=Crossley|first=Rob|date=April 27, 2015|accessdate=April 27, 2015}}
31. ^{{Cite web|title = Konami Pulling 'PT' From PlayStation Store, 'Silent Hills' Fate Uncertain [Updated]|url = https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2015/04/26/konami-pulling-pt-from-playstation-store-silent-hills-fate-uncertain/|website = Forbes|accessdate = October 29, 2015}}
32. ^{{cite video game|title=Silent Hill|developer=Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo, Inc |publisher=Konami of America, Inc. |date=January 31, 1999|platform=PlayStation|quote=Harry: It's not me. This whole town... it's being invaded by the Otherworld. A world of someone's nightmarish delusions come to life. [...] Trying to swallow up everything in darkness.}}
33. ^¹²{{cite book |title=Silent Hill 3 公式完全攻略ガイド/失われた記憶サイレントヒル・クロニクル |trans-title=Silent Hill 3 Official Strategy Guide / Lost Memories: Silent Hill Chronicle |date=July 31, 2003 |publisher=NTT Publishing Co., Ltd |language=Japanese|isbn=4-7571-8145-0 |page=94 |chapter=VIII: Strength – Power of the Town}}
34. ^{{cite book |title=Silent Hill 3 公式完全攻略ガイド/失われた記憶サイレントヒル・クロニクル |trans-title=Silent Hill 3 Official Strategy Guide / Lost Memories: Silent Hill Chronicle |date=July 31, 2003 |publisher=NTT Publishing Co., Ltd |language=Japanese |isbn=4-7571-8145-0 |page=111 |chapter=XXI: The World – Another World}}
35. ^¹{{cite video game|title=Silent Hill 3|developer=Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo, Inc |publisher=Konami of America, Inc. |date=May 23, 2003|platform=PlayStation 2|quote=On-screen text: "Hope House", an orphanage on the outskirts of Silent Hill. But behind its false image is a place where children are kidnapped and brainwashed. Hope House is managed by the "Silent Hill Smile Support Society," a charity organization sometimes called "4S." It's true that 4S is a well-respected charity that "takes in poor children without homes and raises them with hope." But at its heart, it is an organization that teaches its own warped dogma in lieu of good religious values. [...] The cult religion that operates "Hope House" is known by the locals simply as "The Order".}}
36. ^{{cite video game|title=Silent Hill: Origins|developer=Climax Studios |publisher=Konami Digital Entertainment |date=November 6, 2007|platform=PlayStation Portable|quote=On-screen text: "....it is believed a being of tremendous mental energy may become a vessel capable of giving birth to Samael, the God worshipped by this cult."}}
37. ^¹²{{cite book |title=Silent Hill 3 公式完全攻略ガイド/失われた記憶サイレントヒル・クロニクル |trans-title=Silent Hill 3 Official Strategy Guide / Lost Memories: Silent Hill Chronicle |date=July 31, 2003 |publisher=NTT Publishing Co., Ltd |language=Japanese|isbn=4-7571-8145-0 |pages=104–105 |chapter=XVI: The Tower – Cult}}
38. ^{{cite video game|title=Silent Hill Homecoming|developer=Double Helix Games|publisher=Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.|date=September 30, 2008}}
39. ^{{cite book |title=Silent Hill 3 公式完全攻略ガイド/失われた記憶サイレントヒル・クロニクル |trans-title=Silent Hill 3 Official Strategy Guide / Lost Memories: Silent Hill Chronicle |date=July 31, 2003 |publisher=NTT Publishing Co., Ltd |language=Japanese|isbn=4-7571-8145-0 |page=8 |chapter=Alessa's History}}
40. ^¹{{cite book |title=Silent Hill 3 公式完全攻略ガイド/失われた記憶サイレントヒル・クロニクル |trans-title=Silent Hill 3 Official Strategy Guide / Lost Memories: Silent Hill Chronicle |date=July 31, 2003 |publisher=NTT Publishing Co., Ltd |language=Japanese|isbn=4-7571-8145-0 |page=91 |chapter=V: The Hierophant – Key Items}}
41. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/53814/exclusive-interview-devin-shatsky-talks-silent-hill-downpour-shattered-memories-and-hd-co|accessdate=May 19, 2012|date=March 19, 2012|author=Dyar, Amanda|title=Exclusive Interview: Devin Shatsky Talks Silent Hill: Downpour, Shattered Memories and HD Collection|work=Dread Central|publisher=AtomicOnline, LLC}}
42. ^{{cite book |title=Silent Hill 3 公式完全攻略ガイド/失われた記憶サイレントヒル・クロニクル |trans-title=Silent Hill 3 Official Strategy Guide / Lost Memories: Silent Hill Chronicle |date=July 31, 2003 |publisher=NTT Publishing Co., Ltd |language=Japanese |isbn=4-7571-8145-0 |pages=28–29 |chapter=Silent Hill Ending Analysis}}
43. ^{{cite book |title=Silent Hill 3 公式完全攻略ガイド/失われた記憶サイレントヒル・クロニクル |trans-title=Silent Hill 3 Official Strategy Guide / Lost Memories: Silent Hill Chronicle |date=July 31, 2003 |publisher=NTT Publishing Co., Ltd |language=Japanese|isbn=4-7571-8145-0 |pages=50–51 |chapter=Silent Hill 2 Ending Analysis}}
44. ^{{cite book |title=Silent Hill 3 公式完全攻略ガイド/失われた記憶サイレントヒル・クロニクル |trans-title=Silent Hill 3 Official Strategy Guide / Lost Memories: Silent Hill Chronicle |date=July 31, 2003 |publisher=NTT Publishing Co., Ltd |language=Japanese|isbn=4-7571-8145-0 |page=109 |chapter=XIV: The Sun – Extra Feature}}
45. ^{{cite book |title=Silent Hill 3 公式完全攻略ガイド/失われた記憶サイレントヒル・クロニクル |trans-title=Silent Hill 3 Official Strategy Guide / Lost Memories: Silent Hill Chronicle |date=July 31, 2003 |publisher=NTT Publishing Co., Ltd |language=Japanese|isbn=4-7571-8145-0 |page=93 |chapter=VII: The Chariot – Symbols}}
46. ^{{cite book |title=Silent Hill 3 公式完全攻略ガイド/失われた記憶サイレントヒル・クロニクル |trans-title=Silent Hill 3 Official Strategy Guide / Lost Memories: Silent Hill Chronicle |date=July 31, 2003 |publisher=NTT Publishing Co., Ltd |language=Japanese|isbn=4-7571-8145-0 |pages=100–101 |chapter=XIII: Death – Holes}}
47. ^{{cite book |title=Silent Hill 3 公式完全攻略ガイド/失われた記憶サイレントヒル・クロニクル |trans-title=Silent Hill 3 Official Strategy Guide / Lost Memories: Silent Hill Chronicle |date=July 31, 2003 |publisher=NTT Publishing Co., Ltd |language=Japanese|isbn=4-7571-8145-0 |pages=106–107 |chapter=XVII: The Star – Motif}}
48. ^{{cite book |title=Silent Hill 3 公式完全攻略ガイド/失われた記憶サイレントヒル・クロニクル |trans-title=Silent Hill 3 Official Strategy Guide / Lost Memories: Silent Hill Chronicle |date=July 31, 2003 |publisher=NTT Publishing Co., Ltd |language=Japanese|isbn=4-7571-8145-0 |pages=110–111 |chapter=XX: Judgement – Red Pyramid Thing}}
49. ^{{cite book |title=Silent Hill 3 公式完全攻略ガイド/失われた記憶サイレントヒル・クロニクル |trans-title=Silent Hill 3 Official Strategy Guide / Lost Memories: Silent Hill Chronicle |date=July 31, 2003 |publisher=NTT Publishing Co., Ltd |language=Japanese|isbn=4-7571-8145-0 |pages=26–27 |chapter=Silent Hill Creature Commentary}}
50. ^{{cite book |title=Silent Hill 3 公式完全攻略ガイド/失われた記憶サイレントヒル・クロニクル |trans-title=Silent Hill 3 Official Strategy Guide / Lost Memories: Silent Hill Chronicle |date=July 31, 2003 |publisher=NTT Publishing Co., Ltd |language=Japanese|isbn=4-7571-8145-0 |pages=48–49 |chapter=Silent Hill 2 Creature Commentary}}
51. ^{{cite book |title=Silent Hill 3 公式完全攻略ガイド/失われた記憶サイレントヒル・クロニクル |trans-title=Silent Hill 3 Official Strategy Guide / Lost Memories: Silent Hill Chronicle |date=July 31, 2003 |publisher=NTT Publishing Co., Ltd |language=Japanese|isbn=4-7571-8145-0 |pages=68–69 |chapter=Silent Hill 3 Creature Commentary}}
52. ^{{cite book |title=Silent Hill|type=Instruction manual|date=January 31, 1999|publisher=Konami|location=North America|page=14|chapter=Items}}
53. ^{{cite book |title=Silent Hill: Shattered Memories|type=Instruction manual|date=December 8, 2009|publisher=Konami Digital Entertainment|location=North America|page=10|chapter=Items}}
54. ^{{cite web|url=http://psp.ign.com/articles/782/782865p1.html |title=Silent Hill Origins Impressions and Interview|last=Haynes|first=Jeff|date=April 23, 2007|publisher=IGN|accessdate=April 13, 2010}}
55. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.satoworks.com/Takayoshi_Sato_resume.html |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/5vWbrogVB?url=http://www.satoworks.com/Takayoshi_Sato_resume.html |archivedate=January 6, 2011 |title=My Resume |author=Sato, Takayoshi |publisher=SatoWorks |accessdate=January 6, 2011 |deadurl=yes |df=mdy-all }}
56. ^{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20041012043622/http://www.konamityo.com/games/lineup/soft_ps.html |archivedate=October 12, 2004 |script-title=ja:ゲームソフトプレイステーション |language=Japanese |publisher=Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo, Inc|url=http://www.konamityo.com/games/lineup/soft_ps.html }}
57. ^{{cite web |url=http://ps2.ign.com/articles/094/094863p1.html |title=E3 2001: Silent Hill 2 Interview |date=May 17, 2001 |work=IGN |publisher=IGN Entertainment, Inc |accessdate=December 26, 2010}}
58. ^{{cite web |url=http://top100.ign.com/2007/ign_top_game_97.html |title=IGN Top 100 Games 2007 – 97: Silent Hill 2 |year=2007 |work=IGN |publisher=IGN Entertainment, Inc |accessdate=December 26, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100616184955/http://top100.ign.com/2007/ign_top_game_97.html |archive-date=June 16, 2010 |dead-url=yes |df=mdy-all }}
59. ^¹²{{cite journal |journal=Level |title=Mörkerseende |author=Villner, Pär |language=Swedish |issue=23 |pages=85–93 |date=March 2008 |publisher=Reset Media AB}}
60. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.gpara.com/contents/creator/bn_127.htm |script-title=ja:クリエイターズファイル第127回 |date=November 4, 2003 |language=Japanese |publisher=Gpara.com |accessdate=April 28, 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930045131/http://www.gpara.com/contents/creator/bn_127.htm |archivedate=September 30, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}
61. ^¹{{cite web |url=http://coregamer.web.simplesnet.pt/sato.html |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/5vWYyUN3u?url=http://coregamer.web.simplesnet.pt/sato.html |archivedate=January 6, 2011 |title=Interview with Takayoshi Sato: Seizing New Creations |date=September 15, 2009 |author=Dieubussy |publisher=Core Gamers |accessdate=January 6, 2011 |deadurl=yes |df=mdy-all }}
62. ^¹²{{cite web |url=http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/2382/silence_is_golden_takayoshi_.php |title=Silence Is Golden: Takayoshi Sato's Occidental Journey |author=Brandon Sheffield|date=August 25, 2005 |work=Gamasutra |publisher=United Business Media LLC |accessdate=January 19, 2011}}
63. ^{{cite web |url=http://8226.teacup.com/hill_nobu/bbs/1416 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/5s1yphuzf?url=http://8226.teacup.com/hill_nobu/bbs/1416 |archivedate=August 16, 2010 |title=Nobu bbs: scenario writers |author=Masahiro Ito |date=April 14, 2010 |accessdate=April 14, 2010 |deadurl=yes |df=mdy-all }}
64. ^{{cite video game |title=Silent Hill 2 |developer=Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo, Inc. |publisher=Konami of America, Inc. |date=September 24, 2001 |scene=staff credits}}
65. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.shacknews.com/article/52765/silent-hill-5-interview-jasons|title=Silent Hill 5 Interview: Jason's Philosophy, Jacob's Ladder, and Pyramid Head|last=Breckon|first=Nick|date=May 20, 2008|publisher=Shacknews|accessdate=April 13, 2010}}
66. ^{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/adsk4/status/857670371620773888|title=伊藤𣈱達_Masahiro Ito tweeted: ...|last=Ito|first=Masahiro|date=March 11, 2013|publisher=Twitter|accessdate=March 4, 2018}}
67. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/18984/QA_Konamis_Yamaoka_on_Silent_Hill_Homecomings_Western_Development_Trip.php|title=Q&A: Konami's Yamaoka on Silent Hill: Homecoming's Western Development Trip|last=Nutt|first=Christian|work=Gamasutra|publisher=United Business Media LLC|accessdate=October 2, 2011}}
68. ^¹{{cite web|url=http://ps2.ign.com/articles/092/092865p1.html |title=IGN PS2 Interviews Silent Hill 2 Producer Akihiro Imamura |author=IGN Staff|date=March 28, 2001|publisher=IGN|accessdate=April 13, 2010}}
69. ^{{cite book | title = Horror Film: Creating and Marketing Fear | editor = Hantke, Steffen| first=Richard J.|last=Hand | chapter = Proliferating Horrors: Survival Horror and the Resident Devil Franchise | year = 2009 | publisher = University Press of Mississippi | pages = 117–134 [123–5]|isbn=1-60473-376-4}}
70. ^¹²³{{cite book |title=Silent Hill 3 公式完全攻略ガイド/失われた記憶サイレントヒル・クロニクル |trans-title=Silent Hill 3 Official Strategy Guide / Lost Memories: Silent Hill Chronicle |date=July 31, 2003 |publisher=NTT Publishing Co., Ltd |language=Japanese|isbn=4-7571-8145-0 |page=90 |chapter=IV: The Emperor – Visual Concept}}
71. ^¹²³⁴{{cite book |title=Silent Hill 3 公式完全攻略ガイド/失われた記憶サイレントヒル・クロニクル |trans-title=Silent Hill 3 Official Strategy Guide / Lost Memories: Silent Hill Chronicle |date=July 31, 2003 |publisher=NTT Publishing Co., Ltd |language=Japanese|isbn=4-7571-8145-0 |page=95 |chapter=IX: The Hermit – Sound Effect}}
72. ^{{cite video game |title=Silent Hill |developer=Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo |publisher=Konami |date=January 31, 1999 |platform= |version= |scene=Staff credits |level= |isolang= |quote= }}
73. ^{{cite video game |title=Silent Hill 2 |developer=Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo |publisher=Konami |date=September 24, 2001 |platform= |version= |scene=Staff credits |level= |isolang= |quote= }}
74. ^¹{{cite web|url=http://uk.ps2.ign.com/articles/362/362071p1.html|title=Silent Hill 3 Interview|date=June 12, 2002|author=IGN staff|work=IGN|publisher=IGN Entertainment, Inc|accessdate=September 28, 2011}}
75. ^¹{{cite video game |title=Silent Hill 3 |developer=Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo |publisher=Konami |date=May 23, 2003 |platform= |version= |scene=Staff credits |level= |isolang= |quote= }}
76. ^¹{{cite video game |title=Silent Hill 4: The Room |developer=Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo |publisher=Konami |date=June 17, 2004 |platform= |version= |scene=Staff credits |level= |isolang= |quote= }}
77. ^¹{{cite video game |title=Silent Hill: Origins |developer=Climax Studios |publisher=Konami Digital Entertainment |date=November 6, 2007 |platform= |version= |scene=Staff credits |level= |isolang= |quote= }}
78. ^¹{{cite video game |title=Silent Hill Homecoming |developer=Double Helix Games |publisher=Konami Digital Entertainment |date=September 30, 2008 |platform= |version= |scene=Staff credits |level= |isolang= |quote= }}
79. ^¹{{cite video game |title=Silent Hill: Shattered Memories |developer=Climax Studios |publisher=Konami Digital Entertainment |date=December 8, 2009 |platform= |version= |scene=Staff credits |level= |isolang= |quote= }}
80. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.game-ost.com/articles.php?id=26&action=view|title=Joe Romersa Interview: Writing Songs for Silent Hill (March 2008)|website=www.game-ost.com|access-date=2016-11-10}}
81. ^¹{{cite web|url=http://www.gameinformer.com/games/silent_hill_downpour/b/xbox360/archive/2011/01/26/interview-dexter-composer-dan-licht-on-silent-hill-downpour.aspx|title=Interview: Dexter Composer Dan Licht On Silent Hill: Downpour|last=Turi|first=Tim|work=Game Informer|publisher=GameStop Corporation|accessdate=October 1, 2011}}
82. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/10/tomm-hulett-on-silent-hill-collection-downpour-book-of-memorie/|title=Tomm Hulett on Silent Hill Collection, Downpour, Book of Memories and Korn|date=June 10, 2011|accessdate=July 11, 2011|last=Mitchell|first=Richard|work=Joystiq|publisher=Weblogs, Inc.}}
83. ^{{cite web|url=http://gameboy.ign.com/articles/135/135214p1.html|title=Silent Hill Play Novel – Game Boy Advance Preview|date=January 19, 2001|work=IGN|publisher=IGN Entertainment, Inc|accessdate=November 23, 2008}}
84. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/preview/3414|title=Play Novel: Silent Hill Preview |author=Lake, Max|accessdate=November 23, 2008|date=January 10, 2001|publisher = Nintendo World Report}}
85. ^{{cite web|url=http://uk.cheats.ign.com/objects/886/886120.html|title=Silent Hill: The Arcade|date=|author=|work=IGN|publisher=IGN Entertainment, Inc|accessdate=December 1, 2011|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426005838/http://uk.cheats.ign.com/objects/886/886120.html|archivedate=April 26, 2012|df=mdy-all}}
86. ^{{cite web|url=http://uk.wireless.ign.com/articles/942/942102p1.html|title=Silent Hill: The Escape iPhone Review|date=January 7, 2009|work=IGN|publisher=IGN Entertainment, Inc|accessdate=December 1, 2011|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120115052834/http://uk.wireless.ign.com/articles/942/942102p1.html|archivedate=January 15, 2012|df=mdy-all}}
87. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation/silent-hill |title=Silent Hill Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |accessdate=April 25, 2011}}
88. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-2/silent-hill-2 |title=Silent Hill 2 Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |accessdate=April 25, 2011}}
89. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox/silent-hill-2-restless-dreams |title=Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |accessdate=April 25, 2011}}
90. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/silent-hill-2 |title=Silent Hill 2 Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |accessdate=April 25, 2011}}
91. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-2/silent-hill-3 |title=Silent Hill 3 Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |accessdate=April 25, 2011}}
92. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/silent-hill-3 |title=Silent Hill 3 Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |accessdate=April 25, 2011}}
93. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-2/silent-hill-4-the-room |title=Silent Hill 4: The Room Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |accessdate=April 25, 2011}}
94. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox/silent-hill-4-the-room |title=Silent Hill 4: The Room Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |accessdate=April 25, 2011}}
95. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/silent-hill-4-the-room |title=Silent Hill 4: The Room Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |accessdate=April 25, 2011}}
96. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/psp/silent-hill-origins |title=Silent Hill: Origins Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |accessdate=April 25, 2011}}
97. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-2/silent-hill-origins |title=Silent Hill: Origins Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |accessdate=April 25, 2011}}
98. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-3/silent-hill-homecoming |title=Silent Hill: Homecoming Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |accessdate=April 25, 2011}}
99. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/silent-hill-homecoming |title=Silent Hill: Homecoming Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |accessdate=April 25, 2011}}
100. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/silent-hill-homecoming |title=Silent Hill: Homecoming Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |accessdate=April 25, 2011}}
101. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/wii/silent-hill-shattered-memories |title=Silent Hill: Shattered Memories Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |accessdate=April 25, 2011}}
102. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-2/silent-hill-shattered-memories |title=Silent Hill: Shattered Memories Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |accessdate=April 25, 2011}}
103. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/psp/silent-hill-shattered-memories |title=Silent Hill: Shattered Memories Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |accessdate=April 25, 2011}}
104. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/silent-hill-downpour |title=Silent Hill: Downpour Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |accessdate=August 6, 2012}}
105. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-3/silent-hill-downpour |title=Silent Hill: Downpour Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |accessdate=August 6, 2012}}
106. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-3/silent-hill-hd-collection |title=Silent Hill HD Collection Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |accessdate=August 6, 2012}}
107. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/silent-hill-hd-collection |title=Silent Hill HD Collection Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |accessdate=August 6, 2012}}
108. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-vita/silent-hill-book-of-memories |title=Silent Hill: Book of Memories Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |accessdate=April 19, 2013}}
109. ^{{cite web|url=http://uk.retro.ign.com/articles/880/880202p1.html|title=Fear 101: A Beginner's Guide to Survival Horror|page=1|date=June 9, 2008|first=Jim|last=Sterling|work=IGN|publisher=IGN Entertainment, Inc|accessdate=September 22, 2011}}
110. ^{{cite web|author=IGN Staff |url=http://ps2.ign.com/articles/772/772296p2.html |title=The Top 25 PS2 Games of All Time – PS2 Feature at IGN |publisher=IGN |date=August 10, 2009 |accessdate=May 2, 2010}}
111. ^{{cite web | url = http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/silent-hill-3 | title = Game Revolution Playstation 2 Review Page – Silent Hill 3 | work = Game Revolution | publisher = AtomicOnline, LLC | first = Chris | last = Hudak | date = August 3, 2003 | accessdate = August 30, 2008 }}
112. ^{{cite web | url = http://pc.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r20477.htm | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080920153359/http://pc.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r20477.htm | archivedate = September 20, 2008 | title = Silent Hill 3 Review – PC | work = GameZone | publisher = GameZone Online | first = Tha | last = Wiz | date = December 18, 2003 | accessdate = August 30, 2008}}
113. ^{{cite web|last=Winegarner |first=Tyler |url=http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/adventure/silenthill3/review.html |title=Silent Hill 3 Review for PlayStation 2 |publisher=GameSpot |date=August 6, 2003 |accessdate=May 2, 2010}}
114. ^{{cite web|last=Perry |first=Douglass C. |url=http://ps2.ign.com/articles/432/432151p1.html |title=Silent Hill 3 – PlayStation 2 Review at IGN |publisher=IGN |date=August 3, 2003 |accessdate=May 2, 2010}}
115. ^{{cite web|first=Kristan |last=Reed |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/ir_silenthill4_ps2 |title=Silent Hill 4: The Room Review | PS2 |publisher=Eurogamer |date=July 27, 2004 |accessdate=May 2, 2010}}
116. ^{{cite web|first=Bethany |last=Massimilla |url=http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/adventure/silenthill4theroom/review.html |title=Silent Hill 4: The Room Review for PlayStation 2 |publisher=GameSpot |date=September 7, 2004 |accessdate=May 2, 2010}}
117. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/psp/adventure/silenthillorigins/index.html |title=Silent Hill: Origins for PSP – Silent Hill: Origins Sony PSP – Silent Hill: Origins PSP Game |publisher=GameSpot |date= |accessdate=May 2, 2010}}
118. ^{{cite web|last=Anderson |first=Lark |url=http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/adventure/silenthill5/review.html |title=Silent Hill: Homecoming Review for Xbox 360 |publisher=GameSpot |date=September 30, 2008 |accessdate=May 2, 2010}}
119. ^{{cite web|last=Haynes |first=Jeff |url=http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/915/915002p2.html |title=Silent Hill: Homecoming Review – Xbox 360 Review at IGN |publisher=Xbox360.ign.com |date=September 30, 2008 |accessdate=May 2, 2010}}
120. ^{{cite web|last=Anderson |first=Lark |url=http://www.gamespot.com/wii/action/silenthillshatteredmemories/review.html |title=Silent Hill: Shattered Memories Review for Wii |publisher=GameSpot |date=January 19, 2010 |accessdate=May 2, 2010}}
121. ^Inside ‘Stranger Things’: The Duffer Bros. on How They Made the TV Hit of the Summer, The Daily Beast
122. ^{{cite web|url=http://uk.comics.ign.com/objects/740/740888.html|title=Silent Hill: The Grinning Man Comics|date=|last=|first=|work=IGN|publisher=IGN Entertainment, Inc|accessdate=December 31, 2011|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425051938/http://uk.comics.ign.com/objects/740/740888.html|archivedate=April 25, 2012|df=mdy-all}}
123. ^{{cite web|url=http://uk.comics.ign.com/objects/142/14229579.html|title=Silent Hill: Sinner's Reward Comics|date=|last=|first=|work=IGN|publisher=IGN Entertainment, Inc|accessdate=December 31, 2011|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425051942/http://uk.comics.ign.com/objects/142/14229579.html|archivedate=April 25, 2012|df=mdy-all}}
124. ^{{cite web|url=http://uk.comics.ign.com/articles/113/1132380p1.html|title=Silent Hill: Past Life #1 Review|date=November 4, 2010|last=Schedeen|first=Jesse|work=IGN|publisher=IGN Entertainment, Inc|accessdate=December 31, 2011|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425051946/http://uk.comics.ign.com/articles/113/1132380p1.html|archivedate=April 25, 2012|df=mdy-all}}
125. ^{{cite book|title=Silent Hill: The Terror Engine|author=Perron, Bernard|year=2012|location=Ann Arbor|publisher=University of Michigan Press|page=137|isbn=9780472071623|oclc=731913262}}
126. ^{{cite web|url=http://mysilenthill.com/silent-hill-news/interview-silent-hill-betrayal/|title=Exclusive: ‘Silent Hill Betrayal,’ A Horror Novel Coming Soon|date=July 29, 2016|last=Duran|first=H.B.|work=MySilentHill.com|publisher=My Silent Hill|accessdate=October 19, 2016}}
127. ^{{cite web|url=https://blog.tanshaydar.com/en/interview-with-upcoming-silent-hill-betrayal-author-shaun-michael-jooste.html|title=Interview With Upcoming ‘Silent Hill: Betrayal’ Author Shaun Michael Jooste|date=October 2, 2016|last=Altınel|first=Tansel|work=Tanshaydar.com|publisher=Tansel Altınel|accessdate=October 19, 2016}}
128. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.nag.co.za/2016/08/02/nobody-gets-out-alive-in-silent-hill-betrayal-a-novel-by-local-indie-writer-shaun-jooste/|title=Nobody gets out alive in 'Silent Hill:Betrayal', a novel by local Indie Writer Shaun Jooste|date=August 2, 2016|last=van der Byl|first=Tarryn|work=NAGOnline.com|publisher=NAG Online|accessdate=October 19, 2016}}
129. ^{{cite web|url=https://celenicearth.wordpress.com/2016/10/17/silent-hill-betrayal-finalised-for-ebook-launch/|title=‘Silent Hill: Betrayal’ finalised & Book Cover Poll Results|date=October 17, 2016|last=Jooste|first=Shaun M|work=Celenic Earth|publisher=Celenic Earth Publications|accessdate=October 19, 2016}}
130. ^{{cite web|url=http://michaeljbassett.wordpress.com/2011/05/14/its-a-wrap/|title=It's A Wrap|date=May 14, 2011|last=Bassett|first=Michael J.|authorlink=Michael J. Bassett|publisher=Michael J. Basset official blog|accessdate=May 14, 2011|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/5yfjK6LSi?url=http://michaeljbassett.wordpress.com/2011/05/14/its-a-wrap/|archivedate=May 14, 2011|df=mdy-all}}

Installment overview

Main series

Silent Hill (1999)

Silent Hill 2 (2001)

Silent Hill 4: The Room (2004)

Silent Hill: Origins (2007)

Silent Hill: Homecoming (2008)

Silent Hill: Shattered Memories (2009)

Silent Hill: Downpour (2012)

Other games

Silent Hill: The Arcade (2007)

Silent Hill: The Escape (2007)

Silent Hill HD Collection (2012)

Silent Hill: Book of Memories (2012)