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Silent Hill

  • Video Game
  • 1999
  • 16
IMDb RATING
9.0/10
6.7K
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Silent Hill (1999)
Silent Hill
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Harry awakes from a car crash to notice his daughter, Cheryl, vanished. As he searches for her, through the eerie town of Silent Hill, a terrifying descent into the unknown is set.Harry awakes from a car crash to notice his daughter, Cheryl, vanished. As he searches for her, through the eerie town of Silent Hill, a terrifying descent into the unknown is set.Harry awakes from a car crash to notice his daughter, Cheryl, vanished. As he searches for her, through the eerie town of Silent Hill, a terrifying descent into the unknown is set.

  • Director
    • Keiichiro Toyama
  • Writer
    • Keiichiro Toyama
  • Stars
    • Michael Guinn
    • Susan Papa
    • Thessaly Lerner
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  • IMDb RATING
    9.0/10
    6.7K
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    • Director
      • Keiichiro Toyama
    • Writer
      • Keiichiro Toyama
    • Stars
      • Michael Guinn
      • Susan Papa
      • Thessaly Lerner
    • 64User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win total

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    Michael Guinn
    Michael Guinn
    • Harry
    • (voice)
    • (as Michael G)
    Susan Papa
    Susan Papa
    • Cybil
    • (voice)
    Thessaly Lerner
    Thessaly Lerner
    • Lisa
    • (voice)
    Jarion Monroe
    Jarion Monroe
    • Dr. Kaufmann
    • (voice)
    Sandra Wane
    • Alessa
    • (voice)
    • …
    Liz Mamorsky
    Liz Mamorsky
    • Dahlia
    • (voice)
    Dennis Falt
    • Narrator
    • Director
      • Keiichiro Toyama
    • Writer
      • Keiichiro Toyama
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    S James M

    A disturbing game

    This game is very eerie.I don't think much of games these days but I have to make a clean breast about this one: it's very gory,spooky,eerie,violent and is like The Exorcist been made into a game.This horror game is much better than the Resident Evil trilogy and I would really recommend it to people who love the horror genre.I would not recommend it to those who are afraid of the dark. A brilliant game,I recommend this being played alone and in the darkness.
    10Carrigon

    Scariest Game I've Ever Played!

    Silent Hill is a cross between King's "The Mist" and Barker's "Hellraiser". And it makes excellent use of both. From the very first moments of the game, you are truly scared. There were so many parts where I was like, "Oh no, I don't want to go out there." There was into the foggy streets, on foot, all alone, and there are monsters out there. EEEEK! I've been into horror my whole life and this game totally freaked me out. I think the Hospital area was one of the scariest. Just wait till you have to go into the hospital basement. And you just know you have to go in the morgue, too. Really scary. This is the best horror game I have ever played. It beats Resident Evil hands down. If you love horror games, this one is the best.
    10kevin86

    Every town has its secrets, some are just darker than others...

    Silent Hill is by far the creepiest and most disturbing video game ever to grace a gaming consol. Taking you deep into the abandoned Town, the game uses amazing lighting effects and frightening sounds to play on the gamers nerve. Whether it be a sudden crashing noise, the quiet eerie sound of static, the ring of sirens, or the simple sounds of a creaking old house, Silent hill manages to find any way possible to scare the gamer... and it does it in a big way.

    The story follows Harry Mason as he is driving to the resort town of Silent Hill with his daughter Cheryl for vacation. Late during a mysterious woman jumps out in front of the car, causing Harry to panic and veer offroad. His car slams into the side of a big tree, knocking him out in the process. When Harry awakens a thick fog lingers about him and his daughter Cheryl is missing. Scared and confused he stumbles about, entering the town of Silent Hill.

    Everything about his game is brilliant. Instead of being a typical zombie blasting, monster smashing horror game, Silent Hill focuses on the little, more disturbing things. Take for example the most simplistic chill of the game. Harry is standing in the derelict school when a toy phone rings, picking it up he hears his daughter Cheryl crying and pleading to him on the other end of the phone. While it may sound dumb in writting, when actually viewing the sequence, you cant help but shudder at the thought of what may be happening to her. In your explorations you will come across six key lcations: the School, the Hospital, the Church, the Docks, the Amusement Park, and the Sewers, all of which have their own horrifing secrets. I myself got most creeped out in the Sewers. Imagine yourself trudging through a disgusting tunnels in pure darkness, when all around you hear is gurgling noise of a creature and your own heartbeat. And at any moment it may attack you. But from where? You can barely see anything. Belive me when I say I nearly jumped out of my skin every time a creature jumped out or sewer grating dropped out from beneath my feet.

    If your looking for a REALLY good scare, rent Silent Hill, turn off all the lights, and cuddle your favorite teddy bear. It is THE best survival-horror game ever. Every town has its secrets, some are just darker than others...
    8Agent10

    Awesome, even though I don't play many video games

    With movie companies wanting to turn games into celluloid, why can't they do it for games that deserve such a distinction. Tomb Raider, Super Mario Brothers and what not were horrible. The industry finally got it right when they made Resident Evil. So now its time to give Silent Hill its due.

    As for the game, it was one of the few that ever got my heart racing. The music added so much atmosphere to the game, and the never ending stream of bad guys made my skin crawl a few times. When I get the Playstation 2, I'm going to purchase Silent Hill 2. I highly recommend this game, and its best you get yourself the players guide.
    10master_d

    Good old-fashioned horror

    What a kicker of a game, Silent Hill takes ideas from Rosemary's Baby, The Shining, and even a little Jacob's Ladder, and runs with it, making it the most horrifying game ever released, even topping Resident Evil 1. Harry Mason, the main character, decides to take his daughter Cheryl on a vacation. Harry is a writer and has just lost his wife to an unknown disease, and decides to take a break. While driving to Silent Hill, Harry is passed by a motorcycle cop in quite a hurry. The cop looks at him, and zooms off. Harry pays no mind until he sees the motorcycle wrecked a couple miles up the road, he quickly takes his eyes off the road to check out the wreck and spots someone walking across the road. Harry slams on the brakes and ends up wrecking... He wakes up in Silent Hill, his head is bashed a little bit, but other than that he's fine, except for the fact that Cheryl is missing... The game sends you on a hellish mission to find your daughter, with the help of Cybil, the motorcycle cop. Silent Hill turns out to be a nightmare town, full of evil creatures. This game screws with your head as Harry undergoes several sequences that makes it seem like he's trapped in hell. You fight several different creatures during this period like evil devil children and hellhounds. But it's all just a dream... isn't it? The music doesn't make the playing experience any easier on you, evil and ominous industrial music adds to the tension of yours and Harry's quest. Great graphics and great music, and great gameplay. Instead of screwing with your nerves like Resident Evil does, Silent Hill screws up your brain. Is this real? What is that creature? Who do I trust? The only beefs I have with this game is that it's short, and when you find out how to solve every puzzle, you can breeze through the game when you play it a second time. In my opinion, Hollywood should quit trying to come up with the right script for Resident Evil and should put their attention into Silent Hill. It's a much smarter and much more frightening game with a better script and a better plot... what's the main plot? Beats me, there is never an exact plot to begin with...

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    • Trivia
      The streets in Silent Hill are named after famous science-fiction and horror authors: Richard Bachman (Stephen King), Robert Bloch, Ray Bradbury, Michael Crichton, James Ellroy, Jack Finney, Dean R. Koontz, Ira Levin, Richard Matheson, Carl Sagan, John Sandford, Dan Simmons, and F. Paul Wilson.
    • Goofs
      The type of shotgun Harry gets is a double barrel shotgun, meaning that it can only hold 2 shells. Yet, once the shotgun is fully loaded, it can hold 6 shells.
    • Quotes

      Harry: This may sound really off the wall, but listen to me. You've got to believe me. I've not gone crazy, and I'm not fooling around. At first I thought I was losing my mind. But now I know I'm not. It's not me. This whole town. It's being invaded by the Otherworld. A world of someone's nightmarish delusions come to life. Little by little the invasion is spreading. Trying to swallow up everything in darkness.

    • Connections
      Featured in Playstation Underground: Issue 2.3 (1998)
    • Soundtracks
      Esperándote
      Produced by Rika Muranaka

      Words and music by Rika Muranaka

      Translated by Daniel Monteverdo

      Arranged by Rika Muranaka & Omar Valente

      Performed by Vanesa Quiroz

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    • Release date
      • March 4, 1999 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Official site [Japanese]
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Сайлент Хилл
    • Production company
      • Konami Computer Entertainment
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      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16 : 9

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