A garage door has ‘Redrum’ scrawled across it in blood, and posters of Carrie and Pet Sematary show up in town. Hopefully, they will find my notes useful.” This references a line from King’s The Mist: “I am going to leave these pages on the counter and perhaps someday someone will find them and read them.”īut that’s not the only or most obvious text lifted from King. In the original Silent Hill, before saving your progress via a notebook and pen, text appears that reads: “Someday, someone may experience these bizarre events. For starters, there are a number of streets and roads referencing various literary greats-including Bachman Road, an illusion to King’s pseudonym, Richard Bachman, under which he penned titles such as Thinner, The Long Walk, and The Running Man. Perhaps the most obvious and frequently recurring influence is Stephen King. I could have written an article just as long on film references alone (highlights include David Lynch, Dario Argento, David Cronenberg, and Stanley Kubrick), but this is a literature site, so let's get to it. I knew going in there were a number of film, literary, and pop culture nods, but only in diving deeper down the rabbit hole have I discovered just how many. SILENT HILL HOMECOMING IGLESIA FULLThis month we focus on the literary references, and believe me, the town and game are full of them. This is possibly a foreshadowing of when Adam Shepherd is killed by the Bogeyman.Īlex Shepherd - Joshua Shepherd - Elle Holloway - James Wheeler - Margaret Holloway - Curtis AckersĪdam Shepherd - Carol Doyle - Lillian Shepherd - Nora Holloway - Sam Bartlett - Joey Bartlett - Martin Fitch - Scarlet Fitch - Travis Grady - Order Soldier - Nash - Robbie the Rabbitīartlett Family - Fitch Family - Holloway Family - Shepherd FamilyĪmnion - Asphyxia - Bogeyman - Feral - Lurker - Needler - Nurse - Scarlet - Schism - Sepulcher - Siam - Smog - Swarmġ2 Gauge Shotgun - BlueSteel Shotgun - Chrome Hammer Pistol - Ceremonial Dagger - Circular Saw - Combat Knife - Crowbar - Fire Axe - Laser Pistol - M14 Assault Rifle - Mk 23 Handgun - Police Marksman Rifle - Pulaski Axe - Steel PipeĪlchemilla Hospital - Central Silent Hill - Church of the Holy Way - Dargento Cemetery - Dr.Last month I wrote about the real town behind Silent Hill. The stained-glass window above the organ depicts an execution, and the executioner looks similar to Valtiel.The confessional booth scene is very similar to the scene in Silent Hill 3 where Heather Mason must choose to forgive an unknown speaker.It is in the church that the Halo of the Sun is finally seen in its full, original form.The church is one of two locations where the Bogeyman appears physically, the other being in the Grand Hotel.The reason for this is unknown, but it is possible that the church acts as a sanctuary from "the darkness". The interior of the church is virtually devoid of the Otherworld's corruption.References to the Silent Hill film include the Brethren symbol found on the entrance door, the barbed wire preventing exit, and the interior being entirely non-corrupted by the Otherworld exterior.The church's design is based on the church in the Silent Hill film.Here, he meets his fate after attempting to explain to Alex what has really happened over the years before being sliced in half by the Bogeyman. He is subsequently met a second time, after revealing a corridor behind the church organ. It is there that Alex must choose to forgive him for his past actions or not, a choice that affects the ending of the game. First, he (or his consciousness) can be identified within a confessional booth, opposite Alex Shepherd. Inexplicably, Adam Shepherd can be found in the Church of the Holy Way. Two small memos can be found within the church.Įxcerpt from a Hymn Where shall my wondering soul begin? How shall we all to heaven aspire? Excerpt from a Psalm Blessed is the man who does not tread the path of the wicked, or stand in the way of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers. In the east wing, the player encounters a large statue of a robed figure, a trio of paintings, and a hallway leading to a large stained-glass window situated above the pipe organ in the main hall.īehind the organ is a passageway leading under the church and into the Order's lair. A baptismal font, a room containing three confessional booths and pews, as well as a collapsed hallway can be found when exploring the west wing. Within the main hall of the church rests a large pipe organ with the Halo of the Sun inset in the floor before it. Whether these function to warn about shifts between worlds or if they just serve as a nod to the Silent Hill film is unknown. Outside, above the main entrance, is a set of air raid sirens. Externally and internally, the Church of the Holy Way is built much like a gothic cathedral, most likely to present the structure with a less menacing air.
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