Silent Hill

Silent Hill is a Japanese horror franchise centered on a series of survival horror video games created by Team Silent and published by Konami. The franchise is primarily set in Silent Hill, a fictional town in the U.S. state of Maine, which is plagued by supernatural events, the occult, and dreams manifested into physical form, often taking the shape of horrific environments and creatures stalking the protagonists. The series is heavily influenced by psychological horror, with its player characters being mostly "everymen". The franchise has expanded to include various printed works, three film adaptations, and various spin-off games.