The Most Underrated Silent Hill Game Gets a Live-Action Fan Film Recreation

Don’t you hate it when your door is locked from the inside, forcing you to live your days in a parallel world inside your apartment, haunted by ghosts? I certainly do, and in Silent Hill 4: The Room I’m sure Henry Townshend isn’t a fan of it either. Overlooked by many but capable of turning fans into fanatics, the fourth installment in the series contains some of the best moments of any Silent Hill game, especially its tense and terrifying opening.

Released in 2004, Silent Hill 4: The Room was introduced to the world to a divisive response. Unlike every other horror game in the series, moving away from some of the themes seen in previous titles and even daring to take place partly outside of Silent Hill itself, it has nevertheless gained a reputation as a cult classic . With an updated version released on GOG in 2020, it remains one of the most underrated yet enduring entries in the series.

Director Nick Merola couldn’t agree more, which is why he meticulously recreated the game’s opening cutscene in a live-action short. The five-minute film follows Henry Townshend, played here by actor Brian Dole, as he discovers he is stuck inside his apartment with the outside world going on as normal. Almost every aspect of the intro is recreated, from the thick chains holding the door closed and the pale cream telephone, to the contents of Henry’s nearly empty refrigerator.

Additionally, this short film contains a plea from the creator to the director of the Silent Hill series. In 2022, Motio Okomoto said he would welcome presentations of Silent Hill from fans, promising to go through each one. “I have completed the scripts and a complete series bible, depicting a 10-episode journey through the depths of Silent Hill,” Merola says at the end of the short. “It would be a profound honor to personally present this project to you. »

Whether or not this live-action recreation heralds the start of a process that will culminate in a Silent Hill 4 TV series, following the success of Fallout, depends on a variety of factors. With the Silent Hill series currently undergoing a revival including an upcoming remake of Silent Hill 2 and a new film in the works, there’s no telling how far this advocacy can go.

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