The 10 best books to read if you like Silent Hill

THE Silent Hill 2 The remake is just part of Konami’s effort to revive the franchise, with new games and even a new film in the works. But what about the written word?

If you are a long time ago silent Hill fan, you might think, “There was no silent Hill books?” You’d be right, there was; there were several IDW comics that were collected in Silent Hill Omnibus Vol 1 and 2.

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However, they’ve long been out of stock and go for crazy prices on eBay, and their reception has been a little mixed, to say the least. If you want this silent Hill feeling imprinted, here are 10 books like silent Hill which channels aspects of the series and is available now.

Best books like Silent Hill

The Mist by Stephen King

There is no better place to start than with The fog. Protagonist David Drayton’s nightmare begins when a mysterious fog envelops the city, hiding disturbing monsters within. Sound familiar? It should, since this is the novel that, in part, inspired silent Hill.

But, with the action taking place in a supermarket, the reading is much more claustrophobic. And as with the best horror, the tensions that arise between the characters risk becoming as deadly as the beasts outside.

The Red Tree by Caitlin R. Kiernan

How do you deal with grief? In the case of Sarah Crowe, protagonist of Caitlin R. Kiernan The red treeyou go to an old mansion in Rhode Island to spend some time away from the world. This might sound like a cue for a traditional haunted house story, but Crowe instead becomes obsessed with the titular tree and accounts of its supposed history. She runs the risk of becoming part of their history and, like some of her silent Hillprotagonists, begins to question their own reality.

Welcome to Night Vale, by Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor

Welcome to Night Vale is based on the podcast of the same name, but requires no prior knowledge of the show. Instead, it moves away from the radio station and lets you step into the lives of the people of this otherworldly city. Night Vale is as strange as Silent Hill, but the difference is that for the townspeople it has always been that way, and they accept its strangeness in stride.

Stephen King’s Pet Sematary

There’s no fog full of monsters in this Stephen King novel, but the story highlights how far pain can take people. After discovering a “semitary” that has the power to resurrect the dead, city doctor Louis Creed uses it to bring back his family’s cat, but it doesn’t stop there.

The Fisherman by John Langan

As The red treeJohn Langan The fisherman begins with the loss of a partner, but there are also nuances of Pet Cemetery. The protagonist Abe, who recently lost his wife, befriends another widower. They learn of a fishing spot, Dutchman’s Creek, that supposedly has the power to bring the lost back to life. And even though it has a bad decision written, they become involved in the hunt for a mysterious water monster.

House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski

Mark Z. Danielewski House of Leaves is an acquired taste, as it presents a multifaceted narrative, focused on a found footage film that could be fiction within fiction. But if you are a fan of silent HillWith the strange geometry, you’re in for a treat as a family finds hallways, caves, and more inside their newly acquired home.

The Shadow Over Innsmouth by HP Lovecraft

Long before Stephen King picked up a pen, HP Lovecraft created The shadow over Innsmoutha story about a deeply frightening and decidedly hostile coastal town. Like Silent Hill, Innsmouth is dominated by a cult, although in this case the impact of their rituals is all too obvious.

Alice is not dead by Joseph Fink

From the co-author of Welcome to Night Vale, Alice is not dead follows the story of a woman whose wife disappears. But then one day, she sees her in the background of a TV broadcast and goes in search of her. Different Silent Hill 2 James Sunderland, it doesn’t take her to a city; Instead, she embarks on a journey with supernatural touches that takes her across strange America.

Doll face by Tim Curran

What’s worse than being stuck in a strange city? Discovering that the town you are in shouldn’t be there and that it was burned down several years before. Different from your average silent Hill game, doll face There are a handful of hapless ‘survivors’, who become trapped in the city after knocking over a mannequin. Although don’t count on them living very long.

Uzumaki by Junji Ito

Junji Ito is a master of the strange and twisted, and with his manga Uzumakihe created a city that makes Silent Hill seem mundane by comparison. Kirie and her boyfriend Shuichi discover their town “infected” by spirals, in a three-volume collection that begins as an anthology but comes to a shocking and perhaps inevitable conclusion.

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