Daniel Licht’s Downpour soundtrack is a different beast from Akira Yamaoka’s previous Silent Hill scores. If you were hoping Licht would be Akira 2.0, blindly copying Yamaoka’s style and calling it a day you will be sorely disappointed. Instead, Licht an accomplished composer of his own right, blazes his own trail with Downpour’s soundtrack and the result is nothing like what we’ve heard before in a Silent Hill game.
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In this very special fourth episode to gear up for the Month of Silent Hill I’m joined by fellow Silent Hill fan Cj Melendez from Rely on Horror and we interview Silent Hill producer Tomm Hulett!

During the interview we discuss Tomm’s start at Konami, including the what Silent Hill Homecoming could have been (oh God…), the upcoming Silent Hill releases this month and various other general Silent Hill topics.

I want to give a big thanks to Tomm Hulett for taking time out of his busy schedule to speak so candidly with us fans. It was a real treat and I hope you all enjoy 🙂

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I found a neat plugin that would allow me to add featured posts! What do you guys think? I like that I can highlight major site related posts and the latest news!

In this third episode I discuss the new Silent Hill HD Collection video footage and DLC, the Game Informer Downpour Preview and new soundtrack info along with Silent Hill’s 13th birthday along with my own Downpour give away contest!

I hope you all enjoy 🙂

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Finally added the Nightmare messages to the Silent Hill Shattered Memories section of the site.

https://shshatteredmemories.com/shsm-nightmare-messages/

In honor of this site reaching 500 Facebook fans I’ve decided to hold a give away contest to win a US copy of Downpour on Xbox 360 or Playstation 3 (the winner decides which platform they prefer).

To enter:

1) You must ‘Like’ Silent Hill Historical Society on Facebook

2) You must leave a comment on the contest Facebook post HERE on why you like the Silent Hill series. Comments on this news post will not count!

3) …yeah that’s it!

I will pick a random winner from those who answered the question above and liked the page as soon as I reach 1000 fans! Based on how quickly 500 was reached I’m hoping to pick a winner shortly after the release! So spread the word! 🙂

This contest is open worldwide but please note I am only giving away a US copy of the game.

Thanks everyone for the support of this site!

Contest is over. Thanks everyone who entered!

After seeing Best Buy’s disappointing pre-order bonus today I just had to write this…

The Pre-order bonuses in the US totally suck! We aren’t getting any sort of physical items only a variety of in-game weapons, which is so lame given that the inventory system in Downpour won’t let us hang on to said bonus in-game weapons as we play! What makes it even worse is that other countries are offering some kick ass physical goodies for pre-ordering in addition to the same bonus in-game weapons.

In Mexico they are giving away mugs, flashlights and laptop cases While in Australia two retailers are offering a very cool Downpour t-shirt and poster combo.

I am le sad. I put an order into Amazon so at least I won’t have to pay sales tax, I get the game on the release day with free shipping and a $10 Amazon credit. Also since I pre-ordered HD Collection there as well I can take $5 off my Downpour purchase.

I also put in a pre-order to Australian retailer JB Hi-Fi (who’s willing to ship internationally) so at least I’ll have some cool Downpour bonus items coming for my Silent Hill collection.

So are you guys disappointed as well? If you are pre-ordering which retailer are you going with?

13 years ago today my favorite video game series started with Silent Hill‘s release on the Playstation! What a long way this franchise has come with 8 (core) games, several spin offs and two movies! Happy birthday Silent Hill 🙂

In this second episode I discuss the new Silent Hill HD Collection avatars added to the Playstation Store, the Book of Memories US cover art and the various Downpour pre-order bonuses out there!

I hope you all enjoy 🙂

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Hi guys! It’s time for another Descent into the Otherworld where I take a closer look at the Silent Hill fandom to highlight what makes makes others a fan and what the series means to them.

Meet Kriss Williams aka Tainted Dreams on the Hell Descent/Silent Hill Community forums who has been interested in Silent Hill since 1997!

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