(List of possible inspirations and similarities.)

<b>Silent Hill 2</b>: Maria is a woman who dyes/bleaches her hair (unnatural hair because color is changed), whose personality changes unpredictably, and who grows attached to James over the course of the game. She works as a performer in a bar.
<b>Blue Velvet: </b>Dorothy is a woman who wears a wig (unnatural hair because it’s a wig), whose personality changes unpredictably, and who grows attached to Jeffrey over the course of the film. She works as a performer in a bar.

<b>Silent Hill 2</b>: Heaven’s Night,. same stage/curtains as bar in Blue Velvet
<b>Blue Velvet:</b> the bar where Dorothy sings.

<b>Silent Hill 2:</b> Angela, a victim of sexual abuse whose family is missing, wields a large kitchen knife
<b>Blue Velvet: </b>Dorothy, a woman whose husband and child are missing and who is suffering sexual abuse from Frank, wields a large kitchen knife

<b>Silent Hill 2:</b> Blue Creek Apartments, where James first meets Pyramid Head.
<b>Blue Velvet: </b>Deep River Apartments, where Dorothy Vallens lives.

<b>Silent Hill 2:</b> Pyramid Head moves kind of drunkenly (Ito says movements inspired by drunk people in Making of SH2), abuses monsters and attacks James, and James shoots at him from a closet where he’s hiding. Represents a different side of James, and makes him realize his guilt.
<b>Blue Velvet:</b> Frank huffs drugs and sexually abuses Dorothy, beats up Jeffrey (also tells him “you’re like me” which underlines the idea of them as different aspects of the same whole, and in sh2, angela says this to james), and Jeffrey shoots at him from a closet where he’s hiding.

Hiding in the closet.

Shooting from the closet.

<b>Additional crap:</b>
-There is a great contrast between the 2 women in James’ life: Mary and Maria. Likewise, Dorothy (Isabella Rosellini) and Laura Dern’s characters are quite different.
-In the beginning of the movie, Jeffrey finds and ear (used to hear, important in communication). It leads him to go looking for Dorothy. In the beginning of SH2, James gets a letter,  finds a radio, and later, a set of headphones, all tools of communication.

http://hometown.sh/forum/viewtopic.php?f=25
http://silenthillcommunity.com/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=435153

X-rust has made another cool thing: a SHSM visual novel.

Today I came home from the store and noticed a nice-sized box on my porch; I knew it must be my Red Pyramid Thing. I threw my groceries on the floor and forgot about them. I was too excited to see RPT. I’ve been seeing preview images and info on the internet for a while now, Toymunkey had a countdown on their website. It looked great in the photos, but I was really looking forward to seeing it for myself.

The packaging is quite impressive, with art by Masahiro Ito. There are windows in the front of the box corresponding to the nine save squares on the inside. I just had to snap the Great Knife blade onto its handle and it was ready for display.

The statue is made of PVC and was sculpted by Shinya Akao/Headlong; the paint masters done by Yoshinori Yatake/Accel. It is 1/6 scale and stands 13 inches high. Thanks to the Great knife, it also takes up a bit of space horizontally.

Red Pyramid Thing himself is posed in a way that’s true to the game, leaning a bit backward, dragging the Great Knife along. There is an amazing amount of detail here, which I appreciated. The bolts are on the helmet, and the hole where his tongue comes out. (He also puts his hand in the hole in the scene where James is hiding in the closet.) There are straps on his robes and zippers on his back and on his boots. My favorite part of the RPT sculpt is the underside of his helmet: it’s a weird, lumpy, fleshy area; like the helmet is alive and actually a part of his head. You don’t see the underside in Silent Hill 2, but this seems like the way it should be. The only part you do see in Silent Hill 2 is the protuberance under the back of the helmet. Some have guessed it might be padding, since the helmet looks heavy, but I like the idea of this weird squishy flesh oozing out from under the helmet. His clothing is stained with blood, and the Great Knife looked appropriately banged up and well-used.

He’s holding a Lying Figure upside-down, by the ankle. It looks like it is writing and twisting. This brings me to my other favorite thing about this statue: the mangled flesh texture on the Lying Figure’s upper legs. The skin is all shredded up and bloody. As with RPT, there is a lot of detail in the pose and the musculature is very nicely done.

The whole thing stands on a round base with some brown tiles on it. It’s a very nice statue, and I appreciate that this is really two figures in one statue. I’ve often complained about the relative lack of Silent Hill figures on the market and I’m sure I’m not the only one who feels that way, so it’s great that Toymunkey now has this and the nurse statue (and there will be SDCC variants of each). The overall shape, colors, and poses are true to the in-game monsters, and it’s something any Silent Hill fan would be proud to have on display in their home.

For more info, check out
https://www.facebook.com/ToymunkeyStudiosInc

lol yes thanks. font threw me off there ^_^

Apparently, Shattered Memories was called “Cold Heart” in the original pitch documents produced for Konami. Climax Studios are planning to give away 7 more of these but haven’t announced how they’re going to do so yet.

I’m giving away a few handmade Silent Hill inspired props and things.

1. Flauros: Resin SH0 flauros.

2. SH4 Saint Medallion - cast pewter medallion on chain.

3. 2xearrings: Halo of the sun and Robbie (specify pierced or clip on)

To enter, like our Facebook pageand then email amybalot1@gmail.com, putting the one (1) item you want as the subject line (example: “Flauros,” “Medallion,” “Earrings”). If you pick earrings, please specify pierced or clip-on, if you don’t, I’ll assume pierced. Robbie, Tookie, and Halo of the Sun stickers included with all prizes. One of each will be given away.

Deadline: 5/18/2013, after which the winners will be contacted by email for mailing addresses. Open to entries worldwide.

Due to not having as much time for the forum right now, Ratiocinerator (igotaletter.com) has transferred ownership of the domain to me (Amy/nur_ein_tier).

The forums are back online now, so head on over to silenthillcommunity.com!

The name servers were just updated today, so it may not be working worldwide yet. If you don’t see an announcement that the transfer is done, or if the forums are locked, that means you aren’t seeing it on the new server. You can either wait a day or so until the name servers propagate, or you can visit the temporary redirect at shc.alchemillahospital.net which I will leave up for a few days, after which you will have to visit the regular SHC domain to visit the forums. Thanks for your patience! I have also added a few new smilies and the strike feature for text.

SHC member Countsorlof is making SH1 in legos…