Mary waits for James in their ‘special place,’ the town of her restless dreams, Silent Hill. An odd choice considering it’s a resort spot foggier and drearier than a British summer, not to mention a mite more dangerous. Odder still is the fact that dear old Mary is supposed to be dead. So, what does this letter to James truly say?
For many horror fans, Silent Hill 2 itself is a special place of sorts. Released on PlayStation 2 in 2001, its mature story sees James struggling with his own inner demons as much as the town’s fleshy horrors in ways far ahead of its time. As in the very first series entry on PS1 before it, waves of fog cleverly took advantage of a draw-distance consideration to generate unease.
