Silent Hill 2's original creature artist has revealed that the inspiration for the game's most iconic enemy can be traced back to an oft-forgotten 1990 horror film.
Pyramid Head began life as hellish penance personified. A walking manifestation of someone's guilt, ready to serve punishment to those who crave it the most with eery groans and a rusted cleaver. But the big boss has since become the closest thing Silent Hill has to a series mascot, so publisher Konami can thank 1990's Jacob's Ladder for its cash cow.
