Thursday, 24 November 2022

'Probably' everything that ripped off Silent Hill

In no particular order.

As Above, So Below

Alchemy enthusiast Scarlett learns from the translation of an ancient dialect on the back of Flamel's headstone that the fabled philosopher's stone may be buried beneath the Parisian catacombs.

Her crew stumble across a tomb with a preserved body of a Templar Knight.  Not long after, they find an upside-down version of the same room, which casts a more sinister reflection.

So basically - the Otherworld.

Oh yeah.

Scarlett answers a disconnected telephone and listens to a gravelly voice.
Silent Hill
Harry
 takes a call from a disconnected telephone with Cheryl on the other end.
Map

Yes, I'm not kidding.

As player searches whichever area (in this case Midwich), game kindly adds various details.
Others took a similar path.

Lucius
Obscure
Thief II: The Dark Age
Piano puzzle

I mean why?

A Tale of Birds Without a Voice
Solving this drove me absolutely fucking nuts.
Imitations.

Blacksoul
Countdown Vampires
Detention
Echo Night
And.

Clock Tower 3
May plays a piano with bloodstained keys.
Reference?

Who knows?

Book of Memories

Dungeon crawler was a Vita exclusive.

Howard Blackwood delivers titular book to player-created protagonist on their birthday.
After falling asleep, we experience a nightmare of fighting monsters and bosses in numerous zones.

Silent Hill: Dying Inside

Lauryn bought a copy of the Book of Power from eBay.
Written word contains spells capable of raising and controlling the dead, banishing creatures and manipulating otherworldly forces.
Steel Guardian
Note helmet and the rest of creature.
Please compare to unnamed monster.


Light Guardian vs Slurper - Silent Hill 3


Shattered Memories

Re-imagining has its critics, but I really liked it.

Deranged (2012) vs cover art


Girl on a swing?

Hmmm.

Until Dawn

Dr. Hill vs Dr. Kaufmann


The former psycho-analyses Josh, whereas the latter does the same to Cheryl, whose identity remains unknown until twist ending.

Silent Hill 3

Sequel formed the basis for Silent Hill: Revelation.

Haunting Ground

Penultimate villain Riccardo plans to use Azoth and Fiona's womb to bring about his own rebirth.

Heather vomits the fetal deity, which Claudia promptly swallows and births god.
Simon (2016)

Low budget oddity is available on Netflix.

An investigative journalist tracks down a suspected serial killer and breaks into his house to gather evidence.  However, geezer unexpectedly returns, triggering a deadly game of cat and mouse.

Before shaky cam begins to roll, we're shown this.

Some parts of this movie may be considered violent and cruel
Which is absolutely NOTHING like:

Some parts of this game may be considered violent or cruel
WHAT THE FUCK MAN?

But I can top that.

Splice

Guillermo del Toro served as an executive producer on Vincenzo Natali's sci-fi horror, which apparently gave him the right to lift key elements for The Shape of Water.

Going further, Creature from the Black Lagoon breathes a gill or two.

Anyway, before evolving into Dren, infant raises eyebrows.

Fred vs Numb Body


Disturbingly similar, yes?

Silent Hill 2

James Sunderland is drawn to town after receiving a letter from his wife Mary, who 'died' from a disease three years ago.

Cue derivatives.

Resident Evil 7: Biohazard

Ethan Winters is sent a message from his wife Mia, who has been missing for the past three years.

Offseason

Marie Aldrich receives a mysterious letter informing that her mother's grave has been vandalised, asking how she would like to proceed.

At some point, Lone Palm Beach becomes deserted and foggy.
To be fair - shit looks awesome.

The Mothman Prophecies

Mark Pellington's 2002 supernatural mystery is loosely based on John A. Keel's 1975 novel of same name.

John Klein (Richard Gere) and his wife Mary (Debra Messing) are involved in a car accident when a black winged beast forces her to swerve.

She is hospitalised and diagnosed with an unrelated brain tumour, dying shortly after.

Towards the end.

John is given a message informing Mary will call at noon on Friday in Georgetown.
HA HA HA!

Miscellany

Samcã - Resident Evil Village vs Hummer - debuted in The Room


Random experiment - Resident Evil 4 vs The Conjurer - The Room


Twin - The World's End vs Mannequin - Silent Hill 2


Overlord - Doom Annihilation vs Alessa's Dream - Origins


The Human Centipede (First Sequence) vs Asphyxia - Homecoming


According to director Tom Six, concept stemmed from a joke he made with friends about stitching a paedophile's mouth to the ass of a very fat truck driver.

For shits and gigs.

(Full Sequence)
(Final Sequence)
Malignant (2021)

Due to some subtle alterations, crazy body horror is not an adaptation of James Wan's own four-piece graphic novel Malignant Man.

Maddy watches as the world transforms around her.
Attic contains a huge fan, smacking of one seen in Midwich's Otherworld.


And.

The Mummy (2017)
Hellraiser: Inferno

At a murder scene, corrupt cop Joseph Thorne finds a puzzle box and after solving it - begins to experience bizarre hallucinations.

He also makes a connection between the kidnapping of a child and a killer known as the Engineer.

While undergoing therapy, his psychiatrist reveals himself to be Pinhead, who tells him he's been in hell ever since he solved the box.  The Engineer is a manifestation of his own cruelty and the kid is the personification of his innocence.

L-R: Child, Pinhead and Thorne.
That rings a bell.

Silent Hill
Stay tuned for the dramatic conclusion.

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