10 amazing facts you didn't know about Silent Hill

Silent Hill: Downpour Contains Many Easter Eggs From Previous Games

Silent Hill contains a lot of Easter eggs, the contents of which you’ll discover later in the slideshow but did you know 2012’s Silent Hill: Downpour actually contains Easter eggs of previous games in the franchise? The Easter eggs vary from music from Silent Hill 2 playing on a radio at a gas station, Henry’s apartment in Silent Hill 4: The Room, the abandoned truck of Travis the protagonist of Silent Hill: Origins among several other goodies.

Silent Hills’ Streets Are Named After Famous Horror Authors

If you look carefully you’ll find that Silent Hill contains numerous references to pop culture, but did you know that quite a few streets in the original game are named after several bestselling horror authors. The authors that are honoured in the game include Richard Bachman (Stephen King’s pen name), Ira Levin author of The Perfect Day, Richard Matheson, Robert Blotch as well as Ray Bradbury.