Silent Hill |
Inspire Works |
Silent Hill has come to be produced with
influences from a great number of works.
Those genres include many different things
such as literature and movies, as well as
comics, paintings and music. Let's introduce
the works from which Silent Hill originates. |
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A master of modern horror, many
of whose novels have been made
into films
A leading figure in
modern horror who has acquired
many fans all over the world.
His representative works include
Carrie, The Shining, and Pet
Sematary. Most of his works have
been made into films and have
gained high popularity.
Incidentally, the Bachman Road that appears in the first game
originates from Richard Bachman,
which is Steven King's pen name. |
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Skeleton Crew (1)
contains the short novel
"The Mist" ● Fusosha
Mystery ● 620 yen |
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Carrie depicts a young
girl who possesses
special abilities ●
Shincho Bunko ● 590 yen |
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F r o m
C r e а t o r
King is a master and
a pioneer of modern
horror. His works
have been used for
various references
and have also been
influential. Of his
works that have been
made into movies, I
recommend The
Langoliers and Pet
Sematary.
(Hiroyuki Owaku)
The tv drama version
of It that was
produced in America
is really worth
seeing.
(Masahiro Ito) |
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A popular horror author who,
together with King, is one of
horror's two most prominent
figures
A best-selling
author with an artisan's
temperament who devotes himself
to entertainment. He wrote
science fiction and suspense in
his 60s under a number of
different pen names, but gave
modern horror his undivided
attention in and after his late
70s using the name Dean Koontz.
His representative works include
Mr. Murder, The Face of Fear,
The Vision, and The Voice of the
Night. |
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Phantoms ● Hayakawa
Bunko NV Modern Horror
Selection ● 660 yen
(first and last
volumes) |
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The Door to December ● Tokyo Sogensha/Sogen Novels ● 680 yen (first and last volumes) |
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F r o m
C r e а t o r
I think that as a
master of modern
horror, Koontz, like
King, has been
referenced a lot and
has also been a
great influence. He
has a number of film
adaptations and so
even though King's
works are more
well-known, taking
the story element
into consideration,
I personally like
Koontz better. In
particular, Hideaway
is a book that I
strongly recommend.
(Hiroyuki Owaku)
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Unorthodox works that portray an
otherworld
An expert who depicts every
mysterious phenomenon from
supernatural creatures to science
fiction with an overwhelming sense
of reality. The otherworld in which
reason has no bearing is also
something that is linked to the
world of Silent Hill. |
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Shiori and Shimiko's Incident
Involving a Freshly Severed Head
● Asahi Sonorama ● 757 yen |
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Junji Ito |
A master of horror comics
A leading figure in horror comics in
Japan. Starting with the Tomie
series and then works such as
Lovesick Dead and Oshikiri, a great
number of his comics have been made
into movies. |
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Horror Manga Collection series
volume 11 "The Town Without
Streets" ● Asahi Sonorama ● 552
yen |
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