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The Evil Within | ‘Start Screen’

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Actual footage of Eric Harris when DOOM wouldn’t load.

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Resident Evil Fanart Collab E3 BR http://bit.ly/TcrMm4

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The Evil Within - Major Characters

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Itchy. Tasty.

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Happy Birthday Resident Evil! - 22nd Anniversary

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“Sometimes being a brother is even better than being a superhero!” 

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This whole town…. it’s being invaded by the Otherworld. By a world of someone’s nightmarish delusions come to life… Little by little, the invasion is spreading… Trying to swallow up everything in darkness.

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anonymous said: ur silent hill art is so beautiful i need more

poor Henry only moved into the wrong apartment

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Walter: Henry… you’re it… the last of the 21 Sacraments. The Final Sign. The Receiver of Wisdom.

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Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Be kind.

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The Real Town of Silent Hill

It’s called Centralia, Pennsylvania, and while not what inspired the games it is the place that inspired the setting for the films and they share quite a few similarities.

Centralia is a near-ghost town in Columbia County, Pennsylvania. Its population has dwindled from over 1,000 residents in 1981 to 10 as of 2010, as a result of the Centralia mine fire burning beneath the town since 1962. All properties in the town were claimed under eminent domain by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1992 (and all buildings condemned), and Centralia’s ZIP code revoked by the Postal Service. State and local officials reached an agreement with the remaining residents allowing them to live out their lives there, after which the rights of their properties will be taken.

Graffiti on highway entering the town.

A lonely house standing in Centralia

Very few homes remain standing in Centralia. Most of the abandoned buildings have been demolished by the Columbia County Redevelopment Authority or reclaimed by nature. At a glance, the area now appears to be a field with many paved streets running through it. Some areas are being filled with new-growth forest.

The remaining church in the town, St. Mary’s, holds weekly services on Sunday and has not yet been directly affected by the fire. The town’s four cemeteries, including one on the hilltop that has smoke rising around and out of it, are maintained in good condition. It is estimated that the amount of coal located around and under Centralia will sustain the fire for at least 250 years.

One of the remaining graveyards

St. Mary’s Church

Centralia has been used as a model for many different ghost towns and physical manifestations of Hell. Examples include Dean Koontz’s Strange Highways and David Wellington’s Vampire Zero, and, as stated, the film adaptation of Silent Hill.

Broken road releasing smoke

Knoebels Amusement Resort, in nearby Elysburg, features The Black Diamond, a dark ride/roller coaster based on the theme of a haunted coal mine. Near the end of the ride, trains pass a swirling, fiery vortex. Although this resembles popular depictions of the gates of hell, a sign identifies the location as Centralia.

Part of The Black Diamond Ride

With such a history it wouldn’t be surprising if their were some spirits lingering in the town still. It is a great site for a horror movie and isn’t surprising it has been used as a inspiration multiple times. I would love to visit this place one day.

Centrailia before the fire.

If your interested in finding out more about the history of the town, here is well done documentary you might enjoy.