happy 25 years to silent hill <3 time for its brain to fully develop

happy birthday silent hill, but specifically to these sweet little angels

Inspired by the post directly before this

Silent Hills - Stalker Child inspiration Larval Stalker and Grey Child  

I believe silent hill 1 is the best game in the series ONLY because of

dont FUCKING talk at me

someones favorite silent hill monster says a lot about them

Just the Two of Us Horror Inspiration MegaPost

It's nearly Halloween so I'm going to spend an embarrassing amount of time explaining every single horror reference and inspiration in Just the Two of Us that I can recall. I'll try to include links where I can for more context.

Story in General

The biggest inspirations for Just the Two of Us were Silent Hill, Black Mirror and I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream. I've always adored psychological horror and sci-fi horror and I think it reflects in this fic. Chapter 1

One of my favourite Silent Hill games is Silent Hill 4. The game is focused on a man who cannot leave his apartment. The concept of a house that cannot be escaped from is really fascinating to me and I think it played a big inspiration for the house in JtToU. I pretty much consider one of the game's songs, Tender Sugar, the unofficial theme of the fic. Time dilation in fiction is super interesting to me. I don't think it was necessarily a huge inspiration, but The Jaunt is a beautifully creepy short story that probably rolled around in my mind while I was writing this part. Chapter 3 Okay this isn't scary or intentional, but I legitimately cannot read the hydrazine cup scene anymore without thinking about that one scene from The Princess Bride. I can't believe I did not see that sooner and now I can't stop thinking about Kokichi screaming about how Greek philosophers are all morons. Chapter 4

Again, not intentionally a reference, but that scene in The Thing is Kokichi stuck in the chair lmao. Chapter 6

When the fake Shuichi talks to Kaito over the wall, one of his lines was taken directly from Waiting for You, another Silent Hill 4 song. Chapter 7 The short burst of static that Kaito hears from the phone at the end of this chapter was directly inspired by the radio from Silent Hill 2. It spurts out creepy, distorted static when an enemy is nearby. Chapter 8 Okay the good stuff now. This chapter, especially the first half of the house (a distorted version of Kokichi and/or Oma's apartment), was directly inspired by the movie Skinamarink. That movie follows a young child trapped in a house with no windows or doors and a weird, malevolent force lurking over them. I really wanted the whole vibe of that section to reflect this. There was also definitely heavy inspiration from Silent Hill, particularly Lakeview Hotel in Silent Hill 2. The design of Shadow Child was inspired by the Larval Stalkers in Silent Hill 1. Chapter 10 Mani-Kun is a love letter to every single creepy mannequin in every horror game ever. Love you, you absolute freaks <3 Chapter 11 Miu's copy being stuck in P.A.L was definitely inspired by a bunch of different things, especially SOMA and this fantastic animated short To Be. Love some of that existential am I real or just a copy sort of thing. Chapter 12 The horror movie that Kaito mentions during the game of Two Truths and a Lie is Event Horizon. I honestly don't know how he could have sat through it, let alone enjoyed it. He probably had nightmares for weeks afterward. Chapter 13 Miu standing in the corner like a creepy fuck was inspired by the ending of the Blair Witch Project. Her whole transformation was greatly inspired by AM from I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream, particularly the whole ghost without a machine idea. Chapter 14 This whole chapter was basically created as if it was a level in Silent Hill and Kaito was the protagonist lmao, especially when he explores the hospital. It even has a boss battle! I feel like the loop and the leech spouting terrifying stuff was definitely inspired by P.T in particular though. The dirty bathroom and the fact they are chained up in it is a very very obvious Saw reference lmao not even trying to hide that. Miu mentions she could turn one of them into a soft, jelly thing - that's taken word from word from the ending of I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream. Chapter 16

This chapter, particularly when Kokichi is still trapped in the debug room, was definitely inspired by Omori. Just the concept of a character in denial over a very bad thing which makes them blank out any awfulness in an act of self-preservation. The whole talking to another version of yourself was also inspired by the Stephen King story Gerald's Game. I love the idea of an isolated character having to converse with themself in order to stay sane or rationalise things. The creepy Judas Cradle chair from the hospital flashback was definitely Saw-inspired. Also it was an actual torture device that has been used in the past so that's fun. Chapter 19

Momota's personality and traits were heavily inspired by Patrick Bateman from American Psycho. The scene where he ties up Kokichi and the whole conversation he has with Miu in the snowy cabin are probably the best examples of this lmao.

Also a guy chasing after his partner and kids with an ax in a bloodthirsty rampage in the snow? Guess we need to tick off yet another Stephen King reference lmao. I swear that one was unintentional though. Oh yeah, their kids are named after Satoshi Kon (creator of psychological horror masterpieces like Perfect Blue and Paranoia Agent) and Koji Suzuki (author of The Ring and Dark Water).

Chapter 20

Kokichi's transformation into a leech was heavily inspired by I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream. Again, another reference to the soft, jelly line as well. Momota's rant about how much he hates Kaito was kind of inspired by AM's rant .

That's about it! At least, what I can recall ahaha. But yeah I love horror with all my heart and soul <3

There are different variants of impostors in Breach, so here's the four out of ten I've actually designed, LMAO

Human variant - Humans are the only sapient hosts outside their own species that impostors have used. Humans don't much care for it. :) (Pictured human variant: Daniel "Ghost" Fulton, lead infiltrator of the First Vessel.)

Stalker variant - Humans call them dragons, because of course they do. Stalkers are stealthy bastards, which sometimes lets them eat inattentive impostors, so obviously they are also the impostors' favorite choice for hosts. (Pictured stalker variant: Red's layer)

Base variant - The original, all-natural impostor form, and what other variants look like in their larval states before they molt into their variant proper. Base variants are born from sick or older impostors who want to contribute to the next generation before they die. They can be just about any color, which is determined somewhat by genetics, but mostly by their host's diet, environment, stress levels, and general temperament, as well as the degree of care with which the host is prepared and tended up until the birth. (Pictured base variant: the Grand Elder)

Swiper variant - Little thievery bois that humans insist look like some kind of fucked up deer that fused with a raccoon and then learned how to skitter around like a lizard. Impostors like to eat swipers more than use them for hosts, but they're fast and flexible, so they'll do in a pinch. (Pictured swiper variant: Shio's sibling, and only other surviving clan member.)

sometimes it's kind of inconvenient that impostors don't typically bother with names

The maw, tendrils, and slit pupils are all purely impostor traits, and can be masked to blend in properly with the variant species. Most of their preferred hosts have claws and sharp fangs, save for in the case of humans, in which case those traits can also be masked.

Technically the human variant tendrils reach down to the floor, but I got lazy here, lol.

And now, some more aliens:

Save for the last alien, which is Brand Spankin' New, these species show up in basically all of my stories, and Breach is no exception. They'll likely only be referenced, though, because otherwise I will probably get very easily distracted. It tends to happen. Anyway, here's the deets:

Krylochan - Symbiotic plant species in empty husk bodies cloned from a favored host species (my art does not show specifics because it’s a pain, but their ‘hair’ is more of a thin, straw-like fringe – the main sign of being fully combined with a Krylochan). They have very powerful psionics, and used to be very warlike, as well as far more parasitic than symbiotic, but they're starting to chill out a bit due to social pressures from other alien species. (Pictured Krylochan: Salim Yveri.)

Elmaatian - Tribal species of furries who learned to use the energy of the universe to traverse the stars, without any tech whatsoever. They like to meet new people and experience new things (not so much *learn* – just experience). Though they give off a very chill, peaceable vibe, they know their way around a fight and can wreck your shit in a heartbeat. :) (This species was derived from a creation of @pigeonfeather - go check their stuff out, they are Neat) (Pictured Elmaatian: Rensi of Ezeralt)

Mottimite - Goofy spider folks who love tech and trading, but will often make what other species view as garbage trades. As in, top of the line tech for literal dirt, because look, they don’t need the tech at the moment, but they definitely need that dirt right hekkin’ now. Very fun to hang out with, if you can keep up with their jargon and how ridiculously fast they talk. (Pictured Mottimite: Trivitt'k)

Ascenti - Centaur-like species who maintain galactic peace through incredible diplomatic skill and a vast library of information. Unfortunately they have found humans to be Very Resistant to listening in...specific instances (re: impostors). Ascenti have creepy fucked up limbs they can shift in basically any direction - they think it's graceful and elegant, which is Very Important to them, but it mostly just skeeves everyone else out. (Pictured Ascenti: Orator "Pex" Mitarussi)

For reference, humans are the same general size as Elmaatians. So Mottimites are kinda shrimpy, Krylochans are kinda big, and Ascenti are Fukken Hyuge

There's also the Conduits, which are not a single species, but rather single chosen individuals from just about every species in the universe; so, technically, the individuals above could also be Conduits (they're not, tho). The Conduits carry and can use a strangely large share of energy from Creation, who (perhaps obviously) created the universe, and who is otherwise presently inert for reasons They never bothered to share with anyone, much less properly explain. Also strangely, but perhaps fittingly, all Conduits seem to share the exact same mindset despite their many differences, and tend to hang back from the various goings-on in society. Here's a couple Actual Conduits:

One of these Conduits is very much not like the others, but I won't say which one or why~ ;)

Pictured from left to right: Skuveis, Ushul, Dratheia, and "Gazer"

In other news, I am so so SO fucking close to escaping this shithole town. Maybe one or two more weeks and then the moving and trailer conversion process can get started...!

idk anything about silent hill what is that little creature doing laps around the other guy

it's called a larval stalker, a harmless enemy :) that one's actually the beta design before they decided to make it translucent, here's how it actually looks in the final release:

everyone vote and help me decide what my next silent hill tattoo should be:

larval stalker (sh1)

nine save block square (sh2)

halo of the sun (sh3)

the protags of the first four games

something else

Larval stalker is so cute and harmless, but whenever it squeak I involuntarily jump XD

Slenderman babies make that larval stalker squeaking sound

happy birthday!!!!!!!!! top 10 silent hill characters?

THIS IS SO HARD. I LOVE THEM ALL

ok ok i think heres the list. definitive

1. mary because she is just like me fr and also maria bc i dont pit 2 bad bitches against each other

2. james because im sick

3. lisa

4. angela

5. eddie (crazy rant about this coming sooner or later)

6. claudia

7. harry

8. laura

9. heather

10. cybil

honorable mention goes to pyramid head and also the larval stalkers in sh1

If Silent Hill 1 ever gets remade, there should be Larval Stalker plushies made available.