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Universes/Silent Hill

FICTIONAL CHRONOLOGY · RESEARCH EDITION

Silent Hill

A shared chronology spanning 1867, 1960s Japan, the Mason and Sunderland stories, 1996 St. Amelia, and compatible licensed material. Reimagined film histories remain selectable.

49 works indexed25 sources

Numbered games, f, Townfall, licensed comics and compatible side stories share one chronology. Calendar estimates reconcile the guide / diary chronology, with Ito’s different SH2 period noted. Separate selectors remain for explicit Harry / Cheryl reimagining and incompatible film adaptations.

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Reading the timelineConfirmed, assumed and disputed stories appear together. “est.” marks inference. “After” means relative order. Separate continuities retain their own history.

SELECTED CONTINUITY

Shared Silent Hill chronology

1867
ComicConfirmed canonReleased 2010–2011

Silent Hill: Past Life #1–4

1867; later progression needs caption audit Stated date / relative sequence

Jebediah Foster’s migration from the Dakota Territory toward Silent Hill.

Placement The initial 1867 setting is explicit in publication description. Later chapter dates are not silently all fixed to the opening year. Connection to Downpour is retained; full interiors remain an inspection gap.

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Inspection: Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected

Edition / access: Contains Sinner’s Reward, Past Life and Anne’s Story; exact corresponding story is named on the entry.

View on Amazon ↗Silent Hill Omnibus 2 — IDW
1960s

SAME STORY POSITION · FORMATS & ADAPTATIONS

GameConfirmed canonReleased 2025-09-25

Silent Hill f

1960s Japan; exact year unverified Stated date / relative sequence

Hinako’s Ebisugaoka becomes engulfed in fog and monstrous growth.

Placement Official 1960s Japan setting. A different country / cast is not evidence of a separate continuity. This decade precedes the estimated Origins era; 1965 is only a sorting midpoint, not a claimed exact year.

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Inspection: Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected

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NovelDisputed canonReleased 2025-10-30

Silent Hill f — Shiro Kuro novel

1960s Japan; game adaptation Stated date / relative sequence

The official prose adaptation of Hinako’s story.

Placement Official 1960s Japan setting. A different country / cast is not evidence of a separate continuity. This decade precedes the estimated Origins era; 1965 is only a sorting midpoint, not a claimed exact year.

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Inspection: Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected

Edition / access: Publisher-verified ISBN / Amazon Japanese edition identifier; US import stock is not verified. The Japanese publisher offers additional local retailer links.

View on Amazon ↗Silent Hill f — Japanese paperback
MangaDisputed canonReleased 2026–ongoing

Silent Hill f — ongoing manga adaptation

1960s Japan; adaptation with a new ending Stated date / relative sequence

Ame Gōkin’s manga treatment of Hinako’s story.

Placement Official 1960s Japan setting. A different country / cast is not evidence of a separate continuity. This decade precedes the estimated Origins era; 1965 is only a sorting midpoint, not a claimed exact year.

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est. 1976
GameConfirmed canonReleased 2007

Silent Hill: Origins

Est. 1976; seven years before Silent Hill Provisional evidence-based estimate

Travis Grady encounters Alessa’s crisis.

Placement The 1983 Silent Hill anchor in the Homecoming promotional diary, minus the stated seven-year interval, gives 1976. Guide contradictions keep this an estimate.

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est. 1980s
MangaConfirmed canonReleased 2006

Silent Hill: Cage of Cradle

Est. early 1980s; Lisa’s final days before Silent Hill Provisional evidence-based estimate

Lisa Garland’s pre-game story, by Hiroyuki Owaku and Masahiro Ito.

Placement Lisa’s final-days prequel belongs immediately before the first game. The calendar estimate inherits its provisional 1983 anchor.

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est. 1983

SAME STORY POSITION · FORMATS & ADAPTATIONS

GameConfirmed canonReleased 1999

Silent Hill

Est. 1983; seven years after Origins Provisional evidence-based estimate

Harry Mason searches for Cheryl.

Placement Homecoming’s Alex diary supplies a provisional 1983 anchor. The seven-year prequel and seventeen-year sequel intervals are firm; the calendar remains estimated. Adaptations retain the same story slot.

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NovelDisputed canonReleased 2006-08-11

Silent Hill: The Novel — Sadamu Yamashita

Est. 1983; seven years after Origins Provisional evidence-based estimate

Japanese prose adaptation of Harry’s story.

Placement Homecoming’s Alex diary supplies a provisional 1983 anchor. The seven-year prequel and seventeen-year sequel intervals are firm; the calendar remains estimated. Adaptations retain the same story slot.

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Edition / access: Corresponding official edition. Confirm platform, language and edition at the retailer; stock is not asserted.

View on Amazon ↗Silent Hill — Konami Novels, Japanese paperback
Game / visual novelDisputed canonReleased 2001

Silent Hill: Play Novel — Harry & Cybil routes

Est. 1983; seven years after Origins Provisional evidence-based estimate

Game Boy Advance text-and-image versions of Harry and Cybil’s journey.

Placement Homecoming’s Alex diary supplies a provisional 1983 anchor. The seven-year prequel and seventeen-year sequel intervals are firm; the calendar remains estimated. Adaptations retain the same story slot.

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est. 1990s
GameDisputed canonReleased 2007

Silent Hill: The Arcade

Est. 1990s; 1918 ship-disappearance background Provisional evidence-based estimate

Eric and Tina confront horrors linked to the Little Baroness.

Placement The documented 1918 ship history and later-generation college protagonists support a modern 1990s estimate. The 1993 sort anchor is provisional within that decade; it is not an explicit game caption.

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est. 1993–94
Game scenarioConfirmed canonReleased 2001 Xbox edition; later expanded editions

Silent Hill 2: Born from a Wish

Est. 1993–1994; immediately before Maria meets James Provisional evidence-based estimate

Maria’s playable pre-meeting story.

Placement Interleaved before SH2 using the same provisional calendar; the earlier creator-period alternative applies here too.

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Edition / access: Contains Silent Hill 2 and 3, not Silent Hill 1 or the 2024 remake. Confirm regional edition and console compatibility.

View on Amazon ↗Silent Hill HD Collection — PS3
est. 1993–94

SAME STORY POSITION · FORMATS & ADAPTATIONS

GameConfirmed canonReleased 2001

Silent Hill 2

Est. 1993–1994; alternative creator period: late 1970s–early 1980s Provisional evidence-based estimate

James Sunderland follows Mary’s letter.

Placement Working calendar follows Alex’s diary / guide reconciliation. Masahiro Ito described a late-1970s / early-1980s intended setting; neither claim is silently promoted to exact canon. SH4 is later, with a guide interval of ten years that differs from its “few years” dialogue.

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Inspection: Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected

Edition / access: Contains Silent Hill 2 and 3, not Silent Hill 1 or the 2024 remake. Confirm regional edition and console compatibility.

View on Amazon ↗Silent Hill HD Collection — PS3
GameConfirmed canonReleased 2024

Silent Hill 2 (2024 remake)

Est. 1993–1994; alternative creator period: late 1970s–early 1980s Provisional evidence-based estimate

A reworked version of James’s journey.

Placement Working calendar follows Alex’s diary / guide reconciliation. Masahiro Ito described a late-1970s / early-1980s intended setting; neither claim is silently promoted to exact canon. SH4 is later, with a guide interval of ten years that differs from its “few years” dialogue.

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NovelDisputed canonReleased 2006-11-22

Silent Hill 2: The Novel — Sadamu Yamashita

Est. 1993–1994; alternative creator period: late 1970s–early 1980s Provisional evidence-based estimate

Japanese prose version of James’s story.

Placement Working calendar follows Alex’s diary / guide reconciliation. Masahiro Ito described a late-1970s / early-1980s intended setting; neither claim is silently promoted to exact canon. SH4 is later, with a guide interval of ten years that differs from its “few years” dialogue.

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Edition / access: Corresponding official edition. Confirm platform, language and edition at the retailer; stock is not asserted.

View on Amazon ↗Silent Hill 2 — Konami Novels, Japanese paperback
Before 1996
ComicConfirmed canonReleased 2026-09-16 (UK); 2026-09-30 (US)

Silent Hill: Townfall — The Dock House

Before 1996; exact prequel interval unverified Stated date / relative sequence

Harbour master Douglas encounters a hidden horror in St. Amelia.

Placement Official Townfall prequel, placed immediately before the confirmed 1996 game as a relative slot. This does not claim the comic explicitly says 1995.

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Inspection: Official promotional artwork inspected; full ten-page story not inspected

Edition / access: Exact containing official issue; no verified Amazon listing. Full comic requires legitimate issue access.

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1996
GameConfirmed canonReleased 2026-09-24

Silent Hill: Townfall

1996; St. Amelia, Scotland Stated date / relative sequence

Simon Ordell’s return to the Scottish island community.

Placement Konami’s official gameplay heading explicitly dates St. Amelia exploration to 1996. No demonstrated contradiction requires a separate continuity.

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est. 2000

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GameConfirmed canonReleased 2003

Silent Hill 3

Est. 2000; seventeen years after Silent Hill Provisional evidence-based estimate

Heather Mason’s confrontation with the cult.

Placement Seventeen years after the provisional 1983 first-game anchor. The interval is established; the calendar year is estimated.

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Inspection: Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected

Edition / access: Contains Silent Hill 2 and 3, not Silent Hill 1 or the 2024 remake. Confirm regional edition and console compatibility.

View on Amazon ↗Silent Hill HD Collection — PS3
NovelDisputed canonReleased 2007-07-27

Silent Hill 3: The Novel — Sadamu Yamashita

Est. 2000; seventeen years after Silent Hill Provisional evidence-based estimate

Prose adaptation of Heather’s story.

Placement Seventeen years after the provisional 1983 first-game anchor. The interval is established; the calendar year is estimated.

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Edition / access: Corresponding official edition. Confirm platform, language and edition at the retailer; stock is not asserted.

View on Amazon ↗Silent Hill 3 — Konami Novels, Japanese paperback
est. 2003–04
GameConfirmed canonReleased 2004

Silent Hill 4: The Room

Est. 2003–2004; after Silent Hill 2 and 3 in the guide reconciliation Provisional evidence-based estimate

Henry Townsend becomes trapped in Room 302.

Placement The official SH4 guide places James’s disappearance ten years earlier and SH3 roughly 3–7 years earlier. Combining those with the provisional 1993–94 SH2 and 2000 SH3 anchors yields around 2003–04. Other guide / dialogue intervals conflict, so this is an estimate.

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est. 2007
GameConfirmed canonReleased 2008

Silent Hill: Homecoming

Est. 2007; Shepherd’s Glen main adventure Provisional evidence-based estimate

Alex Shepherd returns to Shepherd’s Glen.

Placement Working 2007 anchor is reported by the contemporary-game chronology reference; the anniversary and family-history clues require a complete prop audit before an exact day can be claimed.

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est. 2011

SAME STORY POSITION · FORMATS & ADAPTATIONS

GameConfirmed canonReleased 2012

Silent Hill: Downpour

Est. 2011; Murphy / Anne’s overlapping events Provisional evidence-based estimate

Murphy Pendleton encounters the town after a prison transport crash.

Placement Working 2011 anchor from the chronology reference. Anne’s comic covers the same incident with earlier memories; a full dated-page / prison-record audit remains outstanding.

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Inspection: Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected

Edition / access: Corresponding official edition. Confirm platform, language and edition at the retailer; stock is not asserted.

View on Amazon ↗Silent Hill: Downpour — PS3
ComicConfirmed canonReleased 2014

Silent Hill Downpour: Anne’s Story #1–4

Est. 2011; Murphy / Anne’s overlapping events Provisional evidence-based estimate

Anne Cunningham’s side of the prison-transport story.

Placement Working 2011 anchor from the chronology reference. Anne’s comic covers the same incident with earlier memories; a full dated-page / prison-record audit remains outstanding.

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Inspection: Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected

Edition / access: Contains Sinner’s Reward, Past Life and Anne’s Story; exact corresponding story is named on the entry.

View on Amazon ↗Silent Hill Omnibus 2 — IDW
2022
GameConfirmed canonReleased 2024

Silent Hill: The Short Message

September 12, 2022; earlier memories embedded Stated date / relative sequence

Anita’s phone messages lead her into a nightmare.

Placement The inspected in-game phone lockscreen explicitly reads Monday, September 12, 2022. Its looping clock is not a separate timeline and its childhood memories have earlier dates.

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Inspection: Actual in-game smartphone date image inspected

Edition / access: Corresponding official game / narrative page. Exact Amazon edition not yet verified; no unrelated purchase substituted.

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Placement still unresolved

Listed here without a chronological claim. Missing interiors need inspection before dates can be determined.

?UNRESOLVED
Game / short fictionNon-canon connectedReleased 2020

Dead by Daylight: Silent Hill — character lore

Entity-realm crossover; home-game calendar unresolved Placement unresolved

Cheryl and the Executioner enter the Entity’s mythology.

Placement Licensed narrative character lore, separate from a fixed numbered-game event. Cosmetic additions without a story are not extra chapters.

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?UNRESOLVED
Short filmPromotional onlyReleased 2001

Fukuro

Surreal vignette; no calendar claim Placement unresolved

A short experimental work by the Silent Hill visual creators.

Placement No verified bridge to a specific numbered-game year. Story-bearing official material is retained; full script / page inspection remains open.

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?UNRESOLVED
Game / promotional demoPromotional onlyReleased 2014

P.T.

Looping domestic nightmare; no verified calendar Placement unresolved

A playable horror teaser for the cancelled Silent Hills.

Placement No verified bridge to a specific numbered-game year. Story-bearing official material is retained; full script / page inspection remains open.

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?UNRESOLVED
ComicDisputed canonReleased 2004

Silent Hill: Among the Damned

Calendar / inter-story placement unresolved Placement unresolved

A soldier’s guilt draws him into the town.

Placement Licensed one-shot. Issue publication month is not used as a story date.

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Inspection: Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected

Edition / access: Collects Dying Inside, the three one-shots in Three Bloody Tales, and Dead/Alive. This collection does not include Hunger.

View on Amazon ↗Silent Hill Omnibus — IDW
?UNRESOLVED
TV / interactive seriesConfirmed canonReleased 2023–2024

Silent Hill: Ascension — interactive series

Contemporary US / Norway story; exact year unverified Placement unresolved

Two families face the consequences of their past actions.

Placement No verified bridge to a specific numbered-game year. Story-bearing official material is retained; full script / page inspection remains open.

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?UNRESOLVED
GameDisputed canonReleased 2012

Silent Hill: Book of Memories

Book-changing alternate realities; year unverified Placement unresolved

A personalized book changes the protagonist’s past.

Placement No verified bridge to a specific numbered-game year. Story-bearing official material is retained; full script / page inspection remains open.

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?UNRESOLVED
ComicDisputed canonReleased 2005–2006

Silent Hill: Dead/Alive #1–5

Dying Inside / Dead/Alive serial sequence; year unverified Relative / stated chronology

Lauryn and Christabella’s continuing power struggle.

Placement Explicit sequel relationship; grouped issue run. Chapter transitions and printed dates require actual interiors.

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Inspection: Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected

Edition / access: Collects Dying Inside, the three one-shots in Three Bloody Tales, and Dead/Alive. This collection does not include Hunger.

View on Amazon ↗Silent Hill Omnibus — IDW
?UNRESOLVED
MangaConfirmed canonReleased 2007

Silent Hill: Double under Dusk

Brian and Lindsay’s story; calendar placement unresolved Placement unresolved

An Owaku / Ito mobile manga about grief and an uncanny encounter.

Placement Official creators / publication verified. No full-interior audit; relationship to a specific Silent Hill 2 ending is not assumed as settled fact.

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?UNRESOLVED
ComicDisputed canonReleased 2004

Silent Hill: Dying Inside #1–5

Dying Inside / Dead/Alive serial sequence; year unverified Relative / stated chronology

Dr. Troy and a group of visitors encounter the town.

Placement Explicit sequel relationship; grouped issue run. Chapter transitions and printed dates require actual interiors.

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Inspection: Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected

Edition / access: Collects Dying Inside, the three one-shots in Three Bloody Tales, and Dead/Alive. This collection does not include Hunger.

View on Amazon ↗Silent Hill Omnibus — IDW
?UNRESOLVED
Digital comicDisputed canonReleased 2006

Silent Hill: Hunger

Contemporary story; exact date / game connection unresolved Placement unresolved

Douglas Payne and Rosy’s move becomes a nightmare.

Placement Published in The Silent Hill Experience. Its digital container is the actual match; the IDW omnibus is not substituted because it does not contain Hunger.

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Find The Silent Hill Experience ↗Find The Silent Hill Experience
?UNRESOLVED
GameDisputed canonReleased 2008

Silent Hill: Mobile 2

After the first mobile story; year unverified Placement unresolved

The mobile orphanage-related story continues.

Placement No verified bridge to a specific numbered-game year. Story-bearing official material is retained; full script / page inspection remains open.

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?UNRESOLVED
GameDisputed canonReleased 2010

Silent Hill: Mobile 3

After Mobile 2; year unverified Placement unresolved

The surviving mobile storyline continues.

Placement No verified bridge to a specific numbered-game year. Story-bearing official material is retained; full script / page inspection remains open.

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?UNRESOLVED
GameDisputed canonReleased 2007

Silent Hill: Orphan / Mobile

Orphanage story; present-day year unverified Placement unresolved

Three survivors return to an orphanage nightmare.

Placement No verified bridge to a specific numbered-game year. Story-bearing official material is retained; full script / page inspection remains open.

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Inspection: Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected

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?UNRESOLVED
ComicDisputed canonReleased 2005

Silent Hill: Paint It Black

Calendar / inter-story placement unresolved Placement unresolved

A painter and visiting cheerleaders encounter its horrors.

Placement Licensed one-shot. Issue publication month is not used as a story date.

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Inspection: Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected

Edition / access: Collects Dying Inside, the three one-shots in Three Bloody Tales, and Dead/Alive. This collection does not include Hunger.

View on Amazon ↗Silent Hill Omnibus — IDW
?UNRESOLVED
ComicDisputed canonReleased 2008

Silent Hill: Sinner’s Reward #1–4

Contemporary licensed story; year / game fit unresolved Placement unresolved

Jack Stanton and Jill Conway flee toward Silent Hill.

Placement Retained among assumed game-connected material, with disputed status. Full pages needed before inserting a specific year.

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Inspection: Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected

Edition / access: Contains Sinner’s Reward, Past Life and Anne’s Story; exact corresponding story is named on the entry.

View on Amazon ↗Silent Hill Omnibus 2 — IDW
?UNRESOLVED
GameDisputed canonReleased 2007–2009

Silent Hill: The Escape

Undated maze scenarios Placement unresolved

A first-person mobile maze / escape interpretation.

Placement No verified bridge to a specific numbered-game year. Story-bearing official material is retained; full script / page inspection remains open.

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?UNRESOLVED
ComicDisputed canonReleased 2005

Silent Hill: The Grinning Man

Calendar / inter-story placement unresolved Placement unresolved

A state trooper’s last day turns monstrous.

Placement Licensed one-shot. Issue publication month is not used as a story date.

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Inspection: Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected

Edition / access: Collects Dying Inside, the three one-shots in Three Bloody Tales, and Dead/Alive. This collection does not include Hunger.

View on Amazon ↗Silent Hill Omnibus — IDW
?UNRESOLVED
Short filmPromotional onlyReleased 2003

Usagi / Rabbit

Surreal vignette; no calendar claim Placement unresolved

A related short-form visual nightmare.

Placement No verified bridge to a specific numbered-game year. Story-bearing official material is retained; full script / page inspection remains open.

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Short comicNon-canon connectedReleased 2008

White Hunter / Belyj Okhotnik

Another world; calendar unverified Placement unresolved

Masahiro Ito’s alternative-world hunter.

Placement No verified bridge to a specific numbered-game year. Story-bearing official material is retained; full script / page inspection remains open.

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SELECTED CONTINUITY

Shattered Memories reimagining

Variant
GameConfirmed canonReleased 2009–2010

Silent Hill: Shattered Memories

Alternate Harry / Cheryl history; calendar year unverified Relative / stated chronology

Harry’s search is reinterpreted through a psychological interview.

Placement Separate story framing; not inserted as a sequel to the original Harry’s events.

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Placement still unresolved

Listed here without a chronological claim. Missing interiors need inspection before dates can be determined.

SELECTED CONTINUITY

2006 film & Revelation

Film 1

SAME STORY POSITION · FORMATS & ADAPTATIONS

FilmConfirmed canonReleased 2006

Silent Hill (2006 film)

Film continuity; exact present-day year unverified Relative / stated chronology

Rose searches for Sharon in a reinterpreted town.

Placement Film chronology kept separate from Harry’s game history. A frame audit is needed for exact dates.

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NovelDisputed canonReleased 2006-06-25

Silent Hill — Paula Edgewood / Osamu Makino film novel

Same story period as its corresponding film Relative / stated chronology

Japanese prose adaptation of the screen story.

Placement Grouped with its movie. Individual adaptation additions need comparison.

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View on Amazon ↗Silent Hill — Paula Edgewood / Osamu Makino film novel — Japanese paperback
Film 2

SAME STORY POSITION · FORMATS & ADAPTATIONS

FilmConfirmed canonReleased 2012

Silent Hill: Revelation

After the first film; earlier childhood history included Relative / stated chronology

Heather’s screen story continues after Rose’s film.

Placement Film chronology kept separate from Harry’s game history. A frame audit is needed for exact dates.

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NovelDisputed canonReleased 2013-06-27

Silent Hill: Revelation — Kiyome Abe novel

Same story period as its corresponding film Relative / stated chronology

Japanese prose adaptation of the screen story.

Placement Grouped with its movie. Individual adaptation additions need comparison.

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Edition / access: Corresponding official edition. Confirm platform, language and edition at the retailer; stock is not asserted.

View on Amazon ↗Silent Hill: Revelation — Kiyome Abe novel — Japanese paperback

Placement still unresolved

Listed here without a chronological claim. Missing interiors need inspection before dates can be determined.

SELECTED CONTINUITY

Return to Silent Hill

James

SAME STORY POSITION · FORMATS & ADAPTATIONS

FilmConfirmed canonReleased 2026

Return to Silent Hill

James / Mary film adaptation; calendar year unresolved Relative / stated chronology

A new screen rendition of James’s search.

Placement Adaptation of Silent Hill 2, not a continuation of Revelation. Novel supplied alongside as another format.

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NovelDisputed canonReleased 2026-01-27

Return to Silent Hill: The Official Movie Novelization

Same story position as Return to Silent Hill Relative / stated chronology

John Passarella’s official movie novelization.

Placement Same plot position, with prose adaptation differences retained. ISBN and corresponding Amazon link verified by publisher.

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Inspection: Source / inventory checked; full work not inspected

Edition / access: Corresponding official edition. Confirm platform, language and edition at the retailer; stock is not asserted.

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Placement still unresolved

Listed here without a chronological claim. Missing interiors need inspection before dates can be determined.

Keep the footnotes.

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