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All || || rights reserved. || || || ||====================---------=====---------====================|| || || || Silent Hill || || || || Developer: KCET (Team Silent) || || Publisher: Konami || || Original Platform: PlayStation || || Genre: Adventure || || Origin: Japan || || Number of Players: 1 || || Initial Release Date: February 23, 1999 || || ESRB Rating: "M" for Mature || || || ||====================---------=====---------====================|| || || || W A N T T O R A T E T H I S F A Q ? || || || || If you feel that this FAQ has helped you in any way and || || you wish to thank me, feel free to do so by appropriately || || rating it wherever possible. Thank you. || || || ==---------------------------------------------------------------== TABLE OF CONTENTS =============================== 1. UPDATES 2. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 3. MEMOS 4. CREDITS =============================== -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ========================================================================== 1. U P D A T E S ========================================================================== -------------------------------------------------------------------------- [12/31/2019] - New Year's Eve - 27 KB [FINAL] Refresh update after sprucing up my walkthrough all these years later. Added a few more memos and name plates that were missing. Also for whatever reason this FAQ was wrongly listed under Silent Hill 2 on GameFAQs for so many years, so now it's at least in the right section. [08/04/2003] - 14 KB First finished and sent in. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ========================================================================== 2. F R E Q U E N T L Y A S K E D Q U E S T I O N S ========================================================================== -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Q: What are memos? A: In the real world they're usually small notes for reminders, updates, and so on, regularly used in business. In Silent Hill 2 they are notes that often contain important information pertaining to puzzles, finding items, or just serving as interesting lore. Q: Is there any way to read a memo again without returning to where it was found? A: No, unfortunately not in this game like later titles since there is no Memos section of your inventory. If you do want to read a memo again you can find them all here. Q: What exactly is "Leonard Rhine The Monster Lurks" going on about? A: It's just a reference or homage to Dean Koontz's novel "Phantoms" and its film adaptation, where a similar message is found written on a mirror, "Timothy Flyte The Ancient Enemy". Put them next to each other; notice anything? Each word is the same length: Leonard Rhine The Monster Lurks Timothy Flyte The Ancient Enemy Q: Can you not read certain memos if you missed earlier ones? A: Yes, this happens in a few cases. If you don't read the first Leonard Rhine note on the 1F Boy's Washroom wall of the Nightmare School, Harry won't think the later book in the Library Reserve is interesting enough to read. Same goes for the botany book on the third floor of Nowhere, which Harry won't read if you didn't read the police station chalkboard also talking about it. Q: What's the deal with the newspaper article about Alessa in the house fire? A: For whatever reason it only appears in the PAL and Japanese versions, while it does remain in the North American version's code but cannot be found in-game. Even in the other versions it seems to appear at random. As for the article, it's debatable whether the boiler being the cause of the actual fire is true or if it's a cover up by the Order. But the event itself is what split up Alessa's soul into two halves: her current form as one half and Cheryl as the other. Q: Why is the Video Tape all static and near impossible to view? A: It's only that way if you try to play it in the hospital. Find the TV and VCR behind the storage room in the Phaleg hall of Nowhere to play and view the entire videotape without interruption. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ========================================================================== 3. M E M O S ========================================================================== -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ================= Table of Contents ================= Memos ----- A note "To school" A note "Doghouse" Keys for Eclipse map School headstone "Alchemy laboratory" "A place with songs and sound" "Darkness that brings the choking heat" Gold plate Silver plate "A Tale of Birds Without a Voice" Locker Room notice Locker Room sign "The Monster Lurks" bloody note "The Monster Lurks" book The Hunter and the Lizard Church plate Drawbridge Control Tower plate Officer Gucci Police Station chalkboard Hospital plate Hospital generator note Nurse Center riddle Alessa portrait Indian Runner diary Grocery List Norman's Motel photograph PTV newspaper article Norman's Motel diary Amusement Park billboard Desk scratches The Grim Reaper's list Slate riddle Lisa's diary Left light painting Right light painting White Claudia Newspaper article about house fire Door of five rites Tape Transcripts ---------------- Video Tape m e m o s ---=--======-----=-=--======----=---=-======----=--=-=====----=-=--====-== The following are all the various notes and messages found throughout the game, captioned with green font. Unlike later games, they are not stored nor viewable anywhere else except their original locations. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title: A note "To school" Location: At the end of the center Finney Street back alley path, Old Silent Hill. Content: To school -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title: A note "Doghouse" Location: On the ground by the demolished Matheson Street, just west of the intersection with Levin Street, Old Silent Hill. Content: Doghouse Levin st. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title: Keys for Eclipse map Location: Posted beside the locked back door of the Levin Street house, Old Silent Hill. Content: [Map with writing and markings] Keys for Eclipse [Three locations are pointed out with an arrow, circle and line] -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title: School headstone Location: At the right of the path to the front doors of Midwich Elementary, Old Silent Hill. Content: Midwich Elementary School -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title: "Alchemy laboratory" Location: On the front desk of the Reception, Midwich Elementary School 1F. Content: 10:00 "Alchemy laboratory" Gold in an old man's palm. The future hidden in his fist. Exchange for sage's water. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title: "A place with songs and sound" Location: On the back desk in the Reception, Midwich Elementary School 1F. Content: 12:00 "A place with songs and sound" A silver guidepost is untapped in lost tongues. Awakening at the ordained order. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title: "Darkness that brings the choking heat" Location: On the front desk of the Reception, Midwich Elementary School 1F. Content: 5:00 "Darkness that brings the choking heat" Flames render the silence, awakening the hungry beast. Open time's door to beckon prey. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title: Gold plate Location: Engraved under the left slot of the courtyard clock tower, Midwich Elementary School 1F. Content: A Golden Sun -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title: Silver plate Location: Engraved under the right slot of the courtyard clock tower, Midwich Elementary School 1F. Content: A Silver Moon -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title: "A Tale of Birds Without a Voice" Location: On the chalkboard in the Music Room, Midwich Elementary School 2F. Content: "A Tale of Birds Without a Voice" First flew the greedy Pelican, Eager for the reward, White wings flailing. Then came a silent Dove, Flying beyond the Pelican, As far as he could. A Raven flies in, Flying higher than the Dove, Just to show that he can. A Swan glides in, To find a peaceful spot, Next to another bird. Finally out comes a Crow, Coming quickly to a stop, Yawning and then napping. Who will show the way, Who will be the key, Who will lead to The silver reward. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title: Locker Room notice Location: On the noticeboard in the Locker Room, Midwich Elementary School 2F. Content: Warning. Don't forget to take all of your possessions after using the lockers. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title: Locker Room sign Location: On the walls in the Locker Room, Midwich Elementary School 2F. Content: NO RUNNING OR PLAYING IN THE LOCKER ROOM -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title: "The Monster Lurks" bloody note Location: On the wall by the hanging corpse in the Boys' Washroom, Nightmare School 1F. Content: Leonard Rhine The Monster Lurks -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title: "The Monster Lurks" book Location: On the shelf in the Library Reserve, Midwich Elementary School 2F (must first see "The Monster Lurks" bloody note to read). Content: Chapter 3: "Manifestation of Delusions" ...Poltergeists are among these. Negative emotions, like fear, worry or stress manifest into external energy with physical effects. Nightmares have, in some cases, been shown to trigger them. However, such phenomena do not appear to happen to just anyone. Although it's not clear why, adolescents, especially girls, are prone to such occurrences. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title: The Hunter and the Lizard Location: On the center table in the Library, Nightmare School 2F. Content: Hearing this, the hunter armed with bow and arrow said, "I will kill the lizard." But upon meeting his opponent, he held back, taunting, "Who's afraid of a reptile?" At this, the furious lizard hissed, "I'll swallow you up in a single bite!" Then the huge creature attacked, jaws opened wide. This was what the man wanted. Calmly drawing his bow, he shot into the lizard's gaping mouth. Effortlessly, the arrow flew, piercing the defenseless maw, and the lizard fell down dead. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title: Church plate Location: Beside the front door to Balkan Church, Old Silent Hill. Content: Balkan Church -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title: Drawbridge Control Tower plate Location: On the wall by the steps of the control tower on the Bloch Street bridge, Old Silent Hill. Content: Orridge Bridge Control Room -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title: Officer Gucci Location: On the right side of the desk near the chalkboard in the side room of the Police Station, Central Silent Hill. Content: Coroner Seals called. Officer Gucci is unlikely to be murdered. He apparently died naturally. But, medical records show Officer Gucci had no prior symptoms of heart disease. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title: Police Station chalkboard Location: On the chalkboard in the side room inside the Police Station, Central Silent Hill. Content: Product only available in selected areas of Silent Hill. Raw material is White Claudia, a plant peculiar to the region. Manufactured here? Dealer = manufacturer? -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title: Hospital plate Location: Beside the front gate to Alchemilla Hospital, Central Silent Hill. Content: Alchemilla Hospital -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title: Hospital generator note Location: On the panel of the generator in the Generator Room, Alchemilla Hospital BF. Content: The in-house generator powers elevators, ICUs and operating rooms only. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title: Nurse Center riddle Location: On the wall by the plate door in the Nurse Center, Nightmare Hospital 2F. Content: Clouds flowing over a hill. Sky on a sunny day. Tangerines that are bitter. Lucky four-leaf-clover. Violets in the garden. Dandelions along a path. Unavoidable sleeping time. Liquid flowing from a slashed wrist. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title: Alessa portrait Location: On the control panel in the sickroom in the second hallway of the basement's secret basement, Nightmare Hospital B2. Also found in the identical Nowhere room. Content: [Portrait of a young girl] Alessa -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title: Indian Runner diary Location: On the counter by the register inside Indian Runner, Silent Hill Resort Area. Content: August 20 He came by. I handed over the package that the woman left here. September 12 He showed up at Norman's, too. Don't want to be involved with the likes of them anymore, but... I'm getting creeped out even more than before. Thought of leaving town, but I'm afraid of what will happen if I do. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title: Grocery List Location: On the back wall behind the counter of Indian Runner, Silent Hill Resort Area. Content: 3 loaves of bread. 3 cartons of milk. 2 dozen eggs. Deliver to back door daily 8 a.m. Rear entrance code 0886 Norman Young -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title: Norman's Motel photograph Location: On the back wall behind the counter of Indian Runner, Silent Hill Resort Area. Content: [Photo of a man standing in front of a motel] Norman's Grand Opening. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title: PTV newspaper article Location: On the coffee table in the motel office lounge, Silent Hill Resort Area. Same newspaper is found in Alchemilla Hospital's 1F Medicine Room with the article clipped out. Content: Investigation stalled. "PTV" dealers still at large. Suspicious deaths continue. Like the anti-drug mayor, a narcotics officer dies of a sudden heart failure of unknown origin. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title: Norman's Motel diary Location: On the desk in the motel office lounge, Silent Hill Resort Area. Content: September 10 Took package. Told to sit on it awhile. Don't want to get involved, but can't disobey... He's probably linked to the death of the mayor and others. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title: Amusement Park billboard Location: Just west of the Sewers manhole entrance on W. Sandford Street, Nightmare Resort Area. Content: LAKE SIDE AMUSEMENT PARK -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title: Desk scratches Location: Etched into the desk in the middle of the Classroom, Nowhere BF. Content: Go home. Thief. Drop dead. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title: The Grim Reaper's list Location: The slate beside the keypad door in the Ophiel hall, Nowhere 1F. Also found in the 2F west wing of Nightmare Hospital. Content: The Grim Reaper's list 35 Lydia Findly 60 Trevor F White 18 Albert Lords 45 Roberta T Morgan 38 Edward C Briggs -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title: Slate riddle Location: The slate at the end of the Ophiel hall, Nowhere 1F. Same slate is present but blank in the Nightmare Hospital 2F west wing. Content: Names engraved On a lithograph. The Grim Reaper's list. Yes, the headcount is set Young and old lined up In order of age. Then, the pathway opens Awaiting them, the frenzied Uproar, the feast of death! -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title: Lisa's diary Location: On the floor in the storage room past the strange keypad door in the Ophiel hall, Nowhere 1F, after viewing the scene with Lisa. Content: Ask doctor to let me quit being in charge of that patient. It's too weird. Still alive, but with wounds that won't heal. Told the doctor I quit. Won't work at that hospital anymore. The room is filled with insects. Even with doors and windows shut they get in to spite me. To the hospital... Feeling bad. Need to throw up. But nothing comes out. Vomiting only bile. Blood and pus flow from the bathroom faucet. I try to stop it, but it won't turn off. Need drug. Help me... -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title: Left light painting Location: Left of the altar on the third floor, Nowhere. Content: The light to the future. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title: Right light painting Location: Right of the altar on the third floor, Nowhere. Content: The light illuminating the darkness. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title: White Claudia Location: On the cabinet in the right side third floor room, Nowhere (only readable if the player read the police station chalkboard). Content: WHITE CLAUDIA. Perennial herb found near water. Reaches height of 10 to 15 in. Oblong leaves, white blossoms. Seeds contain hallucinogen. Ancient records show it was used for religious ceremonies. The hallucinogenic effect was key. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title: Newspaper article about house fire Location: On the back desk in the right side third floor room, Nowhere (only in PAL and Japanese versions, only sometimes appears). Content: (Same thing...) Investigation stalled. "PTV" dealers still at large. Suspicious deaths continue. First the anti-drug Mayor, now a narcotics officer dies of a sudden heart failure of unknown cause. (Are there others? It's pretty old...) Fire broke out in town. 6 homes destroyed. Charred body of Alessa Gillespie(7) found in aftermath. Cause of fire currently under investigation. Investigations show source as basement of Gillespie home. Blaze now believed caused by malfunction of antiquated boiler. (The date of the blaze... it's the same day we found Cheryl!) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title: Door of five rites Location: On the locked door in Alessa's bedroom in the Phaleg hall, Nowhere 1F. Content: [Above five uniquely-shaped depressions] thou posses them to guard thy spirit evoke five rites unveil thy fate -------------------------------------------------------------------------- t a p e t r a n s c r i p t s ===-=----=--=-=-======----=---=-=====----=----=--=====----=--====---=-=-== This contains a full transcript for the one recorded tape that is found in in the game as an item. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title: Video Tape Location: Found on the table in the first right room in the second hallway of the basement's secret basement, Nightmare Hospital B2. Can be partially-viewed with mostly static by using the VCR in room 302 of Nightmare Hospital, or fully-viewed in the similar room in the Phaleg hall, Nowhere 1F. Content: [When played in the hospital: snow fills the screen and a female voice is heard on and off through very thick static.] ----------- Still ------ unusua--- -----fever... ---- don't ------- get------ puls---- --- just bare------------- --- skin is ------------ Even when I ch---- ------------- ---------------------------- --zing thro---- Why-- -------------------- chil-------- ------------------- ------------- --won't tell ------ ----------- ---please... [When played in Nowhere: an image of Lisa at the end of a table with her head down and hands held near her face. We hear her voice.] What is it? Still has an unusually high fever... Eyes don't open... getting a pulse... But just barely breathing. Her skin is all charred! Even when I change the bandages, the blood and pus just start oozing through! Why... What is keeping that child alive? I... can't stand it any longer... I won't tell a soul ...promise. So please... -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ========================================================================== 4. C R E D I T S ========================================================================== -------------------------------------------------------------------------- In this section I'd just like to thank some people that contributed to the making and hosting of this FAQ, along with some general thanks. - Thanks to Team Silent, KCET and Konami for developing and publishing Silent Hill. - Thanks to GameFAQs, IGN and all other web sites for hosting this FAQ. - Thanks to everyone who gives this FAQ a good rating. It is much appreciated. © COPYRIGHT 2003-2019 BY ANDREW HAFFENDEN END OF FILE