"Silent Hill" Inspired by a (Real) Creepy Town?
IGN FilmForce continues to dole out some great pre-release coverage for Silent Hill, the based-on-a-video game horror flick from Christophe Gans (Brotherhood of the Wolf) and Roger Avary (The Rules of Attraction). Seems that the screenwriter used the actual town of Centralia, PA, as some sort of inspiration ... and it sounds like a pretty creepy place.
"In 1981, over 1000 people lived in the town of Centralia, Pennsylvania. But twenty years earlier, a poorly contained trash fire had set an underground coal vein alight. The mines and subterranean shafts continued to burn, making the area a danger zone, so an evacuation of the residents of Centralia began.
It never finished, however. 11 stalwart Centralians remain, even though all the town's buildings have been condemned and the borough's zip code has been revoked.
You can read a brief piece on Centralia, which screenwriter Roger Avary discovered while conducting research for the Silent Hill screenplay, here. In a way, the film version of the village of Silent Hill is inspired by the real-life Pennsylvanian burg."
IGNFF also links to a site where you can see a little pre-release footage of the Silent Hill insanity.
Starring Radha Mitchell and Sean Bean, Silent Hill opens on April 21st.
"In 1981, over 1000 people lived in the town of Centralia, Pennsylvania. But twenty years earlier, a poorly contained trash fire had set an underground coal vein alight. The mines and subterranean shafts continued to burn, making the area a danger zone, so an evacuation of the residents of Centralia began.
It never finished, however. 11 stalwart Centralians remain, even though all the town's buildings have been condemned and the borough's zip code has been revoked.
You can read a brief piece on Centralia, which screenwriter Roger Avary discovered while conducting research for the Silent Hill screenplay, here. In a way, the film version of the village of Silent Hill is inspired by the real-life Pennsylvanian burg."
IGNFF also links to a site where you can see a little pre-release footage of the Silent Hill insanity.
Starring Radha Mitchell and Sean Bean, Silent Hill opens on April 21st.
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 on Apr 12 2006 08:13 AM We're gonna shoot a few scenes in Centralia, one way or the other.... check my movie ww We'r we're starting to shoot in weeks, using a HVX200! Thanks; I'll go see your movie if you go see w (Reply to this) |
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on Apr 12 2006 10:16 AM [b]Bullshat[/b] I live right near Centralia. That is true, but it's not haunted. Nor is it such a smokey, foggy place, nor is there ash floating around the air. The fires are underground. Yes, they are still burning. But Centralia is nothing like Silent Hill. Now we're just stretching to make people all giddy because they get told exaggerations about the town. (Reply to this) |
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on Apr 12 2006 10:36 PM With the guy who made Brotherhood of the Wolf is making Silent Hill? That's cool. There's hope for this franchise. (Reply to this) |
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on Apr 13 2006 01:26 PM Avary kicks major ass. (Reply to this) |
 on Apr 17 2006 03:28 PM [b]Silent Hill - real[/b] I'm told somewhere in the U.S.A. there is in actual town called Silent Hill, any truth to this? (Reply to this) |
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on Feb 02 2007 11:51 AM In reply to this comment (#833613) i wanna ask u something? i don't know if what i see is true about silent hill....u sure the weather isn't foggy? i wanna know if its haunted like the games and movies....holla back at me...i need 2 knoe... (Reply to this) |
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