Horror Fans Lose Their Minds After Silent Hill Reboot Brings One of the Most Terrifying Villains of Video Games

The third installment based on Konami’s horror survival game, Silent Hill, is expected to release this year. The preview of Return to Silent Hill screened at the Cannes Film Festival and the new Christophe Gans-directed film will be adapted from the game Silent Hill 2. The preview also gave a first look into the villain of the film, and fans are excited to see that the terrifying monster Pyramid Head closely resembled its video game version.

The first two films, Silent Hill and Silent Hill: Revelation, were critical failures. However, gamers were completely blown away by the gameplay of Silent Hill 2, which raises the expectations of the current film. The game took inspiration from Fyodor Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment.

Return to Silent Hill Introduces Terrifying Game Villain Pyramid Head And Fans Are Excited

Silent Hill is moving forward with another movie adaptation despite the mixed to negative reviews of the earlier films. According to Variety, Return to Silent Hill released the first look of its famed villain, the notorious Pyramid Head at the Cannes Film Festival. The new film is helmed by Christophe Gans, who also directed the first film in the franchise.

Fans were super excited to see Pyramid Head on the screen. The humanoid monster wears a red helmet and comes in full butcher’s attire, which is enough to terrify any person. The character wields the Great Knife and the Great Spear. Interestingly, it is a manifestation of the main character, James Sunderland’s guilt and desire for punishment, making Pyramid Head one hell of a psychological villain.

One fan on X shared how the attire, especially the helmet, looked very similar to the games. Another fan hoped that the film would be remotely as good as the game. Other fans also praised how the movie nailed the central villain with the looks. Some fans were curious to know more about the character James Sunderland. They wanted someone with emotional range to play the character, like Ryan Gosling in Blade Runner 2049. Some fan reactions read:

First look at ‘RETURN TO SILENT HILL’

(Source: @Variety) pic.twitter.com/Bmjr4HLGxx

— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) May 16, 2024

Pyramid Head helmet looks exactly like the games in Return To Silent Hill!

— Mona (@RealMona_) May 16, 2024

If this is even remotely as good as the first 1 years ago. Omg I just wonder how great that Game will be for the sake of the #NERD IN me 😅 pic.twitter.com/dfBXQI77Ev

— FuturesChamp (@CEODev843) May 16, 2024

This is a good look🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/VezBJEYwmm

— E-Man (@WigginsWick22) May 16, 2024

they’re locked in but I HAVE TO SEE WHO’S PLAYING JAMES SUNDERLAND! need an actor who can play characters who are suffering like Ryan Gosling in Bladerunner 2049 or Drive.

— Darkuh (@DarkerPit_) May 16, 2024

James is being played by Jeremy Irvine- he’s got stuff in his Instagram about it 😌

— ❄️Yasha❄️ (@MaskOfRedacted) May 16, 2024

The new film stars Jeremy Irvine as James Sunderland and Hannah Emily Anderson as his separated soulmate Mary. Radha Mitchell, Sean Bean, and Laura Holden were the stars of the first Silent Hill film. The second film included actors like Adelaide Clemens, Kit Harington, Martin Donovan, and Carrie-Anne Moss.

Return to Silent Hill Will be a Psychological Horror Story

Return to Silent Hill is written by director Christophe Gans alongside Sandra Vo-Anh and William Josef Schneider. According to the synopsis, the film will be a psychological horror story that takes place in a ghosted town. The main character, James Sunderland’s search for Mary forms the crux of the story, and he has to endure different monsters to achieve his goal. The synopsis read (via Deadline):

When a mysterious letter from Mary calls James back to Silent Hill, he finds a once-recognizable town transformed by an unknown evil. While James desperately searches for Mary, he encounters terrifying creatures and begins to unravel the mystery of what happened to the town. But as he descends deeper into the darkness the secrets he uncovers lead to a horrifying truth, and James finds himself struggling to hold on long enough to save his one true love. 

The first film grossed $100.6 million at the box office (via Box Office Mojo), while the second film collected $55.9 million (via The Numbers). Alongside the movie adaptation, Konami has announced plans to reboot the Silent Hill 2 game.

Silent Hill is available on Netflix, while Silent Hill: Revelation is now available for streaming on Tubi.