"A Mother is God in the Eyes of a Child" Or: Representations of Femininity in Silent Hill (2006)

While panned by critics and fans alike upon release, Silent Hill is a competently-made movie with an interesting perspective regarding motherhood and the all-too-real horrors of womanhood.

Silent Hill was perhaps one of the most iconic horror game franchises of the late 1990s to early 2010s; however, its’ titular movie adaptation was far more controversial, as it was a divisive subject amongst its fans¹, and panned by critics. In the recent years, Silent Hill has seen a massive resurgence, with Konami announcing a remake of the much-belove…