- This article is about the document released by Konami. For the Silent Hill 2 item, see Book: "Lost Memories". For the Silent Hill 3 item, see Lost Memories (Silent Hill 3).
Lost Memories: Silent Hill Chronicle (失われた記憶~サイレントヒル・ クロニクル ~) is an additional document printed on the reverse side of the Silent Hill 3: Official Perfect Capture Guide. The document is 136 pages long and covers information regarding Silent Hill, Play Novel: Silent Hill, Silent Hill 2, and Silent Hill 3.
The document is considered to be one of the best resources for the earlier Silent Hill titles, due to its in-depth coverage and direct contributions from staff.
Contents[]
Prologue (pg.2-11)[]
The prologue is a general introduction to the series itself, elaborating on Silent Hill as a setting as well as the characters and their general relation to one another. Each of the games released prior to publication are also shown.
Silent Hill Series Overview (pg.2-3)[]
(pg.002)
(pg.003)
its history includes the forced removal of natives, savage executions,
A thick fog always shrouds the area, spreading from its waters,
they swear to have seen certain "things"--
leaving just as many questions behind in their wake,
which have never been truly explored.
So now, it's time to reflect on all that's happened,
and unravel these mysteries one-by-one.
(pg.002)
SILENT HILL |
プレイノベル サイレントヒル |
SILENT HILL 2 |
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●PS ●1999年3月4日発売 ●5,800円 (税別) |
●GBA ●2001年3月21日発売 ●5,800円 (税別) |
●PS2 ●2001年9月27日発売 ●6,980円 (税別) |
(ベスト版) ●2000年4月27日発売 ●オープン価格 |
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(PSone Books) ●2002年1月24日発売 ●1,800円 (税別) |
(pg.003)
かつては、先住民族の排斥や、残虐な処刑、
町には常に、湖からの深い霧が立ちこめ
本来、存在するはずのない”もの”が
いくつかの出来事は、
あまりにも多くの謎を残したまま、放置されてきた
今、ここで、そのすべてを振り返り、
一つ一つの謎を解き明かしていこう
SILENT HILL 2 最期の詩 |
SILENT HILL 2 最期の詩 |
SILENT HILL 3 |
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●XBOX ●2002年2月22日発売 ●6,800円 (税別) |
●PS2 ●2002年7月4日発売 ●4,800円 (税別) |
●PS2 ●2003年7月3日発売 ●6,980円 (税別) |
Silent Hill Area Map (pg.4-5)[]
A map of Silent Hill.
History of Silent Hill (pg.6-7)[]
Timeline of the history of Silent Hill.
Alessa's History (pg.8-9)[]
Timeline of the events in Alessa Gillespie's life and the events after her reincarnation.
Characters Relation Map (pg.10-11)[]
Map roughly showing the relationships between Cybil Bennett, Harry Mason, James Sunderland, Angela Orosco, Cheryl Mason, Eddie Dombrowski, Heather Mason, Mary Shepherd-Sunderland, Douglas Cartland, Maria, Vincent Smith, Claudia Wolf, Ernest Baldwin, Laura, Leonard Wolf, Alessa Gillespie, Lisa Garland, Michael Kaufmann, and Dahlia Gillespie.
Logue 1: Silent Hill (pg.13-30)[]
Covers information about the first game in the series.
Story Preview (pg.14-15)[]
Analyzes the intro video.
Dialogue 1: Silent Hill (pg.16-23)[]
Character Commentary (pg.24-25)[]
Biography and information about:
- Harry
- Cybil
- Cheryl
- Lisa
- Kaufmann
- Alessa
- Dahlia
Creature Commentary (pg.26-27)[]
Info on all the enemies in the game.
Ending Analysis (pg.28-29)[]
Summary and analysis of all endings except the UFO Ending.
Staff Credits (pg.30)[]
The complete credits.
Logue 2: Silent Hill 2 (pg.32-53)[]
Covers information about Silent Hill 2.
Story Preview (pg.32-33)[]
Analyzes the intro video.
Dialogue 2: Silent Hill 2 (pg.34-45)[]
Silent Hill 2 ~Born From A Wish~ (pg.44-45)[]
Character Commentary (pg.46-47)[]
Biography and information about:
- James
- Mary
- Maria
- Laura
- Angela
- Eddie
Creature Commentary (pg.48-49)[]
Info on all the enemies in the game.
Ending Analysis (pg.50-51)[]
Summary and analysis of all endings except the UFO and Dog Endings.
Staff Credits (pg.52-53)[]
The complete credits.
Logue 3: Silent Hill 3 (pg.54-72)[]
Covers info about Silent Hill 3.
Story Preview (pg.54-55)[]
Analyzes the intro video. The legs hanging over Valtiel when he turns the valves is described as resembling Alessa's and Cheryl's.
Dialogue 3: Silent Hill 3 (pg.56-65)[]
Character Commentary (pg.66-67)[]
Biography and information about:
- Heather
- Douglas
- Claudia
- Vincent
Creature Commentary (pg.68-69)[]
Info on all the enemies in the game.
Ending & Theme Song Analysis (pg.70-71)[]
Summary and analysis of the ending and lyrics for "You're Not Here", "Letter - From the Lost Days", "I Want Love", and "Hometown".
Staff Credits (pg.72)[]
The complete credits.
Making of Silent Hill 3 (pg.73-80)[]
Interviews with some of the key people who developed Silent Hill 3.
Silent Hill Fugue: Suggestion of Cards (pg.81-112)[]
A more in-depth look on Silent Hill 3. With the exception of "XXII: The Eye of the Night", all the segments are named after cards from the Major Arcana in a Tarot deck.
0: The Fool - Heather (pg.82-83)[]
Analysis of Heather and her relationship with Cheryl and Alessa.
I: The Magician - Valtiel (pg.84-85)[]
Analysis of Valtiel, his role, his relationship with elements in earlier games and his development.
II: The High Priestess - Claudia Wolf (pg.86-87)[]
Analysis of Claudia, her relationship with other characters and abilities.
III: The Empress - Alessa (pg.88-89)[]
Analysis of Alessa and her influence on the series.
IV: The Emperor - Visual Concept (pg.90)[]
A look on the visual effects used in the game.
V: The Hierophant - Key Items (pg.91)[]
A look at important items in the game.
VI: The Lovers - Love (pg.92)[]
A look at how love effects the character relationships in the games.
VII: The Chariot - Symbols (pg.93)[]
A look at important symbols featured in the game.
VIII: Strength - Power of the Town (pg.94)[]
A look at the actual powers of the town.
IX: The Hermit - Sound Effect (pg.95)[]
A look at the sound effects and audio use in the game.
X: The Wheel of Fortune - Loop (pg.96-97)[]
A look at the importance of loops and circles in the game.
XI: Justice - Letter from Silent Heaven (pg.98)[]
A look at the use of letters in Silent Hill 2.
XII: The Hanged Man - Douglas Cartland (pg.99)[]
Analysis of Douglas Cartland and his similar role to other characters.
XIII: Death - Holes (pg.100)[]
A look at the purpose of holes in the series.
XIV: Temperance - Keys & Doors (pg.101)[]
A look at the purpose of doors and keys in the series.
XV: The Devil - Creatures (pg.102-103)[]
Information on the development of monsters in the series.
XVI: The Tower - Cult (pg.104-105)[]
Analysis on the Order's history and beliefs.
XVII: The Star - Motif (pg.106-107)[]
Information on references to other works that are used in the games.
XVIII: The Moon - Vincent (pg.108)[]
A look at Vincent, his motives and the Seal of Metatron.
XIX: The Sun - Extra Feature (pg.109)[]
Information on the bonus features in the game and the UFO Endings continuity.
XX: Judgment - Red Pyramid Thing (pg.110)[]
A look at Pyramid Head and the "red devil" Walter Sullivan saw.
XXI: The World - Another World (pg.111)[]
A look at the Otherworld and its different appearance from person to person.
XXII: The Eye of the Night - The God (pg.112)[]
A look at the God of the Order.
Materials for Solve (pg.113-129)[]
Silent Hill (pg.114-115)[]
Silent Hill 2 (pg.116-121)[]
Silent Hill 2 ~Born From A Wish~ (pg.121)[]
Silent Hill 3 (pg.121-129)[]
Inspire Works (pg.130-136)[]
A look at the works that inspired the Silent Hill series.
Books (pg.130-131)[]
- Stephen King: Carrie and The Mist.
- Dean R. Koontz: The Door to December and Phantoms.
- Kunio Yanagita
- Kōbō Abe: “The Box Man”
Comics (pg.131)[]
- Daijiro Morohoshi: “Shiori and Shimiko's Incident Involving a Freshly-Severed Head”
- Junji Ito: “The Town without Streets”
Root of Street's Name (132-133)[]
A list of authors whose names was used to name streets in Silent Hill.
South Side (from Silent Hill 2&3) (pg.132)[]
- Nathan Ave.: Robert Nathan
- Wiltse Rd. David Wiltse
- Lindsey St.: David Lindsay
- Vachss Rd.: Andrew Vachss
- Martin St.: David Martin
- Katz St.: William Katz
- Sanders St.: Lawrence Sanders
- Neely St.: Richard Neely
- Harris St. Thomas Harris
- Saul St.: John Saul
- Munson St.: Ronald Munson
- Rendell St.: Ruth Rendell
- Carroll St.: Jonathan Carroll
North Side (from Silent Hill) (pg.133)[]
- Finney St.: Jack Finney
- Matheson St.: Richard Matheson
- Bloch St.: Robert Bloch
- Bradbury St.: Ray Bradbury
- Midwich St. (a street from the film Village of the Damned)
- Levin St.: Ira Levin
- Bachman Rd.: Richard Bachman (pen name of Stephen King)
- Ellroy St.: James Ellroy
- Sagan St.: Carl Sagan
- Koontz St.: Dean R. Koontz
- Crichton St.: Michael Crichton
- Wilson St.: Colin Wilson
- Simmons St.: Dan Simmons
- Sandford St.: John Sandford
- Craig St.: Kit Craig (pen name of Lillian Craig Reed)
Films (pg.134-135)[]
- David Lynch: Lost Highway, Eraserhead, Blue Velvet, Twin Peaks, and Dune.
- Stanley Kubrick: Full Metal Jacket, Lolita, and A Clockwork Orange.
- Alejandro Jodorowsky: El Topo, The Holy Mountain, and Santa Sangre.
- Terry Gilliam: 12 Monkeys.
- Chris Cunningham
- Jacob's Ladder
- Alice
- Betty Blue
- The Exorcist III
- Event Horizon
- The Cell
- “Gokumon-to”
Arts (pg.136)[]
Music (pg.136)[]
- Industrial rock: Nine Inch Nails, Killing Joke, Alien Sex Fiend
- New age / classical: Vangelis, George Winston
- German EBM : D.A.F., Nitzer Ebb, Klaus Nomi
- New wave pop: Visage, Ultravox, Midge Ure
Trivia[]
- This document appears to be the first concentrated effort to compile all known data from the franchise, given that a story bible was not created by this point.[1]
- The document is commonly referred to by the fan name, the "Book of Lost Memories". This incorrect name is also given to the book in Silent Hill 2 and 3.
- There have been various criticisms of the document over the years, such as the time discrepancy relating to Harry's wife in the "History of Silent Hill" section and the lack of information on the illusive Newspaper from 7 years ago file.
References[]
- ↑ Twitter.com, adsk4 (Masahiro Ito) Q: "Do you remember if SH1-3 used a 'story bible'? It is a collection of timelines, story notes, and future plans used for each new story. It appears to me that there were many notes, but they were not in one place for all staff to see." A: "We didn't have such a thing."
External links[]
- Video - Lost Memories Physical Book The rare physical book shared on youtube. (Retrieved June 28th, 2021)
- Community.webshots.com, Silent Hill - Lost Memories First scans of the guide to appear online, still used to this day. Album removed sometime after 2011. (Archival link, retrieved June 26th, 2019)
- Silenthillchronicle.net First known English translation shared online. (Retrieved June 26th, 2019)
- Translatedmemories.com, The Book of Lost Memories Early scanlation of the book using the aforementioned English translation and scans. Site discontinued sometime after 2017. (Archival link, retrieved June 26th, 2019)
- Silenthillmemories.net, Lost Memories: Silent Hill Chronicle Fan page dedicated to the document. Features an HTML version of the aforementioned English translation and mirrors of the aforementioned scans. (Retrieved June 26th, 2019)
- Sites.google.com, Silent Hill Lost Memories Spanish translation of the document. (Retrieved June 26th, 2019)
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