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Toluca Lake Observation Deck toilets.

Toilets, or public restrooms, are facilities within the town of Silent Hill that offer relief to both visitors and inhabitants, male and female alike. While creepy and dilapidated in the Fog World, they are altogether nasty and inhospitable in the Otherworld.

Occasionally, toilets will yield unexpected surprises, especially for those who have no qualms with sticking their arms inside them, regardless of their contents.

Silent Hill: Origins[]

The player frequently visits bathrooms in Silent Hill: Origins, since Travis Grady uses mirrors to travel from the Fog World to the Otherworld and back. The bathrooms in Alchemilla Hospital hold important clues, keys, and other items. The bathroom on the first floor of the female ward in the Cedar Grove Sanitarium is a major room because it holds a mirror and is also part of a puzzle later on. The bathrooms in the Riverside Motel are also vital, holding items and, in one case, a mirror.

Silent Hill[]

Harry Mason visits the public restrooms at both Midwich Elementary School and Alchemilla Hospital. Both encounters prove dangerous, particularly the school, as they have a tendency to mislead Harry from one floor to the other. Harry frequently finds important items in the restrooms. The shotgun is found next to a corpse in a stall in the school, and items are found in the bathrooms in the hospital and Nowhere.

Passing by one stall in particular, Harry can hear hear the faint cries of a child.

Silent Hill 2[]

In Silent Hill 2, James Sunderland begins his journey inside the Toluca Lake Observation Deck restrooms, where he refreshes his face in front of a mirror before continuing on. Later, while in Room 203's private toilet within Blue Creek Apartments, James sticks his arm down the toilet in attempts to fish out the wallet swimming inside. Much later in Wood Side Apartments he meets Eddie Dombrowski.

In a later sequence within Toluca Prison, James hears a female scream after knocking on the door and walking away from the locked stall.

Silent Hill 3[]

In Silent Hill 3, Heather Mason frequents numerous toilets. In one scenario, she starts to remove the thing blocking the toilet, but stops saying: "Forget it. This is way too gross." She then stares at the player and says: "Who would even think of doing something so disgusting?". This scenario is only unlocked if the player has Silent Hill 2 save data.

Also, in the beginning of the game where Heather is in the restroom, it is optional for her to knock on a stall door at the end (the fourth stall). Another knock will be heard, and Heather will say, "Guess someone's in there." In the Otherworld version of the same restroom, Heather can knock on the stall again, wondering "Is someone really in there?" when the knock is once again returned. But as she turns to leave, the door will open, revealing a toilet soaked in blood. Examining it, Heather will wonder if it was all just her imagination.

Silent Hill 4: The Room[]

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Cynthia's mannequin in the subway washroom.

Henry Townshend's bathroom in Room 302 contains the first hole leading to Walter's Otherworlds until the Hospital World. Also, in the Subway World, the bathrooms play a considerable role as a hole leading back to the room, and the place from where the Sniffer Dogs emerge for the first time. There is also a mannequin in the female toilets that resembles Cynthia.

The men's bathroom is the perfect place for Henry to trap Cynthia Velasquez's ghost (since she appears there, too), as it is rather small for her to run away when pinned.

After a few of Walter's Otherworlds are visited, if the player examines the toilet in the apartment's bathroom, Henry will comment about something being stuck inside. If the player decides to reach for it, Henry will comment that he does not have the courage to do it.

Silent Hill: Homecoming[]

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Alex finds a corpse in a stall.

Alex Shepherd's adventure begins in Alchemilla Hospital. It is in a public restroom here that he experiences his first shift into the Otherworld, after pulling free a knife that was embedded into the mirror. A mutilated corpse lies in a pool of blood in one of the stalls, and a nurse skulks out from a previously locked stall and approaches Alex to attack him.

Silent Hill: Downpour[]

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A toilet in the diner.

When Murphy Pendleton enters a restroom in the Centennial Building, the stall at the end of the room will open. Frank Coleridge will appear in the mirror and reminds Murphy to trust himself when he approaches the stall. Likewise in the bathroom in St. Maria's Monastery, a sink will turn itself on and Murphy will briefly see an image of the Bogeyman swinging its hammer at him when he reaches out to shut off the water. Murphy can usually find First Aid Kits in cabinets inside bathrooms throughout the town. It is also possible for Murphy to flush any undamaged toilet found in-game, although doing so does not cause any abnormal reactions or effects.

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The toilet in the bathroom.

While traversing the hallway, the player finds a closed door behind which a baby is apparently crying. The door is later revealed to be the bathroom's. Quite filthy, the room hosts several bugs as well as a fetus in the sink, which is the source of the baby cries. On several occasions, Lisa will appear in the bathroom, hinting at a possible link between her and the baby.

Silent Hill: Orphan[]

Ben first talks to Karen through the vent in the bathroom, and he finds a pair of tongs in a toilet. The bathroom is used as a portal to and from the Otherworld.

Silent Hill film[]

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Otherworld bathroom in the movie.

In the movie, Rose Da Silva finds the corpse of Colin in the bathroom of Midwich Elementary School, which comes to life when shifted to the Otherworld. She then escapes before it can attack her. The same bathroom was where Alessa Gillespie was sexually assaulted 30 years earlier.

Urban legends[]

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Toilets in the Silent Hill Series

Video footage of the toilets in the series.

It was common in early Japanese times for the toilets to be holes in the floor that would require you to squat over, and in many instances this is still present. Urban legends speak of children who fell down these holes, which gave Team Silent the inspiration to make the toilets of Silent Hill so oppressive and fearful places to be.

The most notable urban legend is that of Hanako-san, a story of unknown origin around the 1950s where a girl called Hanako seemingly waits behind the third stall of the girl's restroom on the third floor of any given school. The legend says that if you knock on her stall three times, speak her name, then ask her a question, she will answer. If Hanako answers, and anyone is brave/foolish enough to enter, she grabs them and drags them down the toilet.

Many artists and film adaptations have centered around this urban legend, and it seems that some influence could have been used with Heather and the bathroom stall of the Central Square Shopping Center in Silent Hill 3, as well as the bathroom scream in Toluca Prison in Silent Hill 2.

Gallery[]

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Characters
Major Characters
Harry Mason - Cheryl Mason - Alessa Gillespie - Dahlia Gillespie - Lisa Garland - Cybil Bennett - Michael Kaufmann
Other Characters
Jodie Mason - Heather Mason - K. Gordon - Greys - Norman Young
Monsters
Air Screamer - Bloodsucker - Creeper - Floatstinger - Grey Child - Groaner - Hanged Scratcher - Incubator - Incubus - Larval Stalker - Mumbler - Night Flutter - Parasite - Monster Cybil - Puppet Doctor - Puppet Nurse - Romper - Split Head - Stalker - Twinfeeler - Wormhead
Weapons
Chainsaw - Handgun - Hyper Blaster - Katana - Knife - Pipe - Rifle - Rock Drill - Shotgun - Hammer - Axe
Locations
Old Silent Hill (Balkan Church - Cafe 5to2 - Dog House - Hell Gas Station - Levin Street - Midwich Elementary School - Orridge Bridge Control Room - Queen Burger) - Central Silent Hill (Alchemilla Hospital - Gillespie House - Green Lion Antiques - Silent Hill Police Station - Silent Hill Town Center) - Sewers - Resort Area (Annie's Bar - Boat - Indian Runner - Lighthouse - Norman's Motel) - Lakeside Amusement Park - Nowhere - Toluca Lake
Terms
Flashlight - Fog World - God - Map - Metatron - Monster - Otherworld - Paradise - PTV - Radio - Real World - Siren - The Order - Manifestation - Seal of Metatron - UFO Ending
Archives
Items - Keys - Memos - Puzzles - Soundtrack - Secrets and Unlockables
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Characters
Major Characters
James Sunderland - Mary Shepherd-Sunderland - Angela Orosco - Laura - Eddie Dombrowski - Maria
Other Characters
Ernest Baldwin - Amy Baldwin - Mary's Doctor - Rachel - Thomas Orosco - Mrs. Orosco - Jennifer Carroll - Patrick Chester - Mira - Harry Mason - Greys - Scott Fairbanks - Walter Sullivan
Monsters
Abstract Daddy - Bubble Head Nurse - Creeper - Flesh Lip - Lying Figure - Mandarin - Mannequin - Mary - Prisoners - Pyramid Head
Weapons
Chainsaw - Chinese Cleaver - Great Knife - Great Spear - Handgun - Hyper Spray - Pipe - Revolver - Rifle - Shotgun - Wooden Plank
Locations
Baldwin Mansion - Blue Creek Apartments - Brookhaven Hospital - Church of the Rebirth - Dog House - Heaven's Night - Jacks Inn - Labyrinth - Lakeview Hotel - Lake Shore Restaurant - Neely's Bar - Motor Home - Observation Deck - Pete's Bowl-O-Rama - Rosewater Park - Silent Hill Historical Society - Silent Hill Ranch - Silent Hill Woods - South Vale (Carroll Street - Katz Street - Lindsey Street - Nathan Avenue - Neely Street - Rendell Street - Saul Street - Vachss Road - Wiltse Road) - Texxon Gas - Toluca Graveyard - Toluca Lake - Toluca Lake Island - Toluca Prison - Wiltse Coal Mine - Wood Side Apartments
Terms
Flashlight - Fog World - Little Baroness - Manifestation - Map - Monster - Otherworld - Radio - Red Square - Siren - Seal of Metatron - UFO Ending - Sexuality - Toilets
Archives
Memos - Items - Keys - Puzzles - Soundtrack - Secrets and Unlockables - Pachislot
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Characters
Major Characters
Heather Mason - Douglas Cartland - Vincent Smith - Claudia Wolf
Other Characters
Harry Mason - Alessa Gillespie - Leonard Wolf - Stanley Coleman - Lisa Garland - Cheryl Mason - Jennifer Carroll - Joseph Schreiber - James Sunderland - Greys - Happy Birthday Caller - Danny - Confessor - Robbie the Rabbit - Sewer Fairy
Weapons
Beam Saber - Flamethrower - Handgun - Katana - Knife - Maul - Pipe - Shotgun - Stun Gun - Submachine Gun - Unlimited Submachine Gun
Monsters
Closer - Double Head - Glutton - God - Insane Cancer - Leonard Wolf - Memory of Alessa - Missionary - Numb Body - Nurse - Pendulum - Scraper - Sewer Monster - Slurper - Split Worm - Valtiel
Locations
Borley Haunted Mansion - Brookhaven Hospital - Carroll Street - Central Square Shopping Center - Chapel - Construction Site - Daisy Villa Apartments - Happy Burger - Happy Carousel - Hazel Street Station - Heaven's Night - Hilltop Center - Jacks Inn - KMN Auto Parts - Lakeside Amusement Park - Last Drop Cafe - Nathan Avenue - Underpass
Terms
Flashlight - Fog World - God - Map - Metatron - Monster - Otherworld - Paradise - PTV - Radio - Real World - The Order - Manifestation - Seal of Metatron - UFO Ending - Sexuality - Halo of the Sun - Red Square
Archives
Items - Keys - Memos - Puzzles - Soundtrack - Limited Edition Soundtrack - Secrets and Unlockables - Pachislot
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Characters
Major Characters
Henry Townshend - Eileen Galvin - Walter Sullivan - Cynthia Velasquez - Jasper Gein - Andrew DeSalvo - Richard Braintree - Joseph Schreiber
Other Characters
Frank Sunderland - Billy Locane - Bobby Randolph - Eric Walsh - George Rosten - Jimmy Stone - Mike - Miriam Locane - Peter Walls - Rachel - Rick Albert - Robbie the Rabbit - Sein Martin - Sharon Blake - Steve Garland - Toby Archbolt - William Gregory - James Sunderland - Mary Shepherd-Sunderland
Weapons
Aluminum Bat - Chainsaw - Handgun - Submachine Gun - Knife - Pipe - Bug Spray - Chain - Eileen's Bag - Golf Club - Nightstick - Pickaxe of Despair - Revolver - Rusty Axe - Riding Crop - Spade - Stun Gun - Torch - Wine Bottle
Monsters
Bottom - Conjurer - Eileen Head - Ghost (Victim 16 - Victim 17 - Victim 18 - Victim 19) - Greedy Worm - Gum Head - Hummer - Patient - Sniffer Dog - The One Truth - Toadstool - Tremer - Twin Victim - Wall Man - Wheelchair
Locations
Albert's Sporting Goods - Ashfield - Bar Southfield - Garland's - Hotel South Ashfield - Room 302 - Room 302 of the Past - Silent Hill Woods - South Ashfield Heights - South Ashfield Station - Spiral Staircase - St. Jerome's Hospital - Toluca Lake - Water Prison - Wish House Orphanage
Terms
21 Sacraments - Death Machine - Haunting - Holy Candle - Manifestation - Map - Monster - Real World - Ritual of the Holy Assumption - Saint Medallion - Sword of Obedience - The Order - Walter's Otherworlds - Great Knife - Sexuality - Halo of the Sun - Red Square
Archives
Items - Keys - Puzzles - Soundtrack - Limited Edition Soundtrack - Secrets and Unlockables - Memos
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Characters
Major Characters
Travis Grady - Richard Grady - Helen Grady - Alessa Gillespie - Dahlia Gillespie - Michael Kaufmann - Lisa Garland
Other Characters
Harry Mason - Jodie Mason - Cheryl Mason - Mira - Greys
Monsters
Alessa's Dream - Ariel - Butcher - Caliban - Carrion - Faceless Nurse - Momma - Remnant - Sad Daddy - Straightjacket - Two-Back
Weapons
Alcohol Bottle - Baton - Broken Pole - Crate - Drip Stand - Fire Axe - Filing Cabinet - Great Cleaver - Hammer - Handgun - Hand-to-Hand - Iron Weights - Jagged Wood - Katana - Knife - Light Stand - Meat Cleaver - Meat Gaff - Meat Hook - Moon Gauntlets - Pitchfork - Poker - Pool Cue - Portable TV - Razor - Revolver - Rifle - Scalpel - Screwdriver - Shotgun - Shovel - Spear - Tesla Rifle - Tire Iron - Toaster - Toolbox - Typewriter - Wrench
Locations
Alchemilla Hospital - Andy's Books - Artaud Theater - Cedar Grove Sanitarium - Central Silent Hill - General Store - Gillespie House - Green Lion Antiques - Greenfield Apartments - Lumber Yard - Nowhere - Public Records Office - Riverside Motel - The Family Butcher
Terms
Flashlight - Fog World - Map - Mirror - Monster - Otherworld - Radio - Real World - Siren - The Order - Manifestation - UFO Ending - Welcome Sign - Sexuality - Halo of the Sun
Archives
Items - Puzzles - Soundtrack - Secrets and Unlockables
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Characters
Main Characters
Alex Shepherd - Joshua Shepherd - Elle Holloway - James Wheeler - Margaret Holloway - Curtis Ackers
Other Characters
Adam Shepherd - Carol Doyle - Lillian Shepherd - Nora Holloway - Sam Bartlett - Joey Bartlett - Martin Fitch - Scarlet Fitch - Travis Grady - Order Soldier - Nash - Robbie the Rabbit
Families
Bartlett Family - Fitch Family - Holloway Family - Shepherd Family
Monsters
Amnion - Asphyxia - Bogeyman - Feral - Lurker - Needler - Nurse - Scarlet - Schism - Sepulcher - Siam - Smog - Swarm
Weapons
12 Gauge Shotgun - BlueSteel Shotgun - Chrome Hammer Pistol - Ceremonial Dagger - Circular Saw - Combat Knife - Crowbar - Fire Axe - Laser Pistol - M14 Assault Rifle - Mk 23 Handgun - Police Marksman Rifle - Pulaski Axe - Steel Pipe
Locations
Alchemilla Hospital - Central Silent Hill - Church of the Holy Way - Dargento Cemetery - Dr. Fitch's Office - Grand Hotel - Hell Descent - Koontz Limited - Lair - Overlook Penitentiary - Rose Heights Cemetery - Salvage Yard - Sewers of Shepherd's Glen - Shepherd House - Shepherd's Glen - Shepherd's Glen Town Hall - Shepherd's Glen Police Station - Silent Hill Docks - Toluca Lake - Toluca Lake Offices - Toluca Lake Water and Power - Toluca River - Dog House
Terms
Bogeyman Knife - Flashlight - Fog World - Map - Monster - Otherworld - Real World - Siren - The Order - Walkie Talkie - Manifestation - UFO Ending - Great Knife - Welcome Sign - Sexuality - Halo of the Sun
Archives
Keys - Puzzles - Soundtrack - Secrets and Unlockables - Items - Memos
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Characters
Major Characters
Murphy Pendleton - Charlie Pendleton - Carol Pendleton - Anne Marie Cunningham - Howard Blackwood - John P. Sater - Patrick Napier - Frank Coleridge - George Sewell - Bobby Ricks - Nun
Other Characters
Sanchez - Homer - M. Koons - Bryan Handley - Ariadne Johnson - Melissa Matlan - Glen Milton - Ricky - Daniel Stephens - Chloe Zane - Mary Shepherd-Sunderland - James Sunderland - Laura - Heather Mason
Weapons
Baseball Bat - Bogeyman's Hammer - Bottle - Brick - Chair - Colt - Crowbar - Demon Statue - Double Headed Axe - Fire Axe - Fire Extinguisher - Fork - Frying Pan - Golden Gun - Golf Club - Hammer - Handle - Hand-to-Hand - Hatchet - Ladder Hook - Knife - Lamp - Meat Cleaver - Nailgun - Pickaxe - Pitchfork - Plank - Rake - Rifle - Rock - Shotgun - Shovel - Steel Pipe - Vase - Wrench - Tomahawk
Monsters
Bogeyman - Doll (Shadow) - Monocle Man - Nurse - Prisoner Juggernaut - Prisoner Minion - Pyramid Head - Screamer - Tormented Soul - Void - Wall Corpse - Weeping Bat - Wheelman- Bubble Head Nurse
Locations
Aerial Tram Station - Centennial Building - Chastain Heights - Chastain Heights Cinema - Devil's Pit - Devil's Pitstop - Interstate Gas Station - Hardware Store - Hillside - Logan's Park - Monroe Cemetery - Overlook Penitentiary - Pearl Creek - Pearl Creek Bank - Pleasant River - Port District - Ryall State Prison - St. Maria's Monastery - Underground Subway - Toluca Lake
Terms
Trinkets - Flashlight - Fog World - Map - Monster - Otherworld - Real World - Sidequest - Siren - Walkie-talkie - Manifestation - Seal of Metatron - Welcome Sign - Halo of the Sun
Archives
Items - Keys - Puzzles - Soundtrack - Secrets and Unlockables - Memos - Pachislot
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Characters
Major Characters
Rose Da Silva - Christopher Da Silva - Cybil Bennett - Dahlia Gillespie - Thomas Gucci - Anna - Christabella - Sharon Da Silva - Alessa Gillespie - Dark Alessa
Other Characters
Sister Margaret - Eleanor - Adam - Colin - Lisa Garland - Jennifer Carroll
Monsters
Armless Man - Colin - Creeper - Dark Nurse - Grey Child - Red Pyramid
Locations
Brahms - Brookhaven Hospital - Church - Da Silva House - Gans County - Grand Hotel - Midwich Elementary School - Nathan Drugs - Pete's Bowl-O-Rama - Sacrificial Chamber - Silent Hill, West Virginia - Smitty's - Toluca County Archives - Toluca County Mining Museum - Toluca County Orphanage - Toluca Lake
Terms
The Brethren - Monster - Flashlight - Manifestation - Otherworld - Fog World - Real World - Siren - Great Knife - Welcome Sign - Brethren Symbol
Archives
Soundtrack
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