Silent Hill: 10 Terrifying Jump-Scares That Scarred You For Life

8. Silent Hill 4: The Room - The First Twin Victim

Silent Hill Twin Victim
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In the curved corridors of the Water Prison in Silent Hill 4 hold all kinds off foul creatures waiting to attack, but none are as immediately memorable as the Twin Victim. And, while they're horrible enough to look at in any circumstance, your first encounter with one is simply awful.

Tracking your movement around the corner of the corridors, a Twin Victim will suddenly become clearly visible just in front. Accompanied by jerking camera and eerie silence, the appearance of this grotesque creation is a genuine fright.

Eventually the Twin Victim becomes a pretty mundane foe, but its initial indifference to you almost intensifies the horror after you first see it. The fact that it was just waiting to be spotted in the corridor raises questions about whether you want to take any space for granted in the game after that...

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