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

4. Silent Hill 2 - The Toluca Prison Bathroom

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Toluca Prison is a seriously grim place in its own right, so you'd expect the festering bathroom to be even worse. It doesn't disappoint on that front, but the bathroom scene also features one of the most obvious jump scares of Silent Hill 2.

But, just because it's an obvious one, that doesn't mean it's any less effective. When knocking on the locked door at the far end of the bathroom, you'll get the message that there's no reply. Fair enough, really; I doubt I'd reply if I were locked in there, taking a dump in the dark...

Once you walk away from the door, however, a shrill scream sounds just as the darkness of the un-flashlit part of the screen passes back over that cubicle. It's straight out of jump scare 101, but the confined space and the horrible atmosphere frame it to perfection.

At least your character's in the right place to void their bowels, eh?

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