is a Japanese horror
franchise created by
Keiichiro Toyama and published by
Konami and its subsidiary
Konami Digital Entertainment. The first four
survival horror video games in the series,
Silent Hill,
2,
3, and
4: The Room, were developed by an internal group called
Team Silent, a development staff within former Konami subsidiary
Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo. The later five games,
Origins,
Homecoming,
Shattered Memories,
Downpour and
Book of Memories, were developed by other unrelated groups. The
Silent Hill franchise has expanded to include various print pieces, two feature films, and spin-off video games.