Thanks for reading! It's been one hell of a thrill ride writing this, but I'm finally done. I can sleep at night once again! This has been such a fun book to write and all of you who kept reading and enjoying my book are keeping it real! Thanks every! It makes me a happy X-tagen.
I know . . . I wrote the ending differently then what happened, but I wanted it to seem more satisfying then the game's ending. So I did the game's ending, but I ADDED stuff! Yay! Hope you all don't mind. But I was happy with the stuff I added. I got real emmotional satisfaction of it. I don't know why . . . it just seemed like it ended with more then just a narration . . . it ended with a message. That's what I was aiming to do.
First of, all, here's the stuff you probably missed in my book... hidden stuff I put in! I didn't have much hidden stuff in the beginning, though... I just didn't even think of it!
1) There's a LOT of references to the movie, Jacob's Ladder, in my fic. The Doctor's note talks about Doctor Singer... That's Jacob's last name in the movie. Also, the sewer log he finds describes his girlfriend Jezzy... Jacob's girlfriend in the movie, his ex-wife Sarah and his two kids Jeb and Eli. All of those names came straight out of the movie Jacob's Ladder. I thought it'd be pretty obvious, but I guess it wasn't.
2) Valley of Visions (the name of chapter 9) is the name of a band from my hometown. I'm a punk fan!
3) When Worlds Collide (the name of chapter 13) is a Powerman 5000 song.
4) I think we all know where I got the line "I don't like the idea that I'm not in control of my own life" from in chapter 11... The Matrix. Duh.
5) When I was describing how the initials MK made Harry think of death and dismemberment in chapter 12, I was referring not only to Michael Kaufmann, but to Mortal Kombat (a video game most will remember . . . a movie most will forget). It's not very obvious, but then again, it wasn't supposed to be or else everything would get all screwed up.
6) The journal in chapter 12's owner's name was Greg Vederman... he's my favorite writer for PC Gamer. Anyone who reads PC gamer should know "The Vede".
7) When I said "What kind of sick human being could possible enjoy watching a man aimless trying to find his daughter and consider it amusing?"... I was referring to YOU as a reader. You are, after all, reading this and finding it amusing (I hope).
8) The line "there was a broken home, roaches crawling out of the sides" is referring to Papa Roach, a band you've probably heard of. They have a song called "Broken Home" and I tried to make it more obvious by describing that "broken home".
9) In that one plot guide FAQ, it mentioned how Harry could be stuck in a lope, but that ending seemed kinda shitty to me, so I didn't do that. However, I DID put in implications that he might have been stuck in a lope for a while. You'll notice if you re-read the fic that I did mention a few times "I felt like I had been here before." That was done purposefully just so I could kinda hint it without just saying it.
10) You might not have noticed this, but (aside from the titles of course) I never actually said "Silent Hill" in the whole fic until the end. I wanted to see if I could possibly do it. And I did! I'm so proud of myself! (Don't believe me? Check it out with word search or something. Didn't say it ONCE!)
That's all the hidden stuff I put in there. Man... if this were a movie, I would have put in all sorts of stuff in the background that no one would have seen! I love easter eggs! :-)
Now, for the award for most faithful reviewer . . . B. Braswell! Thanks for reviewing all my fic chapters faithfully, buddy! I'm glad you stayed on board for the whole ride!
Now, I can finally rest with the satisfaction that I'm done writing this. Now I can either write Silent Hill 2 or maybe even write an original novel. You guys would read an original, right? Cuz I have a really cool idea for one, but I need some assurance that you guys will read it!
And so ends Silent Hill. Thanks everyone. You guys are the best and I'll never forget my incredible experience writing this.
Your pall forever,
--X-treme X-taggano
