The creatures that inhabit Silent Hill range from spine-chilling to outright terrifying. While there are a handful of re-occurring monsters, many are exclusive to each entry in the series, and the personal nightmare of each main character. In fact, the developers of Silent Hill actually drew upon the human psyche when creating many of the monsters featured in the games, adding an eerie element of realism to their designs and attack patterns.

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In Silent Hill 2, James Sunderland must face a myriad of monsters, some reflecting his own personal struggles, and others reflecting the struggles of other characters that he encounters. In addition to difficulty in defeating them, there is a clear hierarchy of scariness in which the demons of Silent Hill 2 fall under.

9 Creeper

If you're entomophobic, Creepers are much higher in the ranking of scary monsters in Silent Hill 2. Otherwise, they are relatively tame in comparison to their cohorts. Creepers are large, cockroach-like creatures that emit a loud screech the closer they get to James.

Creepers are more annoying than scary and don't attack in any grand type of way. Instead, they scurry forward and bite to attack. The worst part about Creepers is how difficult they are to hit, but once struck, they are defeated very quickly.

8 Mannequin

Mannequins are just that: monsters resembling mannequins that twist in grotesque contortions. While it is chilling to encounter the lurching figures in dark hallways, the overall design of mannequins is very straight-forward.

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Standing around James' height, they aren't very formidable, don't use any substantial weapons, and attack in ways that are easy to dodge. The scariest thing about Mannequins is the awkward way that they move.

7 Lying Figure

The Lying Figure is the first enemy that James encounters in Silent Hill. It has a human-like figure (sans arms) with an open wound in its chest. Like the Mannequin, its design is very straightforward, but still disturbing in more ways than one. Lying Figures limp towards James in disturbing ways to attempt to lunge at him, and also have the ability to shoot bile at him from their open chests.

However, the scariest part about Lying Figures is their ability to scurry across the ground after they are struck. When they are downed, they may suddenly switch from walking to crawling at a disturbingly quick pace, emitting a loud screech each time they change direction. This makes them not only difficult to strike but disturbing to watch.

6 Bubble Head Nurse

Bubble Head Nurses are the twisted incarnations of the nurses of Brookhaven Hospital and are one of the more well-known reoccurring monsters in the series. In Silent Hill 2, they are armed with metal pipes and produce shrieks and gurgling noises as they approach James.

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Their bloody, decaying appearance, the noises that they make, and the fact that they often appear in groups are all factors that make them one of the more frightening monsters to encounter in the game.

5 Flesh Lips

James encounters Flesh Lips in Brookhaven Hospital after he is locked in a room with them by Laura. When the Flesh Lips are encountered, they are a boss battle and must be defeated in order to escape the room. Hanging from the ceiling, Flesh Lips resemble large piles of human flesh in what appears to be a hospital bed, with dangling feet and lips at the bottom that it uses to attack with.

Its disturbing features, coupled with its presence swinging from the ceiling, make it one of the more chilling monsters that appear in the game.

4 Mary

Despite being the final boss of Silent Hill 2, Mary is not the scariest monster in the game, though she is still frightening to face. When James confronts Maria at the end of the game, she is still in her human form; however, she quickly transforms into a grotesque, corpse-like monster suspended in the air.

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The overall design of Mary is straightforward, she is bound to a hospital bed frame that has spikes protruding from it. However, the fact that she is floating in mid-air, can glide around quickly, attacks with long, dark tentacles, and can summon swarms of crows to attack James puts more pressure on the player and makes her intimidating to face.

3 Mandarin

The design of Mandarins is genuinely disturbing, with two large arms that have lips, they reach from underground and attack James from beneath him. Their placement makes them difficult to strike, and the dark emptiness beneath them leads players to wonder about their unsettling origin.

The fact that Mandarins are displaced from James yet still pursue him gives them an eerie presence that not many other enemies in the game have. The idea of a creature reaching up from beneath you to attack you is also just genuinely creepy.

2 Pyramid Head

Pyramid Head is arguably the most famous character in the entire Silent Hill franchise; it even just reappeared recently as a DLC character in the asymmetrical horror game Dead By Daylight! Donning its iconic metallic, triangular helmet, Pyramid Head primarily attacks its prey with a giant sword that it drags across the floor.

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Pyramid Head is not a singular entity, but multiple incarnations of the guilt and grief that James feels due to his relationship with Mary. The penultimate boss of Silent Hill 2 pits James against two Pyramid Heads, providing both a very difficult and symbolic fight.

1 Abstract Daddy

The most disturbing boss in Silent Hill 2, and perhaps one of the most disturbing in the entire franchise, is the Abstract Daddy. It is the physical incarnation of Angela Orosco's trauma.

The Abstract Daddy is faced in a very tight space, is difficult to defeat, and attacks in disturbing ways. If it gets close enough to James, it lunges at James and confines his head in its body.

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