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So I am looking for the book in the same genre as the game in pic related.

It needs to have a good, really depressing story but also some horror supernatural elements.

inb4 >>>>> /v/

>> No.9949143

Try anything written by Ligotti.

>> No.9949228

>>9949143
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ligotti is shit. don't

>> No.9949589

>>9949143
I will give it a try thank you!

>>9949228
Can you elaborate on this?

>> No.9949636

>>9948873
Unfortunately I haven't found anything horror-related that is as beautiful and profound as this game.

>> No.9949819

>>9949636
Really? What books would you recommend that are at least similar?

Man, it is really painful to be a SH fan.

>> No.9950143

>>9948873
Read Conspiracy... by Ligotti, you'll try to commit suicide after it, trust me.

>> No.9950167

>>9948873
I'd try House of Leaves. It meets all your criteria, and is quite fascinating.

>> No.9950327

2666

>> No.9950396

>>9948873
It's not /lit/ but if you're a Silent Hill fan you should absolutely watch Jacob's Ladder.
Don't ask, just watch it right now

>> No.9950549

>>9950143
Thank you that's the kind of book that I want!

>>9950167
Thank you. I will.

>>9950327
Never heard of this. Will check it out.

>>9950396
I was actually looking for a movie to watch. Thanks

>> No.9950561

>>9950549
If you're looking for another movie to watch, try Inland Empire

>> No.9951516

>>9949589
>Can you elaborate on this?

Not that anon but ligotti is a bit of a love it or hate it author. A lot of his stories seem kind of incomplete or anticlimactic, or just pointless. That being said these traits work towards the point he's trying to make, to some extent. Also, if the horror isn't really getting to you, a lot of his stories might seem just dumb.

>> No.9951527

Kathe Koja's The Cipher.

>> No.9952345

>>9950561
I personally got nothing out of "Inland Empire", and I'm generally at least somewhat fond of Lynch's movies.

>> No.9953142

You're all so great thanks for the recommendations

>> No.9953870

>>9953142
You seem like a nice person anon. It's rare to see someone so polite these days : )

>> No.9953876

I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream

House of Leaves (already mentioned but very apt)

The Trial, I guess? Maybe sth Borges? Depends on what you get out of Silent Hill.

>> No.9953891

>>9953870
:)

>> No.9954204

>>9953876
Let me add the vidya I have no mouth ... to the list, point'n'click adventure games are generally hit or miss, but this one is really great

>> No.9954347

if you're looking for a movie try Kairo otherwise known as Pulse.

>> No.9954449
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9954449

>>9948873
I haven't read the book, Odishon, but it's film adaptation was similar in its tone and plot, that of a widower in search of a lover, amid gloomy foreboding. It has nothing supernatural, but does have a surreal and melancholy atmosphere to it.

>> No.9955002

Guys thank you for the recommendations. I will read Conspiracy by Ligotti first and then House of Leaves. :)