{"product_id":"silent-hill-2","title":"Silent Hill 2","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA troubled man travels to a mysterious town from his past after receiving a letter from his wife... who's been dead for years. And while our \"hero\" explores dark corridors and battles countless disturbing enemies, his journey offers more psychological horror than survival horror. Welcome to Silent Hill, where the monster is you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSilent Hill 2\u003c\/em\u003e doubles down on what made the first game so compelling: The feeling of being lost in a foggy, upside-down town as unsettling as it is familiar. Nearly two decades after first experiencing \u003cem\u003eSilent Hill 2\u003c\/em\u003e, writer and comedian Mike Drucker returns to its dark depths to explore how this bold video game delivers an experience that is tense, nightmarish, and anything but fun.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith an in-depth and highly personal study of its tragic cast of characters, and a critical examination of developer Konami’s world design and uneven marketing strategy, Drucker examines how \u003cem\u003eSilent Hill 2\u003c\/em\u003e forces its players to grapple with the fact that very real-world terrors of trauma, abuse, shame, and guilt are far more threatening than any pyramid-headed monster could ever be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten by Mike Drucker\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e176 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan face=\"arial, sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"arial, sans-serif\"\u003eISBN: 978-1-940535-27-2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"arial, sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Retro Game Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46221637157014,"sku":"02503","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0565\/7257\/5894\/files\/BFB_Covers_with_Color_Background_18_1024x1024_ee796666-0006-447c-8853-f782680954d8.webp?v=1769987927","url":"https:\/\/retrogamebooks.com\/products\/silent-hill-2","provider":"Retro Game Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}