The ROMANOV Archive Drifts Through the Fog of Silent Hill: Origins (2007)

The ROMANOV Archive on Silent Hill: Origins’ AK-style Rifle

Silent Hill: Origins (2007)

The ROMANOV Archive examines the AK-style “Assault Rifle” in Silent Hill: Origins—a curious weapon found in a surreal setting, described as a “knock-off of an iron curtain rifle.”

Set in an implied 1976 in the United States, the presence of a civilian AK-type rifle in a small-town is historically unlikely, which heightens Silent Hill’s disorienting vibe.

By A. Sylazhov