How Silent Hill F Is Connected To The Rest Of The Series

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Ever since Silent Hill f was announced back in 2022, I’ve noticed one question popping up online constantly: Is it connected to the other games in the series? After a long wait and lots of guessing, we finally have an answer.

Warning: Silent Hill f spoilers to follow.

If you’ve finished the first ending of Silent Hill f, you already know how shocking it is. It reveals that the Hinako we’ve been following in Ebisugaoka isn’t a teenager, but a woman in her twenties suffering from severe psychosis brought on by drugs. Throughout the game, players thought they were experiencing a normal day in the life of a high school student, but it turns out it’s actually Hinako’s wedding day. She’s spent the last few hours committing terrible acts against her loved ones. While her actions are horrifying, they become understandable if you look a little closer at the story.

It seems Hinako has been taking Kakura-Makakura, a natural remedy created from ground Hakkokusou seeds and put into tiny, red capsules. Her friend Shu initially gave it to her for frequent tension headaches, but it’s clear the apprentice apothecary didn’t fully evaluate the risks or consider the medicine’s history before giving it to her. We find a few journal entries on Shu’s desk that offer little information about Kakura-Makakura, only that he gave it to her to “curb her reliance” on conventional medicine, and that he made it with peony and kudzu root. Luckily, we can discover more about the medication ourselves through documents found around town and in the spirit realm.

Research within Silent Hill f indicates that Hakkokusou is also known as “the flower of the gods.” These documents explain that the herb is significant in local legends, believed to allow anyone who eats its seeds to speak with gods, journey to their realms, and unlock hidden abilities-all experiences shared by Hinako. The papers also note that Hakkokusou is “notoriously difficult to cultivate,” needing a very particular environment to thrive, and is “rarely found in the wild.” Therefore, it’s logical that the only place we discover Hakkokusou in Silent Hill f is close to Shu’s house, which also functions as the town’s pharmacy.

When you arrive at Shu’s house, you’ll find a small pond encircled by large, white flowers that are unique to the area-and this is how Silent Hill f demonstrates its connection to the other games in the series. These flowers, called Hakkokusou in Silent Hill f, will be familiar to Silent Hill fans as While Claudia, a long-lasting herb that grows near water, known for its white flowers and seeds that can cause hallucinations.

From the very start of the series, White Claudia has been an important element in the world of Silent Hill. In the original game, the main character, Harry Mason, discovers several writings that suggest the cult members were using the flower’s seeds in their rituals, which helps to explain their strange actions. During his exploration of the town’s hospital, he also finds a shattered bottle of Aglaophotis-a dense, red substance that is later identified as processed White Claudia. Learn more about the lore here.

In Silent Hill 3, Heather Mason, the daughter of Harry, refers to a pendant her father gave her as one of her “most treasured belongings.” The item’s description reveals, “There’s a jewel inside, like a little red tablet.” We later discover this jewel is actually a small vial of Aglaophotis. More recently, White Claudia appeared in the remake of Silent Hill 2, where the developer, Bloober Team, included a new ending. This ending shows James taking the substance and starting to hallucinate his wife, Mary, as she was before her illness became terminal.

To further support this idea, let’s look closer at White Claudia’s liquid form, Aglaophotis. According to TopMob’s Silent Hill page about the in-game drug, “Aglaophotis might have been a real herb, sometimes thought to be a type of European peony. The Greek doctor Dioscorides classified Aglaophotis as part of the peony family, Paeoniaceae.” This aligns perfectly with entries in Shu’s journal, where he explains using peonies to create Kakura-Makakura. Finally, Agura no Hotei-sama-an item needed to unlock the Fox Wedding ending in Silent Hill f-is described as a medicine bottle filled with a red liquid, much like Aglaophotis. Later, Hinako is made to drink the purified “flower of the gods” to help her maintain her composure in the spirit world.

Even though Silent Hill f isn’t set *in* Silent Hill, it strongly feels connected to the same universe and explores similar ideas and subjects as the earlier games. It’s also considered one of the best installments in the series; our review of Silent Hill f described it as, “a visual spectacle, a mastercraft in psychological horror, a work of narrative brilliance, and a new benchmark for the Silent Hill series.”

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2025-09-30 01:10