Silent Hill goal is not only to scare, but also to draw portraits of haunted people(at least , thats my opinion). It is different from a movie where you jump on your seat because a cat has rushed in and a pile of glasses has collapsed. It shows the demons hidden in our hearts, our deepest fears and demons. Only in Silent Hill you will see stories about a man haunted by the death of the wife he killled, or a serial killer who believes his mother is a room.
I hope they will be sensitive to that.
In his non-fiction book Danse Macabre, Stephen King elaborated on the themes of terror and horror, also adding a third element which he referred to as "revulsion." He describes terror as “the finest element” of the three, and the one he strives hardest to maintain in his own writing. Citing many examples, he defines “terror” as the suspenseful moment in horror before the actual monster is revealed. “Horror,” King writes, is that moment at which one sees the creature/aberration that causes the terror or suspense, a "shock value." King finally compares “revulsion” with the gag-reflex, a bottom-level, cheap gimmick which he admits he often resorts to in his own fiction if necessary, confessing:
“I recognize terror as the finest emotion and so I will try to terrorize the reader. But if I find that I cannot terrify, I will try to horrify, and if I find that I cannot horrify, I'll go for the gross-out. I'm not proud.”
The difference between terror, horror, and revolusion:
Terror (the build-up, the feeling of dread): You're in a dark room, something sticky makes your shoes stick to the floor more than normal. It is difficult to see what it is, and you don't want to kneel to find out. There's a stench in the room you cannot recognize. You walk, and stumble upon a punchingbag-like object but you cannot identify it because it's dark. You light a match.
Horror (the jump-scare): You light up a match, and you clearly see it's a body with blood dripping off of it, strewn from the ceiling.
Revulsion (the gore): Someone's sawn off the limbs and the limbs are what have caused the sticky floor situation. You look at the face someone's pulled the eyeball out from an eye socket. The body is still groaning. It barely can utter the words 'kill me'.