RETURN TO SILENT HILL’S First Teaser Trailer Drops and It’s Visually Chilling
The fog has rolled back in, and with it comes our first haunting look at Return to Silent Hill, the upcoming live-action film adaptation of the hit horror game.
The official teaser trailer has been released, and it pulls us right back into the nightmare with a glimpse of Jeremy Irvine as James Sunderland navigating the eerie streets of Silent Hill where iconic monsters like Pyramid Head are waiting.
This is the first trailer we’ve seen for the film, following some earlier stills, and it wastes no time diving into familiar yet twisted territory.
James returns to Silent Hill searching for his wife, Mary, but instead finds himself surrounded by grotesque horrors including Creepers, Lying Figures, Nurses, and, in a chilling reveal at the end, the looming figure of Pyramid Head. The teaser wraps with the haunting message: “You live here now.”
The design of Pyramid Head is easily the standout of the trailer. He looks as crazy and terrifying towering over everything with that unmistakable sense of dread. But, there’s something off about the tone and aesthetic that doesn’t quite line up. It’s early, though, and maybe this teaser isn’t showing its full hand just yet.
The good news is that Christophe Gans, the director behind 2006’s Silent Hill movie, is back for this project. That first film took a lot of liberties but still managed to deliver some solid psychological horror and remains a cult favorite for many fans. Gans' return could mean Return to Silent Hill will offer something similarly bold and unsettling, even if it carves its own path away from the source material.
The film stars Jeremy Irvine as James, Hannah Emily Anderson as Maria, and Evie Templeton as Laura. It's set to hit theaters on January 26, 2026.