At the start, Harry Mason drives to Silent Hill, Maine with his daughter Cheryl for a vacation. At the town's edge, he swerves his car to avoid hitting a girl in the road; as a result, he crashes the vehicle and loses consciousness. He wakes, and realizes that Cheryl is missing, so he seeks her. As he approaches the town, Silent Hill is deserted and foggy.

A novelization of the Silent Hill video game.