Del Toro Confirms that Junji Ito Would’ve Collaborated on ‘Silent Hills’

Well, way to twist the knife all the deeper into our sides.

Taking to Twitter, writer/director Guillermo del Toro stated that horror manga artist Junji Ito was a collaborator on the ill-fated Silent Hills, adding that both himself and Hideo Kojima were fans.

Ito is the man behind Tomie, Uzumaki, and Gyo, the last of which is about a strain of bacteria that takes over fish. Ito’s visuals are considered by many to be some of the most inventive and truly horrific to be put on paper.

If Ito was part of the creature design, I don’t have any hesitations saying that Silent Hills would’ve featured the most terrifying enemies we’d ever seen in that foggy town.

Many of the artist’s works are available to read online.