Dread Centralia
Silent Hill, the setting for Konami's nerve-numbing series of survival horror games, is one of the most famous virtual towns ever created, but what a lot of people don't know is that there's an actual honest-to-goodness town out there that bears an uncanny resemblance to video gaming's spookiest suburb. Known as Centralia, this Pennsylvania town was abandoned after a fire broke out in a local coal mine. That blaze has been raging underneath Centralia's streets for over half a century, fracturing roads and blanketing the town in soupy smog. Amazingly, a handful of people still haunt Centralia's streets, refusing to relocate despite the unsettling conditions.
Fittingly, Centralia inspired the look of the '06 Silent Hill film, and now its tragic tale is fuelling another live action endeavour. As reported by Deadline, Centralia will be a dark, character-led paranormal drama that's part genre show, part soap opera. It will focus on the town's few remaining inhabitants as well as an encroaching evil bubbling away beneath Centralia's buckled streets.
The show is being spearheaded by producer Meredith Averill and will be produced by NBC. More spooky drama is always a good thing and Centralia certainly has a more intriguing premise than most.
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