The unsettling atmosphere created by the sound design and the creatures makes the player feel scared and nervous. The creature design in Silent Hill 1 is polygonal and looks silly in the modern graphic age, but these creatures are scary because the player fills in all the blanks.

The Silent Hill name is almost synonymous with horror in video games, and it earned that reputation without relying on excessive gore to scare players. The games manage to elicit reactions of fear and uneasiness from fans through how intricately they are designed.

While St. Nicholas rewards nice children by leaving presents, Krampus beats those who are naughty with branches and sticks. In some cases, he is said to eat them or take them to hell.

Children who have been naughty for the year receive more than just a lump of coal for the holiday season from Krampus. He is known to chases bad children around with sticks or chains, hitting them and even kidnapping them as punishment, depicted in this 1910 postcard.