1UP is reporting the always-reliable fan site rumor mill as stating that a Silent Hill remake might be coming out soon to a PS2 near you.

Apparently, Konami's absolutely thrilled by the positive buzz over the upcoming thank-god-its-Uwe-Boll-less Silent Hill movie. They sniff a marketing opportunity: a release of the first game with the protagonist — Harry Mason — replaced with Mason's wife, who is the heroine of the film.

Silent Hill is pretty close to the creepiest and most atmospheric world that gaming has managed to produce. Every pixel drips with the dread and delirium of the plotless nightmares it means to evoke. Even a remake of the first game is something to get excited by, especially if they tweak the plot to be about Mason's wife. A Silent Hill 1.5 could be a very great thing.

Silent Hill 1 Re-Release? [1UP]