Joseph's Article

Joseph's Article is a memo item found in Silent Hill 3 and Silent Hill 4: The Room. It was written by reporter Joseph Schreiber and details his investigation of the Wish House Orphanage and the cult that operates it. Schreiber's meddling ultimately results in his death a few years prior to the events of the game.



Joseph's article previously appears laid out in Room S1 in Brookhaven Hospital in Silent Hill 3, encountered by Heather Mason. The article is nearly identical, but for the renaming of "Hope House" into "Wish House" and other minor changes. Along with the news reports about Walter Sullivan found by James Sunderland in Silent Hill 2, the article is one of the major links between Silent Hill 4 and the rest of the franchise.

Silent Hill 3

 * "Teaching Despair: 'Hope House' 
 * 'Hope House', an orphanage on
 * the outskirts of Silent Hill. But
 * behind its false image is a place
 * where children are kidnapped
 * and brainwashed.


 * Hope House is managed by the
 * 'Silent Hill Smile Support Society',
 * a charity organization sometimes
 * called '4S'.
 * It's true that 4S is a well-respected
 * charity that 'takes in poor children
 * without homes and raises them with
 * hope'.


 * But at its heart, it is a heathen
 * organization that teaches its own
 * warped dogma in lieu of good
 * religious values.


 * Mr. Smith (temp), who lives near
 * 'Hope House', had this to say:
 * 'Sometimes at night I can hear their
 * weird prayers and the sounds of
 * [children] crying. I went there to
 * complain one time, but they ran me
 * right out. Since then, it hasn't changed
 * a bit.' 


 * In fact, this reporter was refused
 * admission when he attempted to
 * take photographs in the facility.
 * What exactly do the folks at
 * 'Hope House' have to hide?


 * During my investigations, I was
 * able to discover, however, a
 * suspicious-looking round concrete
 * tower which appears to be part of
 * their facilities.


 * Unfortunately no one was willing
 * to tell us what the tower was used
 * for. But it seems unlikely that it has
 * anything to do with the business of
 * raising orphans. It may in fact be a
 * prison, or a secret place of worship.


 * The cult religion that operates
 * 'Hope House' is known by the
 * locals simply as 'The Order'.


 * It's a religion that is deeply interwoven
 * with Silent Hill's history.
 * But its worshippers' fervent belief
 * that they are among the elite 'chosen
 * people' has a dark and dangerous side.


 * I intend to continue my
 * investigation of 'Hope House' 
 * and the cult behind it.
 * I've always believed that 'telling
 * the whole truth' and showing the
 * children the true path is our most
 * important duty.


 * —Joseph Schreiber"

Silent Hill 4
"Wish House," an orphanage on the outskirts of Silent Hill. But behind its false image is a place where children are kidnapped and brainwashed.

Wish House is managed by the "Silent Hill Smile Support Society," a charity organization sometimes called "4S." It's true that 4S is a well-respected charity that "takes in poor children without homes and raises them with hope."

But at its heart, it is a heathen organization that teaches its own warped dogma in lieu of good religious values.

Mr. Smith (temp), who lives near "Wish House," had this to say: "Sometimes at night I can hear their weird prayers and the sounds of [children] crying. I went there to complain one time, but they ran me right out. Since then, it hasn't changed a bit."

In fact, this reporter was refused admission when he attempted to take photographs in the facility. What exactly do the folks at "Wish House" have to hide?

During my investigations, I was able to discover, however, a suspicious-looking round concrete tower which appears to be part of their facilities.

Unfortunately no one was willing to tell us what the tower was used for. But it seems unlikely that it has anything to do with the business of raising orphans. It may in fact be a prison, or a secret place of worship.

The cult religion that operates "Wish House" is known by the locals simply as "The Order."

It's a religion that is deeply interwoven with Silent Hill's history. But its worshipers' fervent belief that they are among the elite "chosen people" has a dark and dangerous side.

I intend to continue my investigation of "Wish House" and the cult behind it. I've always believed that "telling the whole truth" and showing the children the true path, is our most important duty.

—Joseph Schreiber 