Silent Hill Chat

[A Black Falcon]

For the desert ruins, I've always thought that the idea is that it was originally aboveground, but over time was covered by the desert... it's supposed to be ancient. Now, the game does take some creative liberties here, probably -- the whole thing should probably be totally filled with sand and require a LOT of work to clear out -- but beyond that it makes sense.

I'm sure what you really mean is the giant underground city filled with giant spiders and such. Of course that's fictional, yes, but that isn't based on history, it's based on Lovecraft's writings. That place is something outside of the normal human experience, which is kind of the whole point -- remember how the first guy who finds it ends up in an asylum because no one believes such a thing is possible. Obviously the zombies you fight and such aren't historically accurate either. :p