 Driving past Silent Hill as a shortcut , Travis swerves his truck to avoid hitting a spirit manifestation of Alessa . While following the spirit manifestation , he stumbles upon a burning house and rescues the real Alessa , who was immolated in a ritual to impregnate her with the cult 's god . Losing consciousness outside the house , he awakens in the town and resolves to learn if she survived . During his journey , Travis unlocks his repressed childhood memories and defeats monstrous forms of his parents : his mother had been committed to a local mental institution after attempting to kill him , and his father had killed himself , unable to live with the guilt of having his wife condemned . Additionally , Travis kills the Butcher , a monster that has been slaughtering other monsters . 
