Dermis

Dermis are monsters encountered in Silent Hill and the Otherworld when Henry Mason enters the place looking for his lost girlfriend.

Appearance
Dermis are entities that are vaguely humanoid, but have very ragged-looking bodies that look to have been scratched at. In fact, this scratching seems to have been so severe that large chunks of flesh have been ripped off, with bone sometimes showing through ragged holes in its body. Its eyes and nose appear to have been chewed off instead of ripped off. It lacks hands, teeth, toes, and a lower jaw. The worst of the damage seems to be concentrated around the scalp, hands, arms, torso, kneecaps, Achilles tendon, and back.

Character
Perpetually screaming in fits of pain, frustration, and unbridled rage, Dermis are solitary things, hostile to everything near them, having been seen attacking stone walls in fits of aggression. They are rather fast, being capable of chasing down an Olympic sprinter. As they have no hands or teeth, they attack by kicking, 'punching', and headbutting.

Symbolism
As their name implies, they symbolize a skin condition dermatitis, which is also known as eczema. This illness consists of a group of diseases that results in inflammation of the skin, as well as itchiness, red skin, and a rash. The area of skin involved can range from being very small to all over the body. As the most damaged areas are mentioned above, the eczema the young man has is on those areas of his body, causing him to sometimes stop and itch at those areas. He feels no shame over this itching behavior, which is the reason why the Dermis attack everything around them without thinking. However, he does not have eczema on his teeth, but the Dermis not having teeth may be a byproduct of him having it on his lower jaw.