Resident Evil are more for people into action. For me, creepyness is a factor when choosing a horror game, not how many zombie dogs I can kill with my gun.
In response to DarkSharingan, there are different opinions and, for me, there is no denying that Silent Hill wins the creepyness battle. Resident Evil wins for action. And btw... love the name AND the avatar. Big Naruto fan myself.