- This page is about the fictional town of Bright Falls. For the promotional miniseries, see Bright Falls (mini-series).
Bright Falls is the setting for Alan Wake. Bright Falls is a quaint, Pacific Northwest American town, implied to be the state of Washington, due to the letters WAS visible on the Bright Falls map. Alan came here with his wife Alice for a vacation but Alice replies as "a beautiful place for a book". Many bizarre events have occurred in and around the town of Bright Falls, such as the Dark Presence, which happens during the events of Alan Wake.
History
It is not recorded when Bright Falls was first founded as a nameless trading post, but its first real significance came when the Bright Falls Mining Company opened nearby in 1878. The company turned the small trading post into a town with its own money to provide the miners with entertainment and a place to stay. Shortly afterward, it was turned into a real town when Hubert Biltmore, a Washington fur trapper, came to the mining settlement. He opened a post office, saloon, and a hotel and ran it as a joint operation with his partner, Amos Gunderson, a Tacoma pioneer. The two of them shared the proceeds and erected a monument in their own honor within the town park.
Through their combined efforts, the two men expanded Bright Falls into a more permanent and thriving area. In present day, Bright Falls gained the nickname 'Night Springs', a popular horror television series. Its citizens, who especially favored the series, kept the nickname alive as a typical joke of tradition due to the isolated unsolved mysteries surrounding the town's past and present.
Annual Deerfest
AnnualDeerfest
A Deerfest commercial, as seen in the Bright Falls mini-series.
Every year, Bright Falls celebrate an event during September 15-18 known as Deerfest. In the Bright Falls church, one of Deerfests traditions is having lit candles every night in September until the end of Deerfest. Bright Falls is set in the State of Washington, U.S.A.
Episodes
Episode 5: The Clicker
This episode is really the first time you can explore Bright Falls the town. You start off in the Sheriffs station and work your way to the Bright Falls Town Hall. From there you make your way to the Bright Falls Book Store and then to the Church. After that you make your way to the Bright Falls Fire Station. After that you make your way to the Bright Falls Power Plant and then finally to the dam.
Special 1: The Signal
In The Signal you encounter a destroyed and twisted version of Bright Falls that changes as you progress through the level.
Known Locations
- Old Bright Falls Power Plant
An overhead shot of Bright Falls
- Bright Falls Sheriffs Station
- Bright Falls Book Store
- Oh Deer Diner
- Cauldron Lake
- Cauldron Lake Lodge
- Elderwood National Park
- Stucky's Gas Station
- Bright Falls Fire Station
- The Houses
- FISH SHOP
- Fisherman dock
- Town hall
- OTHER SHOPS
- Unknowen Schools
- Unknowen Collages
- Church
Known Residents
- Anderson Brothers
- Barbara Jagger
- Thomas Zane
- Cynthia Weaver
- Sheriff Sarah Breaker
- Rusty
- Rose Marigold
- Carl Stucky
- Benjamin Mott
- Emil Hartman
- Nurse Birch
- Deputy Mulligan
- Pat Maine
- Nurse Sinclair
- Walter Snyder
- Deputy Grant
- Deputy Thornton
- Deputy Patrick
- Deputy Andy
- Maurice Horton
- Toby
- Max
- Tom Eagen
- Don
- Doctor Nelson
- Danny
- Bob Marson
- Paul Randolph
- Emerson
- Wendy Desole
- Walter Snyder
- Team one
- Team two
- team 3
- team 4