<DIV><DIV><P>Welcome to Bright Falls-a seemingly idyllic small town in the Pacific Northwest.</P><P>The perfect place for Alan Wake, a bestselling crime novelist, and his wife, Alice, to relax for a few weeks. Maybe a second honeymoon and the fresh air will cure Wake of his writer's block.</P><P>But when Alice goes missing under mysterious circumstances, Wake's desperate search for her leads him into a hell only he could imagine.</P><P>In the depths of nearby Cauldron Lake, a dark and malevolent presence has awakened from a long slumber. It's reaching out now, turning the townsfolk into mindless killers. Sheathed in shadows, vulnerable only to light, they are Taken.</P><P>Wake's journey will lead him to the very edge of madness, and deep within the dark woods, he will come face-to-face with a story he has no recollection of ever writing.</P></DIV></DIV>