The Alan Wake Live-Action Prequel Series You Probably Never Watched

After the first two episodes of "Bright Falls" premiered online, the series' director, Phillip Van, spoke to The New York Times interviewer Seth Schiesel about what it took to make a live-action web series based on a video game. Understandably, "Bright Falls" was filmed in the Pacific Northwest in order to capture environments that resemble what players encounter in the first "Alan Wake."

Van revealed that the scenes taking place in Dr. Emil Hartman's lodge were actually filmed in the Timberline Lodge, located in Mount Hood, Oregon. In the film world, this real-life hotel is most famous for its exterior, which served as that of the haunted Overlook Hotel in Stanley Kubrick's 1980 horror classic "The Shining." The New York Times cites Stephen King — who wrote the original novel on which "The Shining" is based — as an overt influence on "Alan Wake," so the location's significance extends beyond just its resemblance to its video game counterpart.

"Alan Wake" fans interested in streaming "Bright Falls" can find links to each episode on Vimeo through a fan site called Watch Bright Falls, dedicated to the web series.