Alice Is Dead

Alice Is Dead is a Grimmification of Alice in Wonderland, presented as a trilogy of Flash Games published on Newgrounds. So much about the plot. If you trust your nerves, go check it out:


 * Episode 1
 * Episode 2
 * Episode 3 (the theme song can be downloaded here)

See also Myosotis by the same author.

Tropes found in the games:

 * All There in the Manual: The author originally posted several detailed explanations of the games' Backstory (that's where the more obscure details on this page come from), but has since taken it down.
 * Apocalyptic Log: The walls of the starting location are covered in it. But you can't see it.
 * Arc Words: "Kill The Rabbit".
 * Badass: The White Rabbit.
 * Badass in A Nice Suit: The White Rabbit.
 * Bad With the Bone: You use Alice's leg bone to pick a lock.
 * Bathroom Stall Graffiti: The club's bathroom stalls are full of these. Some of the walls have phone numbers on them, which you can call.
 * Catgirl: Technically, is one. Unfortunately, rather than being a sexy woman with cute ears,
 * The Chanteuse: An unnamed background character. She sings a song that is a mixture of Wonderland surrealism and an attempt to seduce the listener.
 * Clingy MacGuffin: The bell. You can't get rid of it, and it
 * Creepy Crossdresser: The Queen.
 * Daddy's Girl:
 * Disgusting Public Toilet: The toilets in the club.
 * Early Bird Cameo: Dr. Raymond Burr. In Episode 2, his name is mentioned in one of the puzzles, and he has written one of the logs on the computer terminal. In Episode 3,
 * Ear Worm: "Here Comes The Boogeyman" by Henry Hall in the first game. Doesn't help that it's on a loop...
 * Easter Egg: Sort of. March Hare's phone number, which can be easily missed.
 * Guinea Pig Family:
 * Grimmification: And how.
 * Improvised Weapon: The Hatter "went insane, and stabbed [the waitress] and three other customers to death with one of those little plastic sandwich swords."
 * Killed Mid-Sentence: One of whoever were talking on the phone at the beginning of episode 3.
 * Mad Scientist: Dr. Raymond Burr.
 * Mind Screw: Yes.
 * Morally-Ambiguous Doctorate: Dr. Burr.
 * Obfuscating Insanity: The "Mad" Hatter is only faking it. See also Omnicidal Maniac below.
 * Omnicidal Maniac: The police believes the Hatter to be this. Actually,.
 * One Last Job: Just before lost his memories.
 * One-Liner: The protagonist is quite good at it, such as quipping "Alice forgot to put on makeup" and "She doesn't smile as much anymore" at the sight of Alice's decomposing corpse.
 * Ontological Mystery: You wake up in a hole in the ground, next to Alice's decomposed corpse, with no idea who you are and how you got there.
 * Private Eye Monologue: The protagonist engages in a lot of these.
 * Professional Killer: The protagonist and.
 * Red Herring: Yes, that spider is completely useless. And the bell, too.
 * Restart At Level One: Kinda. At the beginning of each game, the protagonist is stripped of all his possessions from the first game (except the bell).
 * Room Full of Crazy: The opening location contains crazed writings on the walls, a mixture of Alice's someone's Apocalyptic Log and, inexplicably, . However, you can only see these writings with a special lens.
 * Running Gag: The bell.
 * She Is the King: The Queen is a "he".
 * The Stinger: It pays to wait until after the credits.
 * The Stoner: Rulio, a.k.a. the Peaches guy, in episode 3.
 * That Makes Me Feel Angry: If you act rudely towards Hatter in the prison, the message he leaves for you is "You put me in a bad mood".
 * Time for Plan B: After the key to the prison cell remains lodged in Lewis' guts, the protagonist asks himself what's the plan B.
 * Titles Always Lie:
 * Tomato in The Mirror:
 * Voice With an Internet Connection: Ann to the.
 * You All Meet in A Cell: The second game opening. Except it's just you and the Hatter.
 * Voice With an Internet Connection: Ann to the.
 * You All Meet in A Cell: The second game opening. Except it's just you and the Hatter.