Eleven years ago a horrific fire took Alice's family from her and left her mind horrifically scarred. Afterwards she was confined to Rutledge Asylum, where she struggled to confront her demons by slipping further into her fantasy world of Wonderland. Now, after ten years, she has finally secured her release-yet she still bears the heavy psychological burden of that tragic event. With her mind in tatters, she is unable to resolve the fear prompted by her strange memories, dreams, and visions. Perhaps she'll do better in Wonderland. She always has. She travels there, seeking what the “real” world can't provide: security, knowledge, and the truth about the past. But in her absence, Wonderland too has suffered. Something has gone horribly wrong, and now a great evil is descending upon what once was her beautiful refuge. Can Alice save Wonderland-and herself-from the madness that consumes them both?Devastated by the loss of her family in a horrific fire, Alice Liddell’s sanity was shattered. Condemned to madness and locked away in a brutal asylum, Alice returned to the world of Wonderland for comfort. But Wonderland had become as twisted as her own broken mind, and so began her quest to restore Wonderland – and her sanity.
That was ten years ago, and Alice has closed that chapter of her life with the help of psychiatrist Doctor Angus Bumby. But Wonderland is not so easily repressed…
Alice: Madness Returns is the long-awaited sequel to the critically acclaimed 2000 cult hit American McGee’s Alice. American McGee once more spearheads production on Madness Returns, and the result is another slice of deliciously twisted action set in a Wonderland that’s dripping with sinister atmosphere and unbridled imagination.