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Arkham[1] is a city in Massachusetts and home of the Miskatonic University. It is famous for its proximity to the occult and dark legends.

History[]

In order to gather intelligence on Cathulhu, Egon Spengler and Peter Venkman took a flight to Arkham and sought out Alice Derleth at Miskatonic. Some time later, all of the Ghostbusters arrived at Arkham to investigate a case of a haunted mansion.

Trivia[]

  • Miskatonic University and Arkham, Massachusetts are both fictional locations used extensively in the stories by H.P. Lovecraft and other Cthulhu Mythos writers.
  • Arkham is home to one of the most haunted houses on record. The Whateley House is haunted by 13 ghosts. [2]
    • "Whateley" is a reference to H.P. Lovecraft's "The Dunwich Horror" which featured several characters with the surname Whateley.
  • Arkham, Massachusetts was the inspiration for Arkham Asylum in Batman comics.

Appearances[]

The Real Ghostbusters

References[]

  1. Ray Stantz (2009). The Real Ghostbusters - "The Hole in the Wall Gang" (1987) (DVD ts. 03:40-03:45). Time Life Entertainment. Ray says: "Arkham. The home of the world famous Miskatonic University."
  2. Egon Spengler (2009). The Real Ghostbusters - "The Haunting of Heck House" (1990) (DVD ts. 11:22-11:32). Time Life Entertainment. Egon says: "By way of comparison, the Whateley House in Arkham had 13. The Vincent Mansion had 10. And the most haunted house on record, the Crowley House had 25."


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