Hell's Kitchen[1] is an area in Manhattan between 34th and 59th Street with a gritty reputation, hence the name.
History[]
Primary Canon History[]
Ghostbusters: Back in Town[]
On May 20, 1993, Madame Malveaux was arrested by police at her parlor in Hell's Kitchen for perpetrating a massive paranormal fraud scheme involving fake seances.
Ghostbusters: Dead Man's Chest[]
In December of 2022, Phoebe Spengler stopped by Ray's Occult Books to analyze photographs of a Poltergeist in Hell's Kitchen.
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire[]
At some point before the summer of 2024, the Sewer Dragon manifested in Hell's Kitchen.
Secondary Canon History[]
IDW Comics[]
As Halloween drew near one year, Stingy Jack went to Central Park and initiated his scheme to cheat The Devil once and for all. The Ghostbusters were soon to deal with the manifestation of a Ghost Fire Wall at the park. They were sidetracked by another case in Hell's Kitchen.[2] Hours later, the Ghostbusters dealt with the fire wall. Peter Venkman tried to explain to Chief Graver that their tardiness was because it was a "really big thing."[3]
Tertiary Canon History[]
Extreme Ghostbusters[]
In November 1997, the Extreme Ghostbusters were dispatched to Hell's Kitchen by Janine Melnitz. They encountered an Ecto-Clone eating metal from a dumpster in an alleyway. Disregarding instructions on a quick modification to the Particle Thrower, the team still managed to trap the entity. However, its ions were displaced and two Ecto-Clones manifested. The original team arrived and trapped them by using a parking meter as bait.
Trivia[]
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Trivia[]
- Hell's Kitchen was mistaken to be the second working title of the Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire but it was just a codename used internally by production that got leaked.[4][5]
IDW Comics Trivia[]
- On page 11 of Ghostbusters Volume 2 Issue #9, Peter Venkman mentions the Ghostbusters were sidetracked by a "thing" in Hell's Kitchen.
Appearances[]
Primary Canon Appearances[]
- Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
- Chapter 02
- Mentioned by Phoebe Spengler.[6]
- Chapter 02
- Dark Horse Comics
- Ghostbusters: Back in Town
- Issue #4
- Mentioned by Phoebe Spengler on page 4.[7]
- Issue #4
- Ghostbusters: Dead Man's Chest
- Ghostbusters: Back in Town
Secondary Canon Appearances[]
- IDW Comics
- Ongoing Series
- Ghostbusters Volume Two
- Issue #9
- Mentioned by Peter Venkman on page 11.
- Issue #9
- Ghostbusters Volume Two
- Ongoing Series
Tertiary Canon Appearances[]
References[]
- ↑ Janine Melnitz (1997). Extreme Ghostbusters- Back in the Saddle, Part 1 (1997) (DVD ts. 08:08-08:11). Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Janine says: "Ghostbusters, we got a call! Hell's Kitchen area."
- ↑ Peter Venkman (2013). IDW Comics- "[[IDW Publishing Comics- Ghostbusters 2-9|Ghostbusters Volume 2 Issue #9" (2013) (Comic p.11). Peter Venkman says: "Eh, we got sidetracked by a thing in Hell's Kitchen."
- ↑ Peter Venkman (2013). IDW Comics- "[[IDW Publishing Comics- Ghostbusters 2-9|Ghostbusters Volume 2 Issue #9" (2013) (Comic p.11). Peter Venkman says: "Well, it was a really big thing."
- ↑ Production Weekly "Production Weekly – Issue 1332 – Thursday, January 12, 2023 / 132 Listings – 30 Pages" 1/11/2023
- ↑ GBNewsdotcom Tweet 3/20/2023
- ↑ Phoebe Spengler (2024). Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, Chapter 02 (2024) (Blu-ray ts. 05:13-05:14). Sony Pictures. Phoebe Spengler says: "It's the Hell's Kitchen Sewer Dragon."
- ↑ Phoebe Spengler (2024). Dark Horse Comics- "Ghostbusters: Back in Town Issue #4" (2024) (Comic p.4). Phoebe Spengler says: "Hell's Kitchen! That's where she had her parlor when she was arrested back in the 90's!"
- ↑ Phoebe Spengler (2025). Dark Horse Comics- "Ghostbusters: Dead Man's Chest Issue #1" (2025) (Comic p.6). Phoebe Spengler says: "I promised Dr. Ray I'd help him analyze some photos of a Poltergeist in Hell's Kitchen before school."
Gallery[]
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