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Arkham Asylum
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Arkham Asylum as it appeared on The New Batman Adventures.
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Publisher | DC Comics |
First appearance | Batman #258 (October 1974) |
Created by | Dennis O'Neil Irv Novick |
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Type | Asylum for the (criminally) Insane |
The Elizabeth Arkham Asylum for the Criminally Insane,[1] commonly called Arkham Asylum, is a fictional psychiatric hospital in the DC Universe, usually appearing in stories featuring Batman. Many criminals who experience Psychosis from across the DC Universe, mostly from Batman's own rogues gallery (such as The Joker, Poison Ivy, The Riddler, Two-Face, the Scarecrow, Bane, Killer Croc and Harley Quinn) have been patients within the Asylum and also escaped from it. The Arkham Asylum is named after the Sanatorium in the fictional city of Arkham, Massachusetts, found in many of H.P. Lovecraft's short horror and science fiction stories, such as "The Colour out of Space".
Arkham Asylum is located on the outskirts of Gotham City and is where those of Batman's foes considered to be mentally ill are patients (other foes are incarcerated at Blackgate Penitentiary). Although it has had numerous administrators, recent comic books have featured Jeremiah Arkham. Inspired by the works of H. P. Lovecraft, and in particular his fictional city of Arkham, Massachusetts,[2][3] the asylum was created by Dennis O'Neil and Irv Novick and first appeared in Batman #258 (October 1974); much of its back-story was created by Len Wein during the 1980s.
Arkham Asylum does not have a good record, at least with regard to the high profile cases—patients, such as the Joker, are frequently shown escaping at will—and those who are considered to no longer be mentally unwell and discharged tend to re-offend. Furthermore, several staff members, including its founder, Dr. Amadeus Arkham, and director Dr. Jeremiah Arkham, as well as staff members Dr. Harleen Quinzel, Lyle Bolton and, in some incarnations, Drs. Jonathan Crane and Hugo Strange, have become mentally unwell, too.
In addition, prisoners with unusual medical conditions that prevent them from staying in a regular prison are housed in Arkham. For example, Mr. Freeze is not always depicted as mentally ill, but he requires a strongly refrigerated environment to stay alive; Arkham, with special conditions required for certain patients or inmates being a regularity rather than exception, is seen by authorities to be an ideal location under certain circumstances.
Gotham criminals deemed "criminally insane" or "mentally unfit" by the court of law generally are treated at Williams Medical Center before being deemed dangerous enough to be sent to Arkham Asylum.[4]
Just outside Gotham City, Arkham Asylum has a long and brutal history, beginning when its own architect became mentally unwell and hacked his workers to death with an axe. He was convicted and sentenced to spend the rest of his life in the same asylum he had been building.[4] The one-shot graphic novel Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth establishes that the asylum was named after Elizabeth Arkham, the mother of founder Amadeus Arkham. The original name of the asylum was "Arkham Hospital". Its dark history began in the early 1900s when Arkham's mother, having suffered from mental illness most of her life, committed suicide. However, it was later revealed that her son had actually euthanized her, and repressed the memory. Amadeus then decided, as the sole heir to the Arkham estate, to remodel his family home in order to properly treat the mentally ill, so others might not suffer the fate as his mother. Prior to the period of the hospital's remodeling, Amadeus Arkham treated patients at the State Psychiatric Hospital in Metropolis, where he, his wife Constance, and his daughter Harriet, had been living for quite some time. Upon telling his family of his plans, they moved back to his family home to oversee the remodeling. While there, Amadeus Arkham received a call from the police notifying him that Martin "Mad Dog" Hawkins, a serial killer, referred to Amadeus Arkham by Metropolis Penitentiary while at State Psychiatric Hospital, had escaped from prison, and sought his considered opinion on the murderer's state of mind. Shortly afterward, Amadeus Arkham returned to his home to find his front door wide open. Inside, he discovered the corpses of his wife and daughter in an upstairs room, with Mad Dog's alias carved on Harriet's body. Despite this family tragedy, the Elizabeth Arkham Asylum for the Criminally Insane officially opened that November. With his sanity in tatters, Dr. Arkham designed a floor plan that evoked occult runes, he believed that the pattern would drive away the mysterious bat that haunted his dreams.[5] One of its first patients was Mad Dog, whom Amadeus Arkham insisted on treating personally. After treating Mad Dog for six months, Amadeus Arkham strapped him to an electroshock couch then deliberately and purposefully electrocuted him. The staff treated the death as an accident, but it contributed to Amadeus Arkham's gradual descent into mental illness, which he began to believe was his birthright. Eventually, Amadeus Arkham was a patient in his own asylum, where he died.[1]
Publication history[edit]
Arkham Asylum first appeared in October 1974 in Batman #258, writen by Dennis O'Neil and drawn by Irv Novick. In this story, it is named as "Arkham Hospital", although it is not clear what kind of hospital it is. "Arkham Asylum" first appeared in another O'Neil story the following year, but it was not until 1979 that "Arkham Asylum" completely replaced "Arkham Hospital", and the occasional "Arkham Sanitarium", as the institution's name. Also in 1979, the move to have the asylum closer to Gotham had begun; that was completed in 1980, when Batman #326 by Len Wein described the asylum's location "deep in the suburbs of Gotham City". It is perhaps for this reason that Batman #326 is listed in some histories as the first appearance of Arkham Asylum. It was also Wein who, in 1985's Who's Who #1, created its current backstory.
Arkham Asylum has been demolished or destroyed several times in its history, notably during the events of Batman: The Last Arkham (see below). It is also seriously damaged at the beginning of the Knightfall storyline, when Bane uses stolen munitions to blow up the facility and release all the patients. After these events, the asylum is relocated to a large mansion known as "Mercey Mansion". It was also blown up by Black Mask during the Battle for the Cowl story arc.[6] At the beginning of the No Man's Land storyline, the asylum is closed down and all its patients discharged. In this instance, a timer was used to open the doors two minutes before the city is sealed. This is orchestrated by the administrator himself, who had the choice of discharging the patients or watching them all starve or kill each other. In the middle of the story, it is revealed that Batman has established a hidden base within the sub-basement of the asylum during the Prodigal storyline known as "Northwest Batcave."[7]
In the Battle for the Cowl one-shot, Dr. Arkham wanders among the remains of the asylum as he muses on his life. He reveals that he has discovered blueprints created by his ancestor, the first Dr. Arkham, for a new Arkham Asylum. He also contemplates the fates of his own nonviolent, "special" patients: an artist with almost no facial features who must paint facial expressions onto his almost blank face to express himself; a man obsessed with his own reflection in a series of mirrors in his room; and a woman supposedly so ugly, one glance at her face would cause anyone to become mentally ill. Upon discovering his "special" patients (unharmed from the destruction thanks to their secluded cells), Arkham resolves to rebuild the facility according to his ancestor's vision, but to serve as a literal asylum for mentally ill patients in order to shelter them from the outside world. However, when told to be happy with the new development, the artist secretly paints his face white with a hideous grin, reminiscent of the Joker; it is implied that the "special" inmates, as well as Arkham himself, have given in to mental illness.
In the Arkham Reborn mini-series, Arkham Asylum is rebuilt and financed by Dr. Arkham.[8] But in Batman #697, Dr. Arkham is revealed to be the new Black Mask and is a patient in his own asylum. It was also revealed during Arkham Reborn, that as both Dr. Arkham and Black Mask, he had begun to manipulate patients, a plotline that culminated in Detective Comics with Alyce Sinner becoming the new head of the facility, but secretly working with Arkham/Black Mask. It was also revealed that the "special" patients were figments of Arkham's imagination.
- Dr. Amadeus Arkham
The founder of the asylum, Amadeus named the institution after his deceased mother Elizabeth.[1]
- Dr. Jeremiah Arkham
The nephew of Amadeus Arkham, Jeremiah was the head of the asylum in current continuity until recently, in which he too became mentally unwell and became the second Black Mask.
- CO Aaron Cash
One of Arkham's most respected security guards. His hand was bitten off by Killer Croc,[9] and he sports a prosthetic hook in its place. Unlike many of his colleagues, Cash is neither mentally unwell nor corrupt, and is a trusted ally of Batman.[10] In the games, he is voiced by Duane R. Shepard Sr..
- Dr. Joan Leland
Once a colleague of Harleen Quinzel, Dr. Leeland soon became her therapist, along with treating other known patients such as Jonathan Crane (Scarecrow) and Harvey Dent (Two-Face).
- Dr. Alyce Sinner
Chosen by Jeremiah Arkham as his second in command, and briefly committed under Arkham's orders, Sinner became head of the asylum after Arkham was revealed as Black Mask. She is secretly a member of Intergang's Church of Crime, working with Black Mask. She has shoulder length brown hair wrapped in red ribbons with sins written on the inside.
- Dr. Harleen Quinzel
A former psychiatric intern, Quinzel was seduced by the Joker and adopted the supervillain name "Harley Quinn".[11]
Staff in Batman: Arkham Asylum (video game)[edit]
- Quincy Sharp
Unlike traditional administrators, Sharp styles himself a titled warden of Arkham Asylum in the video game Batman: Arkham Asylum and does not seem genuinely interested in psychiatric treatment. His standoffish and old-fashioned manner have won the old man nothing but contempt from many doctors, although his regime was applauded publicly for introducing stringent new security at the institution. Sharp manages Arkham for three years before the game's storyline, but is completely focused on his own political aspirations, only dictating the treatment of high-profile patients to drum up support for a mayoral campaign. He has mental health problems himself, suffering from dissociative identity disorder, which manifests itself in Quincy's belief that he is in fact a reincarnation of Amadeus Arkham. The former finally succeeds in becoming Gotham's latest and most controversial leader in Batman: Arkham City. He is voiced by Tom Kane.
- Penelope Young
The director of Arkham Asylum's research department, Young has been tasked with rehabilitating particularly challenging patients. She has been corrupted over time by her fixation with research and experimentation, unwittingly allowing herself to be manipulated into conducting unethical experiments with venom for the Joker. She was on route with Batman to the Warden's office, but a trap The Joker set killed her. She is voiced by Cree Summer.
- Frank Boles
A chief member of Arkham's security force, Boles is arrogant, ill-tempered, and an alcoholic. He is openly accepting bribes from the patients and has been reprimanded twice for intoxication on duty. Although more than willing to murder his own colleagues given the proper incentive, Boles also craves their admiration, hoping to depict himself as the most respected employee at the institution. Boles is voiced by Danny Jacobs.
- William North
A security guard at Arkham Asylum, one of the few incorruptible. Despite a hardened exterior, North seems to genuinely care for the welfare of his charges and secretly hopes to make a difference. Upon Poison Ivy's escape from custody, she seduces and brainwashes a number of asylum security personnel, including North, to become her reluctant bodyguards. He is voiced by Danny Rose.
Originally, Arkham Asylum is used only to house genuinely mentally unwell patients having no connection to Batman, but over the course of the 1980s, a trend was established of having the majority of Batman's supervillain opponents end up at Arkham. Nearly all of Batman's enemies have spent some time in Arkham.
Arkham Asylum also features in other DC Universe publications. In Alan Moore's Swamp Thing, The Floronic Man is detained there, and in The Sandman by Neil Gaiman, Doctor Destiny escapes the asylum to wreak havoc on both the real and dream worlds. It has also been featured in varying capacities in a number of high profile DC miniseries events, such as Identity Crisis, Day of Vengeance, Countdown, and Crisis on Infinite Earths among others.
List of notable patients[edit]
- Alberto Falcone[12]
- Bane[10]
- Black Mask
- Blockbuster[13]
- Calendar Man[10][12]
- Clayface (Basil Karlo,[10] Matt Hagen, Preston Payne[1] & Sondra Fuller)
- Crazy Quilt
- Deadshot (shipped from Blackgate)[14]
- Doctor Phosphorus
- The Great White Shark[9]
- Harley Quinn[10]
- Hugo Strange
- Jeremiah Arkham
- The Joker[1][10]
- Killer Croc[1][10]
- Killer Moth
- Lock-Up
- The Mad Hatter[1]
- Magpie[9]
- Maxie Zeus[1]
- Mr. Freeze[10]
- Music Meister
- Victor Zsasz[10]
- Poison Ivy[10]
- Professor Milo[1]
- Professor Pyg (Lazlo Valentin)[15]
- Prometheus
- Ra's al Ghul (committed as "Terry Gene Kase")[16]
- The Riddler
- The Scarecrow[1][10]
- Signalman[13]
- Tally Man II[17]
- Two-Face[1]
- Vanity (Vera Klopis)[18]
- The Ventriloquist
- Adam Strange (only in the DC: New Frontier version of Earth)[19]
- Ambush Bug[20]
- Amadeus Arkham[1]
- Amygdala[21]
- Batman[22][23]
- Brainwave[24]
- Cheetah (Barbara Minerva)[25]
- Condiment King[26]
- Dr. Destiny[1][27]
- Doug Moench & Norm Breyfogle[nb 1]
- The Dummy[29]
- Egghead[30]
- Floronic Man[31]
- Humpty Dumpty[9]
- Jean Loring[32]
- The Key[33]
- Kobra[34]
- Nightwing (committed as "Pierrot Lunaire")[35]
- Professor Ivo[36]
- Psycho-Pirate[37]
- Resurrection Man[38]
- Toyman[39]
- Vox[40]
- Zatanna[41]
Graphic novels featuring Arkham Asylum[edit]
Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth[edit]
Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth is a graphic novel written by Grant Morrison and painted by Dave McKean. It was published by DC in 1989. It made reference to the treatment of several of the patients, such as the attempt to wean Two-Face away from dependence on his coin for decision making, first with a die, and then a deck of cards. It once again portrays the asylum as having been taken over by its patients.
A Serious House on Serious Earth has been critically acclaimed, having been called "one of the finest superhero books to ever grace a bookshelf."[42] IGN ranked it as number four in a list of the 25 greatest Batman graphic novels, behind The Killing Joke, The Dark Knight Returns, and Year One,[43] whilst Forbidden Planet named it number eight in their "50 Best of the Best Graphic Novels" list.[44]
Batman: The Last Arkham[edit]
Batman: The Last Arkham was written by Alan Grant; pencils by Norm Breyfogle, originally a four-issue storyline that kicked off the Shadow of the Bat series. In it, the old Arkham Asylum is destroyed, to be replaced by a new and more modern facility. The story introduces Jeremiah Arkham, the asylum's director, and nephew of Amadeus Arkham. In an attempt to discover how criminals, specifically Zsasz, keep escaping, Batman has himself committed to the asylum. Jeremiah uses various methods, such as unleashing many patients on Batman at once, in an attempt to gain psychological insight on the vigilante.
This story makes a few passing references to the events of A Serious House on Serious Earth, such as Amadeus Arkham taping over the mirror, and his journal is shown early in the story. Jeremiah also mentions his relative's descent into mental illness.
An episode of Batman: The Animated Series titled "Dreams in Darkness", also about Batman in Arkham, portrays a similar theme, with the Scarecrow as the chief villain, also replacing Jeremiah Arkham with a more nondescript administrator, who is portrayed as naïve rather than sinister.
Arkham Asylum: Living Hell[edit]
Living Hell was written by Dan Slott, penciled by Ryan Sook with inks by Sook, Wade Von Grawbadger and Jim Royal. The series was edited by Valerie D'Orazio. Eric Powell created the painted cover art which appeared on both the original series and graphic novel compilation.
This six-issue miniseries and the subsequent trade paperback provided an intricate and multi-layered look at Arkham Asylum from several points of view: director Dr. Jeremiah Arkham; psychiatrist Dr. Anne Carver; the guards, chiefly one Aaron Cash; and the patients. There is a particular focus on previously unknown residents: Jane Doe, a cypher who assumes the identities of those she kills; Junkyard Dog, a man obsessed with trash; Doodlebug, an artist who uses blood in his paintings; the hulking bruiser Lunkhead; Death Rattle, a cult leader who speaks to the dead; and Humpty Dumpty, an obese idiot savant obsessed with taking apart and repairing various objects. The driving force is the recent admission of a ruthless investor, Warren "The Great White Shark" White, as well as the demonic element suggested by the title. White, facing charges of massive fraud, pleads insanity and has himself admitted to Arkham. He soon realizes the horrors of the place and tries to survive. Ultimately, he is locked in Mr. Freeze's cell and suffers facial wounds, coming to resemble his nickname. The demonic threat is nullified after the sacrifice of several patients.
Black Orchid[edit]
Black Orchid, written by Neil Gaiman and illustrated by Dave McKean, also featured Arkham Asylum. The award-winning graphic novel introduced an updated version of the crimefighter Black Orchid, who dies, is reborn and starts a quest to find her identity. During this she encounters Batman, who directs her to Arkham Asylum, where she meets The Mad Hatter, Poison Ivy, Two-Face and the Joker. Arkham is viewed as a desperate place where patients dwell in terror, much in the same fashion as in A Serious House on Serious Earth, which was also illustrated by McKean.
Arkham Reborn[edit]
Arkham Reborn is a three-part mini-series written by David Hine and illustrated by Jeremy Haun. It tells the story of the rebuilding of the Asylum after having been destroyed by Black Mask during the events of "Battle for the Cowl".
In Batman #697, it is revealed that Dr. Jeremiah Arkham is the new Black Mask. More is revealed about Dr. Jeremiah Arkham in Detective Comics #864 and #865.
Batman: The Man Who Laughs[edit]
The Man Who Laughs is a one-shot prestige format comic book written by Ed Brubaker and illustrated by Doug Mahnke and Patrick Zircher, released in February 2005. The comic reveals some of the asylum's dark history. As a reporter reports on the asylum's renovation, the Joker poisons her and the crew, stealing the news van to broadcast whenever he wants. He later releases criminally insane patients at Williams Medical Center, who, in a short number of weeks, would have been transferred to Arkham Asylum. In the end, Joker is defeated and he himself locked behind bars, in a straitjacket at Arkham.
The graphic novel was reprinted with Detective Comics #784-786–a storyline entitled "Made of Wood," also written by Brubaker with art by Zircher. In the storyline, Batman and Green Lantern track the "Made of Wood" serial killer, whose killing spree was cut short when he was admitted to Arkham Asylum. Ex-Commissioner James Gordon is also pursuing the killer, and he narrows the search down to the two men admitted to Arkham in December 1948, the only living one hardly able to walk and ignorant of the killings. Gordon reaches the grandson of the other, who has taken up the "Made of Wood" killer's mantle.
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The Dark Knight Returns[edit]
The Dark Knight Returns, written by Frank Miller, takes place about 10 years after Batman "retires." It depicts an "Arkham Home for the Emotionally Troubled", presumably a renaming of the asylum which occurs as a result of changing attitudes towards mental ill health. The Joker is housed there, catatonic since Batman's disappearance, but awakens when the vigilante resumes action. Under the employ of the home is Bartholemew Wolper, a condescending psychologist who treats the Joker humanely, even going so far to arrange for him to appear on a late night talk show, while arguing that Batman himself is responsible for the crimes his enemies commit by encouraging their existence; Wolper is killed when the Joker uses his lethal gas on the talk show audience.
In the sequel The Dark Knight Strikes Again, it is revealed that the patients have taken over and have resorted to cannibalism. Plastic Man is one of the more notable patients in this version of Arkham Asylum.
JLA: The Nail[edit]
In JLA: The Nail, the Joker- using Kryptonian gauntlets provided by a genetically augmented Jimmy Olsen- breaks into the Asylum, erecting a forcefield around it that prevents anyone but Batman, Batgirl and Robin from entering, while forcing the rest of the patients to fight each other for a chance to live as his slave when only one is left standing. Catwoman wins the resulting conflict shortly before Batman breaks into the asylum, but the Joker's gauntlets allow him to capture Batman, forcing him to watch as the Joker brutally tears Batgirl and Robin apart in front of him. Although Catwoman manages to distract the Joker long enough for Batman to escape and damage his gauntlets, the grief-maddened Batman subsequently beats the Joker to death on the asylum roof before the entire building collapses, apparently killing most of the current patients (Although he and Catwoman manage to escape).
Batman: Crimson Mist[edit]
In Batman: Crimson Mist, the third part of the trilogy that began with Batman & Dracula: Red Rain, the now-vampiric Batman breaks into the asylum and murders all the homicidal patients - including Amygdala, Victor Zsasz and the Mad Hatter, drinking their blood and chopping off their heads to prevent them coming back as vampires.
In other media[edit]
As an integral part of the Batman franchise, Arkham Asylum has been featured in other media besides the print comics, including the following:
- Arkham Asylum is mentioned by Barry Allen, who is secretly The Flash, in an episode of The Flash television series.
- In Batman: The Animated Series, Arkham has appeared frequently in the series. It is depicted as generally dark and gloomy, and the patient rooms are similar to those in the comics, being primarily closed via glass doors. Much of the rest of the asylum resembles a prison more than a mental hospital, as the episode "The Trial" explains that all mentally ill criminals apprehended by the Batman are sent to Arkham rather than jail, although it is shown that the Penguin and Catwoman get sentenced to Blackgate, a regular jail, determining that they are sane and accountable for their crimes.
- The television show Justice League featured Arkham in a brief cameo during A Better World, Part 2 in an alternate dimension where a fascist version of the League called the Justice Lords has taken over the world and dispatches villains via execution or lobotomy. The asylum is run by a lobotomized version of the Joker, and staffed by other lobotomized Batman villains, including Two-Face as the caretaker and Poison Ivy as the gardener, and is protected by robotic copies of Superman. The entire patient population is lobotomized by the alternate Superman's heat vision. The Joker, Two-Face and Poison Ivy are used in both Batman: The Animated Series and Justice League as the key patients of the Asylum.
- Arkham Asylum appears in The Batman. Like the original Arkham, several major villains end up in this institution, such as the Joker, Harley Quinn, the Riddler, Mr. Freeze, the Ventriloquist, Hugo Strange, Clayface, and Penguin. Firefly goes to a prison, until becoming Phosphorus (who requires special chemical care). The staff is far more heavily armored than in its previous incarnation, wearing heavy trenchcoats and gloves, though patients continue to escape easily. Much like in the Batman Forever tie-in game and Batman Begins, it is presented as being inside Gotham, though here it is presented as occupying a small island on a river, with a bridge connecting it to the city.
- Arkham Asylum is seen in Batman: The Brave and the Bold episode "Mayhem of the Music Meister". Music Meister visits the place, and forces the patients to sing. Calendar Man, Joker, King Tut, Mr. Freeze, Psycho-Pirate, Doctor Polaris, Scarecrow, Two-Face, Mad Hatter, Top, Crazy Quilt, and Tweedledum and Tweedledee are shown as patients of Arkham Asylum.
- In Batman Forever, Arkham Asylum was seen at the end of the film. It is designed as a tall, spiraling castle-like structure, with narrow hallways lined with brightly lit glass bricks. The Riddler is incarcerated in a large padded cell. The chief psychiatrist is named Doctor Burton, a reference to Tim Burton, who directed 1989's Batman and 1992's Batman Returns. There was originally a more in-depth sequence involving Two-Face escaping from Arkham at the beginning of the film, but it was cut.
- In Batman & Robin,[45] Arkham Asylum is shown a number of times. It first appears when Mr. Freeze is taken there midway through the film, and later at the end when he and Poison Ivy are shown sharing a room. This version is several dozen stories tall on an island several hundred feet above water, into which the patients jump to escape. Lightning also emits a bright green flash through the structure's windows. In addition, The Riddler and Two-Face's costumes from Batman Forever can be seen in an evidence room before Bane breaks out to collect Mr. Freeze's armor.
- In Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker, the final battle between the original Batman and the Joker is seen taking place at an abandoned Arkham. It is also the same spot where Robin, brainwashed and disfigured into a younger version of the Joker, kills the real Joker (either by shooting him with the bang-flag speargun or by pushing him into a tank of water and a mass of wires, causing him to electrocute himself). A deleted scene, featured on both versions of the DVD as a special feature, has Bruce Wayne touring the abandoned Arkham, where Bruce Wayne's successor as Batman Terry McGinnis, follows and sees the Joker's corpse hanging. Both the film and the Batman Beyond episode "Splicer" suggest that the facility has moved to a different location.
- In Batman Begins, Arkham plays a much larger role than the previous films, with Jonathan Crane (also known as the Scarecrow) being either the administrator or a high-ranking doctor at the Asylum, and using it to conduct sadistic experiments with his fear gas, with his own patients as guinea pigs. He also uses the pipes under the asylum to empty his toxin into the Gotham water supply. Though still on an island separate from Gotham City's mainland, it is surrounded by a slum region known as the Narrows, instead of the dense forestry of the comics. When it came to a diversion for the fear gas to infect Gotham's water supply, Ra's al Ghul had his men discharge all the patients at Arkham Asylum to keep the police busy. By the end of the film, it is implied that the Narrows has been rendered uninhabitable. Notably, Victor Zsasz is shown as a high-profile criminal being held in the asylum. The National Institute for Medical Research, Mill Hill, London was used as Arkham in the film.[46]
- Arkham makes an appearance in the animated direct-to-DVD anthology film Batman: Gotham Knight (set between Batman Begins and The Dark Knight) within the segment "Crossfire". Expanding on Lt. James Gordon's line that "the Narrows is lost" at the end of Batman Begins, the film shows that the entire island has become Arkham Asylum's ground, with Narrows residents evacuated from the island after the patients escaped from the facility. After the riot at the end of Batman Begins, the city apparently turned the entire island into a high-tech prison facility in a few months after the incident, enclosed by guard towers, high fences, and the island's natural barrier to keep the inmates from escaping. The Gotham City Police Department also sends officers to its drawbridges to make sure no one would cross, in or out, without permission.
- Arkham is mentioned briefly by Harvey Dent, Batman, and Alfred in the Batman Begins sequel, The Dark Knight when they reference Arkham patients Carmine Falcone and Thomas Schiff, but beyond this instance the asylum is never seen or explored in the story.
- In The Dark Knight Rises, it is mentioned that all the patients of Arkham Asylum (except for one according to the film's novelization) were moved to the Blackgate Penitentiary as the result of the effect Harvey Dent's death had upon Gotham City and its administration.
Video games[edit]
- In Batman Forever (SNES game), Arkham Asylum is the first stage.
- The game Batman: Toxic Chill Batman and Robin are taken to "Arkham" Riddler and his companion Mr. Freeze and define them in the same room.
- A crucial showdown takes place in Arkham in Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu.
- Arkham is featured prominently in Batman: Dark Tomorrow. Three quarters of the way through the game, Batman must infiltrate Arkham Asylum through a secret sewer entrance.
- Arkham Asylum is one of the levels of the video game counterpart to Batman Begins.
- Arkham Asylum works as the main hub for the villains in Lego Batman: The Videogame, whereas the Batcave works as the main hub for the heroes of the game.
- Batman: Arkham Asylum is a video game for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Microsoft Windows. It was developed by Rocksteady Studios and published by Eidos Interactive in conjunction with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Comics. The game takes place entirely on Arkham Island, a large island on the middle of the Gotham bay. The game's version of Arkham is similar to its description in Gotham Knight, consisting of individual large buildings in a spacious open air island, rather than a single compound. Its locations include Arkham East, Arkham West, Arkham North, Arkham Mansion, the Botanical Gardens, Intensive Treatment, Medical Facility, and Penitentiary. The island also features a network of subterranean catacombs, caverns, sewers, and a satellite Batcave which Batman had outfitted over the years in preparation for emergencies like the one he faces in the game. In the game, a fire had broke out at Blackgate Penitentiary causing its inmates to be temporarily housed at Arkham. When Joker was recently apprehended, he was freed by Harley Quinn as Joker begins his plot to take over Arkham Asylum.
- Arkham Asylum appears in DC Universe Online. In the game, the chaos of Brainiac's invasions ends up enabling Arkham Asylum's patients to escape from Arkham Asylum. In the "Arkham Asylum Alert" mission, Mr. Freeze, Poison Ivy, and Scarecrow take over Arkham Asylum. In the hero campaign, Batman sends the players to investigate and bring the situation under control. In the villain campaign, Joker sends the players to find out what's going on at his "house" and find out why he wasn't invited.
- In Batman: Arkham City (the sequel to Batman: Arkham Asylum), Arkham has been relocated to the Gotham mainland as part of Quincy Sharp's Arkham City project with neither Blackgate Penitentiary or Arkham Asylum in any condition to hold inmates or patients after it was ravaged by the Joker in the first game. Arkham Asylum itself can be seen from the bay of Arkham City, still ravaged and covered in vines from Poison Ivy's attack.
- Arkham Asylum is mentioned in Batman: Arkham Origins (a prequel to Batman: Arkham Asylum). At the time of the game, the asylum had been closed, with Blackgate taking all the city's criminals--mentally ill and otherwise. During the credits, Jack Ryder's interview with Quincy Sharp has mentioned that Arkham Asylum has been reopened, Sharp decided the asylum is necessary to house Gotham's most mentally ill criminals such as the Joker.
- The Lego Batman series includes an Arkham Asylum Lego set featuring Scarecrow, Poison Ivy, and Riddler (there are also rooms labeled, "The Joker", "Two-Face", and "The Penguin"). It was available at Toys "R" Us during the summer of 2006. It also included Nightwing with his motorcycle and two eskrima sticks, and Batman in the Bat-glider.
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External links[edit]
- Arkham Care
- Batman-On-Film.com BOF's review of Arkham Asylum, A Serious House on a Serious Earth
- Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Arkham Asylum
- Official Videogame Website


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Demonstrate the Effects of Pramlintide on Weight Reduction in Schizophrenia
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Primary Objective:
To test the effect of pramlintide on body weight in clozapine- and olanzapine-induced weight gain in persons with schizophrenia who are currently taking either drug; measures of the metabolic syndrome will be evaluated as well.
Secondary Objective To evaluate the action of pramlintide on cognition in schizophrenia and on psychotic symptoms of the illness.
Condition | Intervention | Phase |
Schizophrenia Schizoaffective Disorder Diabetes Weight Gain |
Drug: Pramlintide Drug: Placebo |
Phase 4 |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Pharmacodynamics Study Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator) |
Official Title: | A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Demonstrate the Effects of Pramlintide on Weight Reduction in Clozapine- and Olanzapine-Induced Weight Gain in Obese People Diagnosed With Schizophrenia |
- Weight loss with pramlintide in persons with schizophrenia who have gained weight taking olanzapine or clozapine [ Time Frame: 16 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Improve cognition in persons with schizophrenia [ Time Frame: 16 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Enrollment: | 33 |
Study Start Date: | November 2007 |
Study Completion Date: | August 2011 |
Primary Completion Date: | August 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Arms | Assigned Interventions |
Patients will be given the Placebo for injection twice daily
Drug: Placebo
180mg subcutaneous injections, twice daily
Other Name: sterile saline
volunteers are given 180mg of pramlintide, twice daily
Drug: Pramlintide
180mg subcutaneous injections, twice daily
Other Name: Amylin
Detailed Description:
This study is a sixteen week placebo-controlled, double-blind investigation of the effect of pramlintide on body weight in clozapine- and olanzapine-induced weight gain. We will recruit approximately 72 volunteers with the plan of having a final N = 25 in each of the 2 treatment groups. (This number is to allow for normal attrition in this patient population. If needed, we will recruit more than 72 volunteers in order to achieve the appropriate number of completed subjects.) Patients will be recruited from the local Dallas public and VA mental health systems as volunteers for this study. This study is anticipated to last 20 weeks (2 weeks lead-in [approximately 2-3 visits], 1 week training [4 visits], 16 weeks active drug/placebo [one visit per week for the first 4 weeks, then one visit every 2 weeks for the remainder], and one week follow-up [one visit]. Please see attached chart for more details about each visit.) Volunteers will have to have a history of significant weight gain accompanying olanzapine or clozapine treatment and have a BMI=>27 and =<40. Each volunteer will be maintained on their optimal dose of clozapine or olanzapine and be randomized blindly to pramlintide or placebo. Pramlintide will be administered by the patients in a self-injectable form and dosing will begin at 180 mcg bid for 2 weeks and then increase to 360 mcg bid for the remainder of the study. The randomization to pramlintide/placebo will be preceded by a week-long self-administration training program using placebo for pramlintide (with additional information regarding nutrition, exercise, general self-care, and risk factors for diabetes being provided to the patients during this training program). In addition to body weight, BMI and other measures of the metabolic syndrome will be collected. Moreover, the effect of pramlintide on cognitive dysfunction in schizophrenia will be assessed as secondary outcomes, as well as its effect on psychotic symptoms.
Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 65 Years |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Volunteers will be males or females 18-65 yrs of age with a diagnosis of schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder who have a history of significant weight gain with olanzapine or clozapine administration.
- Volunteers will have a current BMI=>27 but equal to or less than 40.
- Volunteers will have been taking a stable dose (less than 10% dose change) of clozapine or olanzapine or at least two months prior to study start.
- Volunteers will be willing and able to participate in the subcutaneous administration training week prior to study start.
- Able and willing to give informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
Clinically significant abnormal pre-admission vital signs, positive HIV, or clinical laboratory evaluations, in which the principal investigator deems the subject-volunteer ineligible for the study
- Positive results for infectious diseases and sexually-transmitted diseases will be reported according to the Texas Department of State Health and Texas Administrative Code rules and guidelines
- Any patient with current diabetes mellitus, even if caused by antipsychotic use .
- Patients with active liver disease requiring current treatment. Positive hepatitis C volunteers will only be excluded if they have active liver disease or they have enzyme values are two times the upper limit of normal.
- Any patients with medical disorders that are not properly controlled by medications.
- Pregnant women or women who are breast feeding.
- Patients concomitantly treated with another conventional or second generation antipsychotic medication or with any other anti-obesity drug.
- Mental capacity is limited to the extent that the patient cannot understand the nature of the study along with its risks and benefits.
- Subjects with a high risk of suicide since there is a potential that the study medication will lower the subject's glucose levels.
- Any patient judged by the principal investigator to be inappropriate for the study.
- Known hypersensitivity to study medication or its components
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- The clinical assessments that will be used are not available in valid and reliable forms for non-English speaking populations.
United States, Texas | |
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center | |
Dallas, Texas, United States, 75390 |
Principal Investigator: | Carol A Tamminga, MD | UT Southwestern Medical Center |
No publications provided
Responsible Party: | Carol A. Tamminga, Principal Investigator, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00690235 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: | 092007-025 |
Study First Received: | January 27, 2008 |
Last Updated: | June 21, 2012 |
Health Authority: | United States: Institutional Review Board |
Keywords provided by University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center:
Schizophrenia Schizoaffective Olanzapine Zyprexa Clozapine Clozaril |
Pramlintide Diabetes Weight Gain Obesity Metabolic Syndrome |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Diabetes Mellitus Psychotic Disorders Schizophrenia Weight Gain Weight Loss Glucose Metabolism Disorders Metabolic Diseases Endocrine System Diseases Schizophrenia and Disorders with Psychotic Features Mental Disorders Body Weight Changes Body Weight Signs and Symptoms Clozapine Olanzapine |
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Ivy and Mint are two sisters suddenly left to fend for themselves in a barren and hostile environment after the death of their father. The only option available seems to be a rope... one that hangs down from the clouds high above, and will take them on an unexpected and wondrous journey in this massive free RPG.
Takuma wakes up in a bed that isn't his, trapped in a strange house where messages tell him to come play... and that he belongs to someone forever. A short and strange yet chilling supernatural indie horror adventure about obsession gone wrong with five different endings.
An ordinary day at school turns terrifying after the lights go out in the short but marvelously creepy little horror adventure. With four different endings and some brilliant atmosphere, it makes up for its shortcomings by providing a great creepy break.
Inspired by cult hit exploratory horror adventure Yume Nikki, this game uses minimal dialogue and no direction to force you to piece together the story and interpret the imagery yourself. Sabitsuki never leaves her room, but through her computer, she can explore her mind... but is she ready for what she finds?
You've toiled like every other automaton in your factory, but your numbers have been slipping. Sentenced first to confinement and then to the lash, escape presents itself from an unlikely opportunity... but the world is a lot bigger (and weirder) than you may be prepared for, and you're not going to be let go without a fight. A startlingly surreal free indie RPG adventure worth checking out.
Faraday Ram has lost her pet rabbit, and she's headed to the woods to go look for him. But nobody's allowed in without permission from the mayor, and to get permission from the mayor, she has to wake her up, and to wake her up, she has to... well, it's already easy to take a guess at what sort of day our heroine is going to have. Very Retrouvaille, a free adventure game made by PR1NCE, is a cute little journey through a cute little town full of cute little characters... but with some surprises up its sleeve.
Have you heard? There's a fancy evening dinner party at a stately mansion, and you're invited! But you know, these things would be a lot more fun if we could throw one that didn't involve the wealthier guests falling over dead partway through. Get ready to party the night away with cute talking bats, chic clairvoyant goth girls and giant malfunctioning robots in tpjh2d's premiere afterlife adventure mystery, Ghost Party!
Hours before her big performance, Florence finds out that someone has sabotaged the entire concert. Seeing that her friends are busy throwing up their arms in despair, she decides to save the day herself. Follow her as she scurries through hallways, rifles shelves and fixes pianos in this cute story-driven exploration game.
It's easy to occasionally indulge in some less than cheery thoughts but what if you're in a job you hate, you're lonely, and you have no confidence? What if you're in a life you hate? Meet Evan Winter, a man that has reached his limit and you're along for the devastating ride that shows the reality of how quickly depression can turn to suicidal. How long can Evan resist the whispers that encourage him to go to the roof?
After playing John Clowder's Middens, you might ask yourself the following question: what just happened? Calling this adventure/RPG "surreal" is a bit like saying a hike to the moon would be a bit of a trek. You start off with a talking gun who reminds you that each time you pull the trigger, its tongue will be close enough to lick your nails. Then you're dropped in the Rift, a place where... well, who knows what's going on there. The surprising part is Middens actually begins to make sense after a while, though your first experience with the game will be filled with delightful, bewildered confusion.
Here's a tip. When it comes to ancient demons, send the most qualified person for the job to do it right. Not the person nearest at hand to slap a bandaid on the problem. Jordan, a powerful but lazy and opportunistic warrior, manages to mess up his quest to put an ancient evil back into slumber in the worst way, and suddenly finds himself facing the unwelcome task of saving the world through actual hard work and adventure in this enormous, vibrant, and frequently funny indie RPG.
Exposition... story... who needs it anyway? In just one month, Craze created a free indie RPG with extremely little narrative but extremely deep challenge and strategy. Over thirty difficult battles await you as you venture into a sprawling fortress with three young women as your guardians, where success depends not on grinding levels or items, but on carefully thinking out every turn in combat and swapping out the various skills and spells you'll learn to make the most out of bonuses, strengths, and weaknesses. Get ready to die a whole bunch!
Short and sweet, Very Pink Game is an adventure game created by sheepherds using RPG Maker 2003. It stars a lonely little girl named Ivy who receives a letter from a friend asking her to meet outside of town. In order to make it out of the pink village, though, Ivy has to solve a series of puzzles, helping the townsfolk go about their day by finding lost items, answering riddles, and solving problems. Just like (a very pink-colored) real life!
If you get lost in the woods, you'd better hope the worst you have to deal with is bugs and being forced to go to the bathroom in a bush. Little Viola has no such luck, and when she wakes alone and confused, trapped on a forest path, the only way to go is inside a mysterious house. Unfortunately for her, the place proves to be filled with dark secrets and a ton of fatal tricks and traps, and staying alive will be harder than you think in this gory free indie horror adventure.
Auria Edith died, but for her it was just the beginning. When she finds herself resurrected and stranded on the other side of the world following a bargain she may regret making, things go from bad to worse. In this short but polished first installment of the free modern fantasy RPG by Project BC, Auria sets out to find her way home, but she might not be prepared for what comes looking for her instead.
In a universe torn asunder by a near cataclysmic event known as the Shine, there are those who fight to keep the peace and others who fight to steal whatever peace there could have been. You wake up on a space station surrounded by people who make you realize that you have no memory and absolutely no idea why they're so interested in you. Through exploration and space battles you'll find that not everyone has the best intents for you and that somehow you must make it out alive. In this beautiful prequel to The Reconstruction made by Deltree it's all up to you to be a hero for the universe.
Claret Spenser doesn't care much for the outside world. She's happiest working in her airship repair shop, where machines are much easier to deal with than the aristocracy of her floating city, or the winged Skyborn race that conquered the humans generations ago. But her life is about to change... A gorgeous retro RPG from Dancing Dragon Games, Skyborn takes place in an engaging and fully-realized fantasy-steampunk world that begs to be explored. Highly recommend for fans with even the slightest love of the genre.
What makes a hero? Is it someone who keeps fighting, even when everyone around them insists there's no point? Or is it someone who is willing to give the most precious thing they can just for the promise of a better tomorrow? Made in just under a month as a half hour lunch break game, Sailerius and Hirei have crafted a short but remarkably atmospheric action adventure release with Finding Eden, a thoughtful game about friendship, the end of the world, and sacrifice. The story follows two young girls struggling to stay alive after an unspecified disaster befell the world and left it stripped of Mana, with virtually everyone left sleeping husks littering the street... except for the sinister Harvesters who are always on the girls' heels. With their own Mana, their life force, constantly dwindling and scraps being harder and harder to come across, is it worth carving out an existence in this bleak world... or can they find something worth giving everything they have for?
Some people lie. Some people tell the truth. Others tell lies every other sentence, while still others tell things that are part truth, but part lie. Then there are robots, vampires, philosophers, and rabid sheep to contend with! Professor McLogic Saves the Day is a creative game of logic puzzles that is a rare gem in a sea of lookalike games. Play it, puzzle over it, and then figure out which part of the first paragraph of our review is a lie!
Johnny has one wish... to go to the moon. As he lays, a dying old man, his only hope to fulfill it lies in the hands of two doctors with a new technology that allows them to alter the memories of their patients and give them what they desire. As they dig deeper into Johnny's past, however, they'll find his wish isn't as simple as it seems, and the path to happiness isn't always a perfectly smooth one. By turns funny, touching, and eerie, this is one indie adventure game you shouldn't miss.


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Waves is a local, friendly, helpful boat club providing its members a variety of nice boats for their unlimited use. We provide any needed training, insurance, we also clean & maintain the fleet. Members simply reserve a boat, show up & enjoy the day. When they are done they can simply leave and we take care of the rest
With backgrounds as military and international-law-enforcement personnel, the instructors at Aegis Tactical know from experience that intense situations can challenge even the most experienced marksmen. That's why they teach a suite of classes and private lessons tailored to shooters of every experience level. NRA-sanctioned courses such as the FIRST Steps Pistol course, acquaint beginners with the basics of operating handguns. Alternatively, advanced training caters to law-enforcement and security personnel. Most courses take place at Aegis Tactical's outdoor training center, where instructors demonstrate proper attitude and firearms operations so students feel comfortable defending themselves, should aliens ever arrive.
Engines start to roar, propellers spin, and a large parachute expands into the sky, carrying a light aircraft and its passengers toward the clouds. Silver Lining Aviation's certified instructors create adventures like this every day as they teach visitors to soar behind the controls of sport aircrafts such as powered parachutes, weight-shift trikes, and gyroplanes. Led by licensed FAA flight instructor Craig Ewing, Silver Lining's team takes prospective pilots on introductory flights that allow them to experience aircrafts such as the Airwolf 912 and nibble on different flavors of clouds. The aviation experts also sell sport aircrafts, which patiently wait onsite as customers work through custom ground- and flight-training programs. In most cases, the flight instructors prepare their pupils for aerial navigation in as little as two weeks. They also assist new pilots with replacement parts, provide 24/7 support, and cook oil soup to feed hungry aircraft.
Bradenton Motorsports Park rouses racing fans with a fire-fueled day of supersonic events, pinning jet-powered rides against each other in clashes that reach speeds of up to 300 mph. A variety of four-wheeled jousts beguiles audience eyes in themed contests, such as a boy-versus-girl matchup that ends with the loser getting defiled with cooties. After putting the sun to bed, racers break out heavy-duty racing artillery to launch full speed into the Night of Fire. A total of seven jets scorch the concrete with burnt rubber as super sedans shred the track, including a 200 mph semi truck, which leaves behind a trail of flames as it rushes its cargo of melting ice cream to the nearest freezer. As an added bonus, the event includes several freebies, including free parking, free pit passes, and free admission for children who are 11 and younger or know how to change a tire.
Serendipity Health & Racquet Club is more than a gym. The word gym evokes a sterile room surrounded by mirrors, where the sounds of clanking weights and grunting weightlifters fill the air. Nestled in a gated community, Serendipity lives up to its soothing moniker with an elegant, airy facility on the edge of a placid lake. Inside, a spacious fitness club presents members with a full circuit of Cybex Eagle weight equipment, free weights, and cardio machines illuminated by natural light flooding in through wraparound windows. Outside, members can practice their serve on 19 Har-Tru tennis courts, or turn laps in the heated Junior Olympic–size pool.
Rhythm In Motion's staff of twirling professionals brings forth extensive skills in everything from salsa to ballet to the foxtrot. The instructors teach the secrets of graceful movement to students of all levels during group lessons or private lessons for individuals or couples. A 90-minute practice party on Fridays then encourages students to practice newly learned moves, socialize, and perfect dips and twirls away from the judgmental eyes of the family guinea pig.


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Indian Child Welfare Hot Topics CWLA Statement: Supreme Court Decision in Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl Adoptive Family vs. Baby Girl Supreme Court Amicus Brief: CWLA and 18 Child Welfare organizations Respond to ICWA Challenge Child Welfare journal Special Issue: Services for Native American Children and Families in North America Recognizing the importance of disseminating quality research, policy and practice knowledge, CWLA is devoting a special issue of its journal, Child Welfare, to services for American Indian, Alaska Native and First Nations children and families. This special edition will feature eight articles highlighting: Evidence informed and innovative child welfare practices Urban issues and programs Models for tribal youth, family, and community engagement Reconciliation and healing in native child welfare Effective approaches to state and tribal collaboration, and model state and tribal policies and legislation Data collection, research and evaluation in Indian child welfare Cross-systems collaboration Publications Guidelines of Practice Regarding Utilization of Qualified Expert Witnesses As Required by the Indian Child Welfare Act A Family's Guide to the Child Welfare System: How Child Welfare Works with American Indian Families Children's Voice Article, March/April 2002Coming Home: The Lingering Effects of the Indian Adoption Project Children's Voice Article, May/June 2011Indian Child Welfare: Defining the Role of the Qualified Expert Witness Links and Resources Speeches and Testimony CWLA comments on the interim final rule for the implementation of Title III of the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 (3/6/12) CWLA Testimony Submitted before the Senate Committee on Finance for the Hearing on Keeping America's Promise: Health Care and Child Welfare Services for Native Americans (3/22/2007). (link goes to advocacy page... please correct typos in the title of the document on that page. Working Together to Strengthen Supports for Indian Children and Families: A National Perspective --Keynote Speech By Shay Bilchik at the NICWA Conference, 4/24/2001, Anchorage, Alaska. Coming Together in Humility: Steps Toward Healing --Speech by Shay Bilchik at the First Nations Orphan Association, Generation After Generation, We Are Coming Home, 1st Annual Pow Wow, 10/6/2001.
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Availability: The Oxford Hotel
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4-star hotel in Oxford with a full-service spa
Situated in Oxford, this spa hotel is close to St. Anthony's College, Pitts Rivers Museum, and Oxford University Museum of Natural History. Local attractions also include Ashmolean Museum and Sheldonian Theatre.
Hotel Features
In addition to a restaurant, The Oxford Hotel features an indoor pool. Other amenities include a full-service spa and a bar/lounge.
Room Amenities
Televisions come with satellite channels. Guestrooms also feature complimentary wireless Internet access, complimentary high-speed (wired) Internet access, and air conditioning.
Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!The Oxford Hotel Amenities
- General
In addition to a full-service spa, The Oxford Hotel features an indoor pool and a health club. The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. High-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary.
Business-related amenities at this 4-star property consist of a business center and a meeting/conference room. This Oxford hotel also offers a sauna, a steam room, and barbecue grills. Onsite parking is complimentary.
The Oxford Hotel is a smoke-free property.
- Free Wi-Fi
- Sauna
- Air-conditioned public areas
- Room service (24 hours)
- 24-hour front desk
- Total number of rooms - 168
- Babysitting or childcare
- Swimming pool - indoor
- Number of floors - 2
- Restaurant
- Bar/lounge
- Barbecue grill(s)
- Beauty services
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Laundry facilities
- Currency exchange
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Coffee/tea in lobby
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Full-service health spa
- Health club
- Business center
- One meeting/conference room
- Luggage storage
- Express check-in
- Free parking
- Free guest parking during stay
- Picnic area
- Smoke-free property
- Steam room
- Wedding services
- Internet
Available in all rooms: Free Wi-Fi, Free wired high-speed Internet
Available in some public areas: Free Wi-Fi
- Parking
Free parking, Free guest parking during stay
- Room Amenities
- Pay movies
- Air conditioning
- Complimentary newspaper
- Voice mail
- Direct-dial phone
- Coffee/tea maker
- Wake-up calls
- Daily housekeeping
- Extra towels/bedding
- Private bathroom
- Hair dryer
- Makeup/shaving mirror
- In-room massage available
- Separate bathtub and shower
- Satellite TV service
- In-room safe
- Clock radio
- Desk
- Trouser press
- Window opens
- Cribs/infant beds available
- Free Wi-Fi
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- Climate control
- Dining
Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7 AM and 9:30 AM.
Onsite dining venue - This restaurant serves dinner only. A children's menu is available. Reservations are required.
24-hour room service is available.
- Recreation
Recreational amenities at the hotel include an indoor pool, a health club, a sauna, and a steam room.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Racquetball/squash nearby
- Aerobics on site
- Yoga classes/instruction on site
- Spa
Guests can indulge in a pampering treatment at the hotel's full-service spa, Beauty Rooms. Services include massages, facials, body wraps, and body scrubs. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including hydrotherapy. The spa is equipped with a sauna.
Children under 18 years old are not allowed in the spa without adult supervision.
- Manicures and pedicures
- Body wraps
- Body scrubs
- Hydrotherapy treatments
- Sauna in spa
- Massages
- Body treatments
- Facial treatments
- Accessibility
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
- Accessible bathroom
- Accessible path of travel
- In-room accessibility
The Oxford Hotel Policies & Fees
- Check-in
Minimum check-in age is 18
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
- Check-out
Check-out time is 11 AM
- Payment types
Accepted at this hotel: American Express, JCB International, MasterCard, Visa
- Pets
Pets allowed
- General
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- Fees
- The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
- Fee for in-room wireless Internet: GBP 15.00 (for 24 hours, rates may vary)
- Pet deposit: GBP 15.00 per day
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
- Additional Details
Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments. Reservations can be made by contacting the hotel prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation.


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Milking It Dry: Mattel Rolling Out Questionable Analog 'Angry Birds' Games Later This Year
Suckle that teat much longer and you're gonna inhale a nipple!
Because knowing when to stop doesn't exist in the American business model, Mattel is releasing a series of 'Angry Birds' themed games later this year. This is 'Angry Birds: Knock on Wood', a $15 plastic playset in which players try to hit pigs with birds launched from a catapult (just like in the computer game!!!!!11). Are we having fun yet? Maybe for the first 30-seconds. There's also a card-based game in the works that will probably suck equal amounts of pig-peen, BUT I WILL WITHHOLD JUDGMENT UNTIL ITS RELEASE. Sike, it'll blow.
Full disclosure: I have 3-stars on every level (including Holidays) and all the golden eggs but only because I spend a lot of time on the john. Like, a lot a lot. 8 hours a day at least.
Hit the jump for two closeups if you give a cluck. Cluck! God I slay me.
Mattel shows Angry Birds playset at CES [ilounge]
Thanks to Darwin Police and Allyson, who agree the birds that should really be angry are all those dead ones in the midwest.
Hustler is releasing a 3-D pr0n0graphic parody of Avatar this fall, and this guy just popped like forty blue boners about it. As a result of all the CG and 3-D work, the smut-peddler is advertising 'This Ain't Avatar XXX' as their highest budget pr0n to date, with production c... / Continue →
It was only a matter of time before somebody realized what a cash cow a baby doll Wiimote peripheral would be. Cover your daughter's eyes, it's Baby and Me! Baby and Me comes with a doll, but not just any doll. This doll features a slot for the Wii remote so that the game can... / Continue →
The $200,000 WaterCar is the lovechild of a Corvette that fell in love with a cigarette boat. But, like having sex with a mermaid, everyone will tell you it was just a manatee. Get a Corvette engine, rig it up with a Dominator Jet drive, and then strap it into a floating car,... / Continue →