The Hinterlands

The Hinterlands
Location Information
Location	Near the Mortmain Mountains
Residents	Olivia Caliban † White-Faced Women (possibly)
Type	Hinterlands
Behind the Scenes
Appearances	The Vile Village The Hostile Hospital The Carnivorous Carnival
Adaptation Appearances	2004 film Netflix Adaptation: The Miserable Mill: Part Two, The Austere Academy: Part One, The Austere Academy: Part Two, The Vile Village: Part One, The Vile Village: Part Two, The Hostile Hospital: Part One, The Hostile Hospital: Part Two, The Carnivorous Carnival: Part One, The Carnivorous Carnival: Part Two

The Hinterlands comprise a large area of desert located outside The City.

Description

The Hinterlands are described as being a vast and empty place, very far from the outskirts of the city and without any settlements for hundreds of miles. It also seems to be blackened and desolate. Wild animals roam the area, such as abandoned lions.

The blue sunsets in the Hinterlands are famously beautiful, described as a dark blue light spreading eerily as the sun sinks behind the Mortmain Mountains; the light itself is so vast that at times the land appears to be underwater.

It is unknown if the Mortmain Mountains are included within the area of the Hinterlands or if they simply border the area; however, the Stricken Stream runs through them both, possibly connecting the areas.

A road traveling the area is called Rarely Ridden Road.

Locations

• Caligari Carnival - the only attraction in the area, eventually burnt down
• Village of Fowl Devotees
• Last Chance General Store
• Heimlich Hospital - eventually burnt down
• Mortmain Mountains
  • Stricken Stream
  • V.F.D. Headquarters - burnt down
• Prufrock Preparatory School (possibly) - a boarding school which may be located in the hinterlands, as its depicted being in the middle of nowhere in the Netflix adaptation. This is supported by the Land of Districts map which shows Prufrock to the left, or possibly part of, the Hinterlands area.

History

The Baudelaire Family had planned to visit before the death of their parents, as they intended to see the famous Hinterlands sunsets.

After the White-Faced Women left Count Olaf's troupe, some rumors spread that they lived together in the hinterlands, attempting to grow rhubarb in the dry and barren ground.

Appearances

Books
A Series of Unfortunate Events (Books)
1. The Bad Beginning (1999):	Absent	7. The Vile Village (2001):	Debut
2. The Reptile Room (1999):	Absent	8. The Hostile Hospital (2001):	Appears
3. The Wide Window (2000):	Absent	9. The Carnivorous Carnival (2002):	Appears
4. The Miserable Mill (2000):	Absent	10. The Slippery Slope (2003):	Possibly
5. The Austere Academy (2000):	Absent	11. The Grim Grotto (2004):	Mentioned
6. The Ersatz Elevator (2001):	Absent	12. The Penultimate Peril (2005):	Absent
13. The End (2006):		Absent
All the Wrong Questions
Who Could That Be at This Hour? (2012):	Absent	Shouldn't You Be in School? (2014):	Absent
When Did You See Her Last? (2013):	Absent	Why Is This Night Different from All Other Nights? (2015):	Absent
File Under: 13 Suspicious Incidents (2014):		Absent
Snicketverse
Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography (2002):		Mentioned
The Dismal Dinner (2004):		Absent
The Beatrice Letters (2006):		Absent
29 Myths on the Swinster Pharmacy (2014):		Absent
The Hero of the Story (2017):		Absent
Poison for Breakfast (2021):		Absent
Other Snicket Books
The Baby in the Manger (2002):		Absent
The Latke Who Couldn't Stop Screaming (2007):		Absent
The Lump of Coal (2008):		Absent
The Composer Is Dead (2009):		Absent
13 Words (2010):		Absent
The Dark (2013):		Absent
Goldfish Ghost (2017):		Absent

Gallery

Books

Map.

Last Chance General Store.

Movie

Last Chance General Store.

Olaf's car in the Hinterlands.

Netflix

Map.

Map.

Prufrock Preparatory School, possibly located in the Hinterlands.

Sign advertising the Village of Fowl Devotees.

The Village of Fowl Devotees.

Last Chance General Store.

Heimlich Hospital.

Caligari Carnival.