History Main / DenOfIniquity

* ''Literature/TheHandmaidsTale'' has Jezebel's, one of the few establishments left in Gilead where prostitution is permitted, but only to entertain the men. It passes itself off as a SmokyGentlemensClub to make itself seem respectable in the face of the country's own moral hypocrisy.

* In [[Literature/TheBible the book of Jeremiah]], God condemns the Jews for treating His Temple like "a den of robbers" by breaking all the commandments except for "keeping the Sabbath holy" (by implication), declaring that "we are delivered" so that they can continue doing their abominations. (The same description is used by Jesus in the Gospels when He goes into the Temple to clean it out of the marketers and money-changers violating her sanctity -- an image made much more vivid in the theatrical and stage productions of ''Music/JesusChristSuperstar''.) In the apocryphal [[Literature/BooksOfMaccabees book of 2nd Maccabees]], the Temple is actually reduced to this with the introduction of pagan revelry by Antiochus Epiphanes, including sex workers and roasting abominable meats.

* ''Literature/TheHandmaidsTale'' has Jezebel's, one of the few establishments left in Gilead where prostitution is permitted, but only to entertain the men. It passes itself off as a SmokyGentlemansClub to make itself seem respectable in the face of the country's own moral hypocrisy.

* In [[Literature/TheBible the book of Jeremiah]], God condemns the Jews for treating His Temple like "a den of robbers" by breaking all the commandments except for "keeping the Sabbath holy" (by implication), declaring that "we are delivered" so that they can continue doing their abominations. (The same description is used by Jesus in the Gospels when He goes into the Temple to clean it out of the marketers and money-changers violating her sanctity -- an image made much more vivid in the theatrical and stage productions of ''Music/JesusChristSuperstar''.) In the apocryphal [[Literature/BooksOfMaccabees book of 2nd Maccabees]], the Temple is actually reduced to this with the introduction of pagan revelry by Antiochus Epiphanes.

* In [[Literature/TheBible the book of Jeremiah]], God condemns the Jews for treating His Temple like "a den of robbers" by breaking all the commandments except for "keeping the Sabbath holy" (by implication), declaring that "we are delivered" so that they can continue doing their abominations. (The same description is used by Jesus in the Gospels when He goes into the Temple to clean it out of the marketers and money-changers violating her sanctity.) In the apocryphal [[Literature/BooksOfMaccabees book of 2nd Maccabees]], the Temple is actually reduced to this with the introduction of pagan revelry by Antiochus Epiphanes.

* In [[Literature/TheBible the book of Jeremiah]], God condemns the Jews for treating His Temple like "a den of robbers" by breaking all the commandments except for "keeping the Sabbath holy" (by implication), declaring that "we are delivered" so that they can continue doing their abominations. In the apocryphal [[Literature/BooksOfMaccabees book of 2nd Maccabees]], the Temple is actually reduced to this with the introduction of pagan revelry by Antiochus Epiphanes.

A Den of Iniquity is typically a room, auditorium, or stadium in the EvilOverlord's EvilTowerOfOminousness or IslandBase where all sorts of sin and wrongdoing takes place. Although towers are in short supply nowadays, if the BigBad happens to [[ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem make and/or enforce the laws]] they might have one in their mansion (but explaining them to less debauched guests might be tricky).

* The Den of Mortal Delights in the Black Temple raid instance in ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' has parks, fluffy pillows, fountains, hookahs, silk curtains, nubile dancing blood elves, [[HornyDevils succubi and other female demons]] in stark contrast to the rest of the temple.

* In the ''Literature/IncarnationsOfImmortality'' book "Being a Green Mother," we find that Satan runs Mock Hell, where all types of sin can be indulged in, for "merely" a percentage of evil on your soul. Of course, when you get over 50%, you go to Hell for real. And it's no picnic. Of course, Satan being Satan, the pleasures [[spoiler:aren't real]], but the evil on the soul is.

* Tiberius's manision in ''Caligula'' takes this UpToEleven.

* In ''l'épée de cistal'', there is one that is also a "stock exchange of sins": the minions shouts the name of one of the seven DeadlySins, and by that mean influence people all around the would to commit those sins.

* Qibbu's Hut from the ''StarWars'' RepublicCommandoSeries of books.

* In the ''IncarnationsOfImmortality'' book "Being a Green Mother," we find that Satan runs Mock Hell, where all types of sin can be indulged in, for "merely" a percentage of evil on your soul. Of course, when you get over 50%, you go to Hell for real. And it's no picnic. Of course, Satan being Satan, the pleasures [[spoiler:aren't real]], but the evil on the soul is.

* Babel Tower from the beginning of the second season of ''CodeGeass''. Gambling, blood-sports, waitresses in bunny-girl outfit... and particularly rich and influential guests could indulge in 'rabbit-hunts'. It's never specified exactly what that means for the caught 'bunnies', but one can make reasonable guesses. Unfortunately for one mafia-boss, however, he happened to catch a KillerRabbit...
* The Amazon Trio of Anime/SailorMoon Super S has a more subdued example in the form of a bar with a lone saxophone playing to lounge in-between missions.

* On each studio-album-proper, Music/JoyDivision had a song describing one: "Day of the Lords" on ''Music/UnknownPleasures'', and "Atrocity Exhibition" on ''Music/{{Closer}}'' (the latter's title is a ShoutOut to Creator/JGBallard).

* On each studio-album-proper, JoyDivision had a song describing one: "Day of the Lords" on ''Music/UnknownPleasures'', and "Atrocity Exhibition" on ''Music/{{Closer}}'' (the latter's title is a ShoutOut to Creator/JGBallard).

* The hideout of the Foot Clan in the 1990 ''Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' film contains a room where underage teens smoke and gamble.

* Tiberius' mansion in ''Series/IClaudius'' has one of these.
** The historical Tiberius, on the other hand, did not want and did not need one of these: an antisocial prick but [[BunnyEarsLawyer able administrator]], he preferred to spend his time mostly alone in his pleasure palace on the island of Capri, and according to Roman historian Suetonius, "[[ComicBook/CartoonHistoryOfTheUniverse indulging his pedophilic predilections]]" in private. Although later research showed that Tiberius went to Capri mostly because he wanted to hide from assassins and read in peace.

* In EagleHeart, a bizarre bylaw makes it legal to do ''anything'' in the sky. Everything goes, up to and including murder. Naturally, a crime baron sets up a blimp as his base of operations where every type of crime is indulged and encouraged (except smoking, because of the hydrogen)

* Thulsa Doom's orgy chamber in ''Film/ConanTheBarbarian''. Goes from creepy to horrifying when you notice [[ImAHumanitarian exactly what's on the menu]] in there.

Often populated with the PaidHarem and BodyguardBabes. The Den Of Iniquity isn't restricted to "evil" characters, but most [[IncorruptiblePurePureness heroes will simply find it beneath them]].