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Today, we explore some of the most horrifying and creative methods of torture ever created and implemented - punishments that reveal the darkest sides of history and challenge our faith in humanity.

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Slaughter's 1987 debut LP is a neat showcase of the heavier, darker side of the metal world in the '80s. The Toronto crew entered the budding thrash scene, throwing together relentlessly harsh, ...

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The Renaissance made great strides in many areas of human endeavour: the visual arts, literature, science, architecture – and the infliction of pain. The strappado is an ingenious form of Renaissance ...

The history of torture teaches us two lessons: first, that our inventive capacity for inflicting pain and terror on our fellow human is shockingly expansive. Second ...

The first paragraph of the Wikipedia entry on Strappado: Strappado is a form of torture in which a victim is suspended in the air by means of a rope attached to his hands which are tied behind his ...