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WORLD OF PAIN

They certainly had ways of making you
scream in days gone by. This torturers’

catalog, issued by House of Torment, Inc.,
Tongue tearers reading for interrogating gangs of
reveals bygone methods and pitiless
punishments for dealing with traitors,
These large iron pincers are ideal for tearing out
the tongues of heretics (anyone whose religious
sinners… or anyone who simply stepped
beliefs disagree with those of the church) to
out of line. Recommended revolting
permanently silence them. A simple but effective
device. Recommended by Tomás de Torquemada,
the head of the Spanish Inquisition, who said,
“I wouldn’t leave home without one.”

Iron maiden the Inquisition and other eager torturers.
Is there someone you’d ALL FIRED UP
like to put in a closet
and forget about? Burning at the stake
The iron maiden may be remains the tried and
just what you’re looking tested way of getting
for. This coffinlike box is rid of undesirables. Our
lined with deadly spikes, “Handy Heretic Kit”
so once your victim is comes complete with
locked inside, you can bundles of wood, a stake,
leave them to bleed ropes, flint lighter, and
to death. Beware of a full set of instructions.
cheap forgeries—ours Previous customers
is the genuine article.
include the executioners
of Joan of Arc.

Feeling stretched?

Be the first torturer in your neck of the woods
to own a rack. This cunning device stretches
the body of the wretch you’re tormenting
until you can hear the bones crack. Even
the most stubborn soul is bound to
confess once the rollers start turning...

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