Torture Devices (Short Stories)

Welcome to Cryptic Soup, your after-dark podcast filled with nightmares that haunt the daylight. From murders, to crimes, to cryptids, to anything in between, you can learn about what might be going bump in the night.

In this week's episode, join Thena and Kylee as we discuss a few different torture devices, their usage, and history. We discuss Oubliette, Thumbscrew, the Rack, the Scavenger’s Daughter, the Brazen Bull, the Collar, the Strappado, and the Blood Eagle in this episode!

Our sources for this weeks episodes:

• https://www.historydefined.net/oubliette/ 

• https://www.history.com/news/7-famous-torture-devices-medieval-iron 

• https://www.britannica.com/technology/rack-torture-instrument 

• https://www.medievalchronicles.com/medieval-torture-devices/the-scavengers-daughter/

• https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/did-the-vikings-actually-torture-victims-with-the-brutal-blood-eagle-180979148/