Humankind has created many wonderful things. Art, literature, the smallpox vaccine and pizza, to name a few. Unfortunately, our propensity for creation does not stop with a masterpiece like the “Mona ...

Medieval contraptions and torture devices are on view at the new LA museum. (all photos courtesy the Medieval Torture Museum) “The Medieval Torture Museum is meant to feed off the emotions of people ...

Chicago has a new museum to add to the roster of its great collection. The Medieval Torture Museum is like nothing ever seen before in Chicago. Visitors can explore the torture chambers of the darkest ...

Some may be disturbed, others may be grossed out and a few might find it fascinating, but most visitors to this new museum in Los Angles will have a hard time forgetting all of the unbelievably cruel ...

This video examines a range of medieval torture devices and techniques used in historical justice systems. These methods were often employed to extract confessions or punish perceived crimes. The ...

A guillotine looming menacingly outside the Freedom Tower evokes terrifying references ranging from the industrial-scale beheadings of the French Revolution to the U ...