Torturing people just seems to be something people do from time to time and nobody-- nobody-- did it better than Europe during the middle ages. Something about the threat of eternal damnation at the hands of an angry God did wonders for getting Europeans fired up to find new, creative and really fucked up ways to slowly and painfully destroy other human beings. Click here to see the entire list of the 12 plus most horrifying torture devices ever created. Thanks to Delsyd for the link. Oh, and if for some reason, you get a page full of errors, just keep refreshing.