Machines of Malice

HEAVY MACHINERY

World of Wonder's MACHINES OF MALICE:

THE INQUISITION premieres tonight at 10PM Eastern on the Discovery Channel. Put yourself in the hot seat as this episode tests out torturous atrocities like "The Interrogation Chair," above left. GETTING A LITTLE OUT-OF-JOINT: Find out how Inquisitors turned everyday objects into horrific devices to "help" the accused see the error of their ways... and thoughts, above right.

HARD TO STOMACH: Machines of Malice tests exotic torture devices like the "Revolving Drum," below left, a contraption supposed to grind away at the accused during questioning. A SLICE OF HUMAN HISTORY: Find out how religious zealots engineered fear and terror so entire populations would conform to their specific beliefs.

TORCH ME IN THE MORNING

World of Wonder's Machines of Malice: Witches & Heretics premieres tonight at 10 PM Eastern on the Discovery Channel. Find out why community and religious leaders during the Middle Ages reserved the most-painful punishments for individuals they labeled as heretical.

wheel of misfortune

 WHEEL OF MISFORTUNE: Some of these devices live up to their reputations, while others prove to be propaganda designed to control behavior through fear.

GUT CHECK

GUT CHECK:

 See how executioners during the Middle Ages applied simple mechanics to specific body parts with devastating results.