Monsieur de Paris’s Orchid Buttonhole
Monsieur de Paris’s Orchid Buttonhole A profile of the next-to-last public execution of France, Louis Deibler.
Posts tagged
‘decapitation’
The Cone of Death: More Novel Execution Methods
The Cone of Death: More Novel Execution Methods Looking at more novel methods of execution involving large blocks of granite, buckets of icy water, and the Swedish Cone of Death.
A Walking Corpse Mystery
A strange death, possibly by decapitation, and a walking corpse.
Cutting Off One’s Head: Self-Decapitations of the Past
Cutting Off One’s Head: Self-Decapitations of the Past: A post on ingenious self-decapitations inspired by the story of the Tulsa man found in his garage bound hand and foot, with his head cut off. Naturally the police suspect suicide. Here, ripped from the headlines of yesterday’s newspapers, are some cutting-edge examples of decapitation deaths and their infernal machines.
Tales of Heads: Famous and Infamous
Tales of Heads: Famous and Infamous An article about a gruesome experiment with the consciousness of severed heads reminded me of my file of mummified head stories. Here is a cabinet of mummified curiosities–merely because I am interested in the grim and gruesome. An upcoming post will share stories of hauntings involving disembodied heads.