25 January 2016

Horrifying and Creepy Facts 6

Horrifying and Creepy Facts

This Ancient Torture Technique Is So Horrifying I Can't Believe It's Real

 Will Mackie-Jenkins / Provided by Author R.M.Villoria
Scaphism is a method of torture that essentially causes its victims to be eaten to death by bugs. It's even worse than it sounds. Scaphism, alternately called "the boats", was an ancient Persian method of torture and ultimately, execution.
A victim was initially placed in a boat, and another boat was placed inverted on top. The feet, head and hands were exposed. Alternately, hollowed out tree trunks could be used instead of boats. The victim was then forced to ingest massive amounts of milk and honey. This would give the victim a terrible case of diarrhea, which would attract countless insects. Extra honey would be placed on the body to attract even more insects. The victim would then essentially be eaten alive by the insects. It was, without a doubt, extremely painful and horrifying. Sometimes the method would last for several days.   
     If the victim survived the first day of being eaten alive by insects, they would be taken back to shore, only to have the same torture bestowed upon them again the next day.
I don't know about you, but I think that's one horrible way to die.





About the Author...
Born and raised in the state of New York, R.M. Villoria began his writing career as a prolific songwriter. After two back-to-back tours as a Marine in Vietnam, Villoria spent the next few years owning and operating a myriad of businesses and in 1992 returned to writing, this time appeasing his appetite for suspense and horror fiction.
Years in the making, his ghostly tales touching on the underpinnings of quantum physics and the paranormal are now ready for the public. As his first published work, Villoria presents readers with Volume One of his series “Tales From the Mind Field.”
Villoria has a son and daughter and lives in Las Vegas with his Wife.










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