The 10 Most Horrific Execution Methods Throughout HistoryBy All That's InterestingPublished February 4, 2016Updated September 12, 2019Whether involving rats, spikes, or boiling oil, the worst execution methods ever invented prove that humans have mastered the art of torture and death.Worst Execution MethodsIf the last few thousand years of human history have shown us to be good at one thing, it’s the art of inflicting painful, humiliating death on one another.

Whether using torture devices, scorching temperatures, or endless variations of sharp, pointed implements, the ingenuity that has gone into the act of death by torture is genuinely shocking. You’ll need a strong stomach to make it through this episode of the worst punishments in the history of mankind.