The Hanging of Martha Lyam



The tall oak gallows that served four towns,and which was overseen by the regional executioner was located under a circular grove of tall,old trees in a shaded glade,near the borders of three of the towns.It was painted a flat,dark brown,that contrasted with the somberness of the black uprights and crossbeam of which the gallows itself was comprised..The uprights were ten square-inch oak,each nine feet tall,surmounted by an oak crossbeam of the same thickness,but which was twelve feet in length..A trapdoor that would accommodate the hanging of one prisoner,was located beneath the crossbeam at the mid-point of it's length,but most of the hangings were carried out in the manner of the gibbet ,rather than by use of the trap and drop.The traditional thirteen steps,with a rail on each side that led to the platform,,were also black and were wide enough for the condemned to be brought up the stairs by two assistants of the executioner if the subject was struggling--a common enough occurrence.The space around the gallows was large enough for several hundred onlookers on each side,although the usual total numbers were only three-five hundred, consistent with the size of the population of the area.Executions by hanging,and by beheading on the block,the executioner using a wide axe,were well-attended by both men and women,and were witnessed with enthusiasm.Public whippings and public floggings were also carried out for more minor offenses. Men who beat their wives,petty thieves-men or women-and the like,could expect to be taken to the scaffold,bound to the waiting post,stripped nearly naked,and then lashed well as all looked on.Usually,two dozen lashes were inflicted with a long,wide heavy strap to render the skin and the muscles beneath exquisitely tender and painful,then the knotted cat-o-nine tails was taken from it's leather bag,the tails made wet with salt brine,and the guilty victim well-flogged for his or her crime.The executioner used a nine-tailed cat with three-foot long tails of 1/2 inch width leather.A dozen small,hard knots graced the tails.Two dozen lashes of the strap across the naked back and buttocks,followed by a severe,no-nonsense flogging of two dozen lashes was punishment so excruciating,that many offenders were unable to control their bodily functions as it was being inflicted,this to the applause of the onlookers.There were few second-time offenders at the whipping post.After the flogging had been administered,the bleeding cuts were stanched with raw alcohol,,rinsed with salt brine and salt rubbed in to insure continued suffering for the guilty.The victim was left in shame for a full two hours before being cut down and released. Flogging before execution was also mandatory for the punishment of some crimes such as rape and molestation.



Crimes were well-punished and justice was swift and certain for the guilty.The specter of the scaffold and the public executioner insured that the law was observed by most,and that any and all lawbreakers were justly punished for the public good in a public place.The gathering of the community to see justice done on the high scaffold was a unifying event,drawing it together physically and spiritually,and affirming it's beliefs regarding crime and punishment.The use of the public whipping post,as popular as it was with men,was even more enamored of by women. Women of all ages smiled and laughed openly,and exchanged enthusiastic comments as whippings were being carried out--the grim walk up the steps,the binding to the stout oak post,the reading of the sentence aloud to those assembled,the baring of the flesh of the back and buttocks(the latter causing shrieks and squeals from women in their late teens to elderly women in their 80's.The lowering of the skirt or trousers to bare the cheeks for the singing lash,the flesh jigging uncontrollably as the victim anticipated the excruciating pain while below,the women squealed and the men controlled their grunts with varying success). The shame of suffering public whipping or flogging tied to the post,while two to three hundred men and women looked on with pleasure,was severe psychological punishment that greatly intensified the suffering caused by the well-knotted flogging cat,as it was drawn back and administered by the unsympathetic executioner.



Beheading in the traditional manner,at the high block with the condemned man or woman kneeling obediently at the block,the throat resting on the grooved portion,hands bound behind the back,and the ankles spread wide apart and tied off,drew large numbers of the populace whenever beheadings were carried out, Two years earlier a criminal gang of three men and a woman were executed by beheading at the block,the woman was beheaded third,sobbing and struggling,the leader beheaded last,also struggling desperately.The first head fell at 5:24 PM and by 5:28PM,all four heads had been chopped off and mounted on spikes,one each on the four lonely corners of the scaffold.There they remained for three days and nights. Hangings were also carried out at the pleasure of the sentencing judge and the regional high executioner. Occasionally,the hanging was carried out by the drop method with swift,harsh effect,but most often,the condemned man or woman was gibbetted in some form--twisted off a ladder,or drawn up slowly,or the small platform on which he or she stood was pulled suddenly away.The noose was positioned with great care so that the victim's weight was borne by the jaw and the side of the neck as much as possible and not the windpipe,this to prolong the procedure as long,and as painfully as was possible.The large,life-sustaining arteries and veins in the neck were also largely spared,this also lengthening the time of hanging while fully conscious and suffering severely,both mentally and physically.

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I can't believe we didn't already have a thread for this

This is part one of a snuff story I'm working on. I hope it's not too bad.

They all sat in the wagon. The whole thing rocked and freaked as it trundled along the forest trail. The sun was setting low beyond the green hills and the air in that vast forest was hot and humid, soupy.

They all sat in that wagon. Twelve in total. All the elven girls who were taken in the village raid. They were wailing with pure panic, fear, and despair. Some were too filled with hopelessness to cry and they stared out through the cage with empty eyes that were devoid of anything except acceptance. Among them was a young pointy-eared beauty, not unlike her companions, except that her eyes were a deep brown color. Her hair was mid-length and blonde, and her skin was a mix of gold and bronze that felt like lantern light against homely cottage walls. As she stared into the setting sun, her heart felt heavy with a crushing despair she had never experienced before. Her whole world was shattered in front of her, much like her comrades, as her family was slain and her home village destroyed by marauding soldiers who were hellbent on bloodshed.

The bronze-gold beauty, whose name was Merelyn, began to sob as she thought of the pain and destruction that she and the others around her had experienced. It was almost like a dream. It was unthinkable that something like this would happen, especially to a simple, illiterate elven girl like herself and her comrades-in-misery. Tears began to fall down her cheeks as she spoke to herself. "W-What will they do to us..? Why do they do this..? Mother.. Father.."

One of the elf girls who had that same empty look in her eyes had heard her words. She had the very same questions that she pondered in her mind as she drifted in and out of a pain-induced coma. Her arm was missing and covered in blood-soaked bandages and she was pale. She looked over at Merely and spoke in a low and weak voice "I..I don't know..But.."

Merelyn looked over to her quickly, expecting a response but alas there was nothing. Suddenly the wagon came to a stop, and the voices of their takers were heard. One of them hopped out of the upper part of the carriage and walked to the back, opening the doors. Some wanted to make a run for it and some began to breathe heavily and cry harder in fear. The armless elf was grabbed and dragged out onto the ground. She woke up from her stupor and began to yell and squirm as her clothes were torn off.

The man yelled at her as she squirmed and cried "Quit your yelling you knife-eared cunt and I'll make it easier for you!" He pulled a knife from his boot and showed it off as he wanted to scare the elven whore into submission.

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It's kinda niche, I think.

looking for a story i remember here from way back. a demon hunter or slayer and his horse rape torture and snuff a succubus. leave her impaled on a spear. there was a series. korg or krug something

Let's make an old fashioned nevada-tan thread

Prey to meat to shit is just the course of nature

Looking for a story from the old gurochan about a girl who mutilates herself to survive the zombie apocalypse

who knows the author? Is there any more of his work?

This anyone have a arunarudo333's scat video? because i never DM him for video i want.

Please release his scat video in this board, thanks.

I start a new thread because the old are full. It's for images more or less guro, but showing the female hearts.

Some of my works, do you like this?

I just wish to see akechi goro getting aroused with akira dead body, blood and hole on the head, someone here have the same wish?

Pest Control in the Garden (TEASER)

by TDMalpha

This story contains: torture, rape, lolicon, toddlercon, furry, lots of gynophagia, cannibalism, harem elements, slavery (willing and non), fantasy elements, a dystopian society, lots of blood and gore, amputations, pretty girls being cooked/eaten alive and a storyline somewhere in among all the smut.
Day One


Evening was coming on, so it was time to check the traps in the back yard. That's where Dranix's garden was. He was very proud of the work he'd put into it, and the plethora of herbs and vegetables he grew there. Though he was a predator, and ate mostly meat, he still liked to add to the flavor of his dishes with what he grew in the garden he'd been tending for years now.

The problem with growing food is that it attracted pests that liked to eat it even more than he did. Critters like mice, rabbits and even the occasional fox would raid his garden, eating and ruining what they didn't eat. Then there was the fay creatures, such as imps, fairies, elves and even gnomes that would sometimes either raid for food, or tear up crops just because they felt like it.

Most of the pests he caught were female. For some reason, they either didn't want their males going out and risking themselves, or the males were just too lazy or smart to get in much trouble.

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Okay, the spam is cleared for now, but the thread order on /lit/ is still messed up by the spammer's bumps, and while we can hope newer threads will get bumped back on top eventually, it's discouraging to think this would happen every time there's a new spam attack.

Is there any chance to set up the ordering of the threads to follow the date of the last NON-deleted post, instead of like now following the date of the last post even if it was deleted?

Or otherwise if the order of threads is updated independently, force an update after any post gets deleted?

Hello Everyone!



After a long LONG pause here are an another scary tale. Now we leave the Muramasa Mansion for some rural slasher story.



I proudly presents: The Scarecrow!

Why the fuck am I also spending my time off animating?

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Hi, this is my first time trying to post stuffs here. What am I doing wrong.
When I try to start a new topic. I keep getting errors. The message says,
"The server took too long to submit your post. Your post was probably still submitted. If it wasn't, we might be experiencing issues right now – please try your post again later. Error information"

However, Im able to post under other people's topic.

I remember reading a really long literature piece about an alien predator in Gotham city going around brutally murdering and raping batman universe women,such as catwoman, killer frost, oracle, etc. I think it was called something like Gotham Headhunter or something. If anyone can find it, I would be very grateful.