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Exotic types of execution
Read moreAs we have already said, punishment of criminals must be severe. Enough so that the sight of the execution or…
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The many faces of cruelty: kinds of torture and execution
Read moreIn older times, a naughty child would be taught a lesson through bottom-slapping and ear-pulling, nowadays it’s mostly being left…
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Interface evolution
Read moreThe Executioner was first conceived as a text-based quest. There were only two of us back in the fall of…
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The Sanson family history
Read moreA popular historical anecdote says that the French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, when he met with the retired Parisian executioner, asked…
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The mandrake root
Read moreContinuing the story of the arsenal that our hero, Theodor Grim, can assemble let’s talk about the mandrake root. What…
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Profession: executioner
Read moreWe’re often asked why we chose a scary and uncomfortable theme of torture and executions for our first independent game?…
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Black body market: cornerstone of the executioners’ economy
Read moreHistory knows a number of executioners who were quite wealthy and respectable despite their profession. For example Charles-Henri Sanson was…