Sixteen different kinds of executions that are/were used worldwide in no particular order:
Buried Alive- This kind of execution is pretty self-explanatory. The accused person would be tied up and placed in a pre-dug hole. They would then be covered in dirt and left to die under the ground. This method was used during World War II by the Japanese while they executed people in bulk.
The Snake Pit- This is a very old form of execution, dating back to the Viking days. The men who were to be killed would simply be thrown into a deep pit filled with deadly snakes. To be sure the snakes would atack, they were poorly fed, which made them irritated and aggressive. Sometimes the pit would be filled with shallow water and water snakes instead of the traditional way.
The Spanish Tickler- This method was used in Europe during the Middle ages. The Spanish Tickler refers to a weapon that looked sort of like old farming tools. The machine was able to tear into skin, muscle, and bone. The victim would be tied up, usually nude, and the executioner would rake the machine across the condemned man's body. It would usually begin near the limbs and then work its way to the vital parts of the body to ensure a slow and painful death.
Slow Slicing- translated from the word "Ling Chi", which also means "the Lingering Death". This was a method practiced from 900 A.D. all the way until 1905. It was a form of execution that was used to make absolutely positive that the victim would die very slowly, and according to Confucian principle, it would ensure that the man would suffer even in the afterlife. Slow slicing was basically a death by many many cuts. It was designed so that the tortured would live through all of the pain that was inflicted upon him until the deathly blow.
Stake Burning- Stake Burning was used in the Americas in the 1800s, generally to kill so-called witches. It was a process that involved tying the man or woman up to a wooden beam and lighting a fire beneath them. The executed would be burned alive, generally in public to humiliate and intimidate.
Necklacing- This is a method still practiced today in South Africa. Necklacing is performed by forcing a rubber tire around the criminal's body, then dousing it in gasoline. The tire is then set on fire along with the person inside. This turns the "necklaced" into a burning and indistinguishable mess.
Execution by Elephant- Performed in Southeast Asia for thousands of years, this method is considered especially brutal. There were two ways to go about this. One was to have the victim stand in an open area, then the elephants would be released, and the person was crushed and killed instantly. Then there was the longer and more tortuous way, in which the trained elephants were to dismember the victim slowly.
The Five Pains- The Five Pains was a method invented by a Chinese Prime Minister. First, the person's nose was to be cut off. This was followed by one hand and one foot. After this, the criminal was to be castrated and cut in half horizontally. This is a method much like the Slow Slicing, but the death was a lot quicker.
The Columbian Necktie- This was a very gruesome method of execution, and was generally used to intimidate those who came upon the body after death. This killing originated during "La Violencia" which was a violent time period in Columbia. The condemned person's throat was cut open, and they were killed quickly. Then, the criminal's tongue was pulled through the neck wound and hung out of it like a tie.
Hanged, Drawn, and Quartered- This was a form of execution used in England for high treason. It was a three step process in which the accused was hanged until they were dead or almost dead. Then, they were cut down from the rope and disemboweled. After the disembowelment, they were cut into four pieces and beheaded.
Cement Shoes- This is a more modern execution that is still used by the U.S. Mafia. The victim's feet are encased in concrete, and they are then thrown into deep water until they drown. The "shoes" weighed them down so that they are unable to swim to the surface.
The Guillotine- Perhaps the most commonly known form of Medieval executions, the Guillotine is a machine that will quickly behead the accused. The criminal will place their head in the machine, and an executioner will chop a rope holding up a long blade. The blade will then quickly drop down onto the person's neck, where their head will separate from their body.
Republican Marriage- This was a particularly humiliating type of execution that originated in France. It involves two people, a man and a woman, to be killed at one time. The couple would be tied together in the nude, and thrown into water to drown. If no water was available, the couple would simply be run through with a sword. This may have been common if two people commited adultery and were both sentenced to death.
The Brazen Bull- One of the most cruel and painful methods of execution, the Brazen Bull has been long since out of practice. It involved an iron cast of a bull. This hollow bull would have a hatch on the side where the condemned would be thrown in. Once the accused was inside of the bull, a fire was lit underneath of it until the victim was roasted alive. This method went out of style when the inventor of it was executed in this way as punishment for the pain he inflicted upon others.
The Electric Chair- This was the method generally used by jails until the 1980s. The person who was to be executed was shaved and then led to the chair, where they would be strapped in and the device would be placed over their heads. One of the jailers would then flip a switch that turned on the chair's device. The chair would then electrocute the person occupying it.
Lethal Injection- This is the method used today by modern police stations. It is easy and almost completely painless. A syringe full of a lethal poison is inserted between the toes of the criminal, and they are then injected with the poison. After a minute or so, the heart simply stops beating.
Buried Alive- This kind of execution is pretty self-explanatory. The accused person would be tied up and placed in a pre-dug hole. They would then be covered in dirt and left to die under the ground. This method was used during World War II by the Japanese while they executed people in bulk.
The Snake Pit- This is a very old form of execution, dating back to the Viking days. The men who were to be killed would simply be thrown into a deep pit filled with deadly snakes. To be sure the snakes would atack, they were poorly fed, which made them irritated and aggressive. Sometimes the pit would be filled with shallow water and water snakes instead of the traditional way.
The Spanish Tickler- This method was used in Europe during the Middle ages. The Spanish Tickler refers to a weapon that looked sort of like old farming tools. The machine was able to tear into skin, muscle, and bone. The victim would be tied up, usually nude, and the executioner would rake the machine across the condemned man's body. It would usually begin near the limbs and then work its way to the vital parts of the body to ensure a slow and painful death.
Slow Slicing- translated from the word "Ling Chi", which also means "the Lingering Death". This was a method practiced from 900 A.D. all the way until 1905. It was a form of execution that was used to make absolutely positive that the victim would die very slowly, and according to Confucian principle, it would ensure that the man would suffer even in the afterlife. Slow slicing was basically a death by many many cuts. It was designed so that the tortured would live through all of the pain that was inflicted upon him until the deathly blow.
Stake Burning- Stake Burning was used in the Americas in the 1800s, generally to kill so-called witches. It was a process that involved tying the man or woman up to a wooden beam and lighting a fire beneath them. The executed would be burned alive, generally in public to humiliate and intimidate.
Necklacing- This is a method still practiced today in South Africa. Necklacing is performed by forcing a rubber tire around the criminal's body, then dousing it in gasoline. The tire is then set on fire along with the person inside. This turns the "necklaced" into a burning and indistinguishable mess.
Execution by Elephant- Performed in Southeast Asia for thousands of years, this method is considered especially brutal. There were two ways to go about this. One was to have the victim stand in an open area, then the elephants would be released, and the person was crushed and killed instantly. Then there was the longer and more tortuous way, in which the trained elephants were to dismember the victim slowly.
The Five Pains- The Five Pains was a method invented by a Chinese Prime Minister. First, the person's nose was to be cut off. This was followed by one hand and one foot. After this, the criminal was to be castrated and cut in half horizontally. This is a method much like the Slow Slicing, but the death was a lot quicker.
The Columbian Necktie- This was a very gruesome method of execution, and was generally used to intimidate those who came upon the body after death. This killing originated during "La Violencia" which was a violent time period in Columbia. The condemned person's throat was cut open, and they were killed quickly. Then, the criminal's tongue was pulled through the neck wound and hung out of it like a tie.
Hanged, Drawn, and Quartered- This was a form of execution used in England for high treason. It was a three step process in which the accused was hanged until they were dead or almost dead. Then, they were cut down from the rope and disemboweled. After the disembowelment, they were cut into four pieces and beheaded.
Cement Shoes- This is a more modern execution that is still used by the U.S. Mafia. The victim's feet are encased in concrete, and they are then thrown into deep water until they drown. The "shoes" weighed them down so that they are unable to swim to the surface.
The Guillotine- Perhaps the most commonly known form of Medieval executions, the Guillotine is a machine that will quickly behead the accused. The criminal will place their head in the machine, and an executioner will chop a rope holding up a long blade. The blade will then quickly drop down onto the person's neck, where their head will separate from their body.
Republican Marriage- This was a particularly humiliating type of execution that originated in France. It involves two people, a man and a woman, to be killed at one time. The couple would be tied together in the nude, and thrown into water to drown. If no water was available, the couple would simply be run through with a sword. This may have been common if two people commited adultery and were both sentenced to death.
The Brazen Bull- One of the most cruel and painful methods of execution, the Brazen Bull has been long since out of practice. It involved an iron cast of a bull. This hollow bull would have a hatch on the side where the condemned would be thrown in. Once the accused was inside of the bull, a fire was lit underneath of it until the victim was roasted alive. This method went out of style when the inventor of it was executed in this way as punishment for the pain he inflicted upon others.
The Electric Chair- This was the method generally used by jails until the 1980s. The person who was to be executed was shaved and then led to the chair, where they would be strapped in and the device would be placed over their heads. One of the jailers would then flip a switch that turned on the chair's device. The chair would then electrocute the person occupying it.
Lethal Injection- This is the method used today by modern police stations. It is easy and almost completely painless. A syringe full of a lethal poison is inserted between the toes of the criminal, and they are then injected with the poison. After a minute or so, the heart simply stops beating.