Iron Maiden

The Iron Maiden was a medieval torture device / execution method that has since become a staple of fiction, often found in the dungeons of sadistic tyrants or malevolent judges these devices hold a special place of terror in the hearts of many audiences and have featured in countless media over the years.

The Iron Maiden itself is often designed to be a hollowed out figure of a woman in which a victim is placed and then impaled by many iron spikes that can be found on the inside - sealing them in the spike-filled "coffin".