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muriel_volestrangler

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9. The Oubliette: A Torture of Unspeakable Horror

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed May 28, 2025, 03:12 PM

May 28

Oubliette (pronounced "oo-blee-ett" ) is a French term from the verb "oublier" (which means "to forget" ). It was so named because a prisoner was thrown down into one and then forgotten. An oubliette was a specialized type of dungeon, with the only entrance a trap door at the top, agonizingly out of reach of the prisoner.

https://owlcation.com/humanities/Oubliette-French-Torture-Halloween

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