Flesh Inferno: Atrocities of Torquemada and the Spanish Inquisition. (The Blood History Series) [Paperback]

Simon Whitechapel (Author)

Book Description

Series: The Blood History Series | Publication Date: April 15, 2003

The Spanish Inquisition was established in 1478 to root out and destroy heretics against Catholicism. Tomas Torquemada, a Dominican Friar, was single-handedly responsible for engineering and implementing some of the cruellest forms of torture the world has ever known. This full-bloodied biographical account of Torquemada offers a no-holds-barred look at what really went on during the Spanish Inquisition, one of the most inhumane periods in history. The sequel to Caligula: Divine Carnage.

Simon Whitechapel is also the author of Kamp Kulture (Creation, Aug '03)

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Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Creation Books (April 15, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1840681055
• ISBN-13: 978-1840681055
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #934,497 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The awful truth, March 25, 2006

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Michael A. Scarpitti (Columbus, Ohio USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Flesh Inferno: Atrocities of Torquemada and the Spanish Inquisition. (The Blood History Series) (Paperback)

Mr. Arthur Sippo apparently would suppress the awful truth about the Inquisition and its methods. It is hardly 'religious or political prejudice', nor does it 'misrepresent the facts': Whitechapel quotes from historical sources. For those doe-eyed Christians the truth may be painful, but not nearly as painful as the tortures meeted out under the Inquisition.

Must reading!

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Torquemada, August 14, 2008

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Kathryn (Kenmore, WA, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Flesh Inferno: Atrocities of Torquemada and the Spanish Inquisition. (The Blood History Series) (Paperback)

Really interesting book. Tells us lots of stuff about the Spanish Inquisition that we haven't heard before. I was pleasantly surprised that such a relatively short book could be so interesting and informative.

23 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Sensational lies pandering to prurience...., July 29, 2004

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Arthur Sippo (Highland, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Flesh Inferno: Atrocities of Torquemada and the Spanish Inquisition. (The Blood History Series) (Paperback)

Mr. Whitechapel has written several books on atrocities and serial killers. He obviously has an unhealthy interest in pain and torture. This is a book written to pander to that kind of prurience.

There has been a great deal of negative press given to the Inquisition over the centuries, most of which was motivated by religious or political prejudice. As a result there is a large body of literature that misrepresents the facts. This book is just a rehash of these allegations done uncritically. There are much better works by Peters and Kamen among others who used modern historical methods which created books that are truly academic and which demonstrate the serious flaws in many previous works done on this subject.

If I could, I would give it "Zero" stars. Pass this one by. It is not worth the money.