Skeleton in Pillory – Gothic Punishment Display

In the shadowed squares of medieval towns, the pillory was more than punishment—it was spectacle. Prisoners were locked in place, mocked, starved, and left to the mercy of the crowd. Some never walked away.

This Skeleton in Pillory captures the fate of one such forgotten soul. Shackled in chains, bones frozen in eternal humiliation, the figure stands as a grim reminder that not all sentences end with release. Legends whisper that the spirits of the pilloried lingered long after death, bound not by wood and iron, but by shame, curses, and unfinished penance.

Carved in resin with weathered detail, this statue transforms that cruel history into a gothic relic. Place it among your haunted displays or let it stand alone as a chilling testament to the thin line between justice and torment.

Approx. 7" x 3.75" x 10.5"