Edgar Allan Poe's Works

The Pit and the Pendulum

"The Pit and the Pendulum" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe depicting the tortures endured by a prisoner of the Spanish Inquisition, though Poe skews historical facts. 😉

The story is a terrifying tale of a man who finds himself subjected to unrelenting anguish, bound fearfully in dark, harrowing conditions. As the pendulum of horror swings, survival hangs precariously in the balance.