The Pit and the Pendulum

The Pit and the Pendulum is a short story written by Edgar Allan Poe. The story centres around the torments endured by a prisoner of the Spanish Inquisition. The story is especially effective at inspiring fear in the reader due to its heavy focus on the senses, emphasizing its reality, unlike many of Poe's stories which are aided by the supernatural.

Author: Edgar Allan Poe

Publisher: Penguin

Released Date: 1995

ISBN: 9780146000119