The Pit and the Pendulum photograph

The Pit And The Pendulum

Use attributes for filter !
Originally published 1842
Authors Edgar Allan Poe
Country United States of America
Publication typeMagazines & Newspapers
GenresShort Story
Horror Fiction
Adaptations The Pit and the Pendulum
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
ID634877
Send edit request

About The Pit And The Pendulum


"The Pit and the Pendulum" is a short story written by Edgar Allan Poe and first published in 1842 in the literary annual The Gift: A Christmas and New Year's Present for 1843. The story is about the torments endured by a prisoner of the Spanish Inquisition, though Poe skews historical facts.

Related Persons

Next Profile ❯