The Pit And The Pendulum
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| Originally published | 1842 |
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| Authors | Edgar Allan Poe |
| Country | United States of America |
| Publication type | Magazines & Newspapers |
| Genres | Short Story |
| Horror Fiction | |
| Adaptations | The Pit and the Pendulum |
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| ID | 634877 |
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.
