" Welcome to the perfectly deranged mind of Edgar Allan Poe as you are walked through a man's death sentence " - Janet, " still a book I think a lot of and this is many years after I read it. " Nice introduction to classic horror/Poe. I can still hear the swoosh of the blade. " Read this probably with some other Poe stories(The Telltale Heart, The Fall of the House of Usher)back in the 60's. " The Pit and the Pendulum tells a tale of torments endurd by a prisoner, this volume also includes other tales such as, The Black Cat and The Tell-Tale Heart. Overall Performance: Narration Rating: Story Rating:.I wanted to write like him when I grew up, but unfortunately I am still waiting! I liked to sit in the sun and read it out loud, using my 'I am reading Poe' voice, which sounded kind of creepy. This is one of the stories that got under my skin. "I went through a Poe phase when I was young. Proceeds from sale of this title go to Reach Out and Read, an innovative literacy advocacy organization. As the man is slowly tortured, he must face either the pit or the pendulum. Above him hangs a large, razor-sharp pendulum. Locked away in a pitch-black cell, he soon discovers a pit in the center of the room, a watery grave at its base. In "The Pit and the Pendulum," one of his most famous short works, a condemned man is judged guilty by the Spanish Inquisition and sentenced to die. Edgar Allen Poe is seen today as one of the greatest practitioners of gothic and detective fiction that ever lived, and popular culture is replete with references to him.
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