The Pit and the Pendulum and Other Stories

The Pit and the Pendulum and Other Stories

1842 • 164 pages

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Judged guilty by the Inquisition, a condemned man is slowly tortured.

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Weird... really weird

November 24, 2013

I do enjoy reading Edgar Allan Poe stories. I get why everyone loves his works. pit and pendulum as metaphors for the psychological state of being trapped between two bad choices, it makes sense in much less dramatic situations than the one he chose.

August 31, 2023