The Pit and the Pendulum

Year: 1991

Runtime: 97 mins

Language: English

Director: Stuart Gordon

RomanceHorrorHorror the undead and monster classicsGothic and eerie haunting horrorGory gruesome and slasher horror

A nightmarish descent from the creator of Re‑Animator, set during the Spanish Inquisition. Maria, a kind‑hearted woman, is arrested as a witch after screaming at a child's public whipping. Husband Antonio tries to save her, while Torquemada, Inquisitor, vows torture, fueled by twisted desire. Loosely based on Edgar Allan Poe’s classic story.

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