The Pit and the Pendulum

When his sister Elizabeth dies suddenly, Francis Barnard visits his brother-in-law Don Medina to find out exactly what happened to her. Don Medina lives a lonely life since his wife’s death. He loved her dearly and can’t explain what she died of. Francis clearly isn’t welcome and it is only Don Medina’s sister Catherine that seems to have an interest him.

As Francis and Catherine explore the events surrounding Elizabeth’s death, Francis learns of Don Medina’s horrific childhood experiences and discovers an attempt to drive him mad.

Critic Reviews:

• " Roger Corman has evoked a genuinely chilling mood of horror. " – Howard Thompson

• " Who wants understatement in a film with dungeons and giant blades? " – Keith Phipps

• " A richly realized, full-blooded ode to horror, dead dreams, duplicity, infidelity, mass-murder and cyclical madness. " – Chris Alexander

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