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The Pit and the Pendulum

Set during the height of Spanish Inquisition. The beautiful and kind-hearted Maria is arrested as a witch when she inadvertently cries out in horror at the public whipping of a child. As Maria’s husband Antonio tries to save her, Torquemada, the Grand Inquisitor, determines to punish Maria with torture for the desire she inflames in him. Loosely based on Edgar Allen Poe's classic short story.Set during the height of Spanish Inquisition. The beautiful and kind-hearted Maria is arrested as a witch when she inadvertently cries out in horror at the public whipping of a child. As Maria’s husband Antonio tries to save h... Read more

Watch "The Pit and the Pendulum" from streaming services Amazon Prime, shudder-shudder-subscription released in 1991. It's a romance and horror movie, and has a rating of 6 out of 10 from Imdb which is fairly okay for this kind of movie.

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