The Pit and the Pendulum (1961)

In the sixteenth century, Francis Barnard travels to Spain to clarify the strange circumstances of his sister's death after she had married the son of a cruel Spanish Inquisitor.

Genres: Horror, Mystery, Drama

What to watch after The Pit and the Pendulum

• The Masque of the Red Death (1964) — Same subject: castle
• House of Usher (1960) — Roger Corman directed both
• Tales of Terror (1962) — Same subject: buried alive
• The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971) — Vincent Price appears in both
• Witchfinder General (1968) — Edgar Allan Poe worked on both
• House on Haunted Hill (1959)