The Pit and the Pendulum (1991)

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.

Genres: Horror, Romance

What to watch after The Pit and the Pendulum

• Pumpkinhead (1988) — Same subject: witch
• Prison (1987)
• Bride of Re-Animator (1990) — Two steps away in the credits
• The Blood on Satan's Claw (1971) — Same feel: scary, disturbing
• From Beyond (1986) — Stuart Gordon directed both
• The Haunted Palace (1963)