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The Pit and the Pendulum

by Edgar Allan Poe · 1907

Horror · ranked #32 in category

"The Pit and the Pendulum" is a short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe and first published in 1842 in the literary annual The Gift: A Christmas and New Year's Present for 1843. The story is ab

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Category
Horror
First published
1907 · 1900s
Author
Edgar Allan Poe
Standing
Recommended

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