The Pit and the Pendulum, Edgar Allan Poe
The Pit and the Pendulum, Edgar Allan Poe
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The Pit and the Pendulum

Author: Edgar Allan Poe

Narrator: Paul Michael Garcia

Unabridged: 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/07/2013

Categories: Fiction, Horror

Synopsis

Edgar Allen Poe is seen today as one of the greatest practitioners of gothic and detective fiction that ever lived, and popular culture is replete with references to him. In The Pit and the Pendulum, one of his most famous short works, a condemned man is judged guilty by the Spanish Inquisition and sentenced to die. Locked away in a pitch-black cell, he soon discovers a pit in the center of the room, a watery grave at its base. Above him hangs a large, razor-sharp pendulum. As the man is slowly tortured, he must face either the pit or the pendulum.

About Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was an American poet, short story writer, editor, and literary critic who is credited with inventing the detective fiction genre and with contributing to the emerging science fiction genre. He began his literary career with the anonymous publication of a collection of his poems entitled Tamerlane and Other Poems. He then turned to writing prose and spent the next several years working for literary journals and periodicals, becoming well known for his particular style of literary criticism. He served for a time on the staff of the New York Mirror, in which his poem "The Raven" was published. Poe's other well-known works include his stories "The Purloined Letter," "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," and "The Mystery of Marie Roget."

Reviews

Goodreads review by Federico on November 18, 2024

Pure Classicness. Part II. Yet another collection by legendary Poe. What is there to say? I love completionism! Another good but scarcely great mixed bag of sorts. You can always count on good ol’ Poe to get the job done… in an old fashioned convoluted kind of way. Thank God there was no poetry th......more

Goodreads review by Bionic Jean on February 22, 2025

This selection of short stories reveals Edgar Allan Poe in all his moods. All the stories have been reviewed, but some have their own separate reviews and star rating. These are indicated with links at the end. This review and star rating is for the remainder of this selection. The Fall of the House......more

Goodreads review by Paul on August 09, 2022

I was just going to read ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’ to remind myself of it before reading T. Kingfisher's ‘What Moves the Dead’ which is presented as an extended retelling of the story. I found myself, however, reminded of how good a writer Poe was, and had to go on and reread many of the stor......more

Goodreads review by melydia on December 24, 2009

The Balloon-Hoax - Wow. That was really boring. Ms. Found in a Bottle - Good suspense, but the ending confused me. A Descent into the Maelstrom - Not too memorable. The Murders in the Rue Morgue - A rather silly Holmes-esque mystery tale. The Purloined Letter - Not bad, but far too wordy. The Black Cat -......more

Goodreads review by piperitapitta on October 17, 2024

Nero, enigmatico, gotico, terrificante, ricercato, brillante, ironico: non è il mio genere, davvero, ma non si possono non riconoscere la qualità letteraria di questi racconti, la capacità di Edgar Allan Poe di trascinare chi legge in territori in cui molti (io di sicuro) non hanno il piacere di add......more

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