The Pit and the Pendulum

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

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Image: Carey and Hart, publishers, Philadelphia, 1842., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.