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The Pit and the Pendulum

The Pit and the Pendulum

Edgar Allan Poe

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Fantasy and Horror Classics
Año de edición:
2012
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Ficción clásica
ISBN:
9781447465898
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An unnamed prisoner, condemned by the ominous judges of the Spanish Inquisition, awakens to find himself in a chamber designed for ingenious, psychological torment. His subsequent torture is presented in harrowing detail, as he faces the horrifying specter of the vast, terrifying pit and the slow, inexorable descent of a razor-sharp pendulum. Every perceived escape leads only to a greater peril, as the cell itself becomes a machine engineered to break the body and the mind.From the definitive master of the macabre, Edgar Allan Poe, comes one of the most terrifying and psychologically intense stories ever written. The Pit and the Pendulum, first published in 1842, is a visceral masterpiece of gothic horror and claustrophobic dread.This chilling and engrossing tale is essential reading for fans of classic horror, psychological suspense, and Poe’s darkest visions. Experience the terror of being trapped by despair, and discover what happens when human ingenuity is devoted entirely to cruelty.

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