DREADPICK / MOVIE
The Pit and the Pendulum
In the sixteenth century, Francis Barnard travels to Spain to clarify the strange circumstances of his sister's death after she had married the son of a cruel Spanish Inquisitor.
HORROR SIGNAL
HORROR CENTRALITY
78
/100
Gothic horror with torture imagery and a framing of psychological dread centered on the Inquisition; fear and horror mechanisms are fundamental to the viewing experience, not incidental.
DREADPICK SUMMARY
Best for viewers looking for a scary, atmosphere-heavy and psychological horror movie.
HORROR PROFILE
DREADPICK
SCARINESS
80
TENSION
70
DREAD
90
GORE
30
ATMOSPHERE
90
PSYCHOLOGICAL
80
COMMUNITY
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DETAILS
DIRECTOR
Roger Corman
STUDIO
Alta Vista Productions
RELEASE
1961
RUNTIME
80 min
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