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13 Frights of Halloween - The Pit and the Pendulum

Season 1 Episode 3

Written by Edgar Allan Poe and read by Dave Brickwood

An unnamed narrator is brought to trial before sinister judges of the Spanish Inquisition. In front of him are seven tall white candles on a table, and, as they burn down, his hopes of survival also diminish.  

Poe’s classic tale, journeys deep into unbearable horror and mental torture.