The Pit & The Pendulum

Have you read Edgar Allan Poe before?

If all you've read from Poe has been the Raven, that doesn't count. To see his true work, read The Pit and The Pendulum.

It is an awesome story. It is a gruesome story, too! I just read it in English class today.

Well, this guy is thrown into a dungeon because of his religious beliefs and he is sentenced to death. He wakes up in the pitch black dungeon and gropes around for something comforting. Instead, he finds a huge pit in the middle that, if he fell into, he would definitely die. After passing out and waking up again, he finds himself tied to a plank with a huge scimitar swinging down slowly read to slice him when the time came. Fortunately, with rats' help, he got out of the bindings. Then, when you think he is safe, the walls of the dungeon start to move in on him! He is forced into the pit, then saved at the last second by General LaSalle (of all people).

You can actually read the short story here: The Pit and The Pendulum.

This is a great book and I highly recommend you read it. It is truly twisted and exciting.

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Oh yeah, I have to take the PSAT tomorrow! <(>.<)>