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The Pit and the Pendulum

1961 ·1h 20m · ★ 6.8 (379)

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.

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14 horror films in catalog

Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
57
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
66
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
86
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
40
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
0
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
67
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
50
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
99
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
66
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Setting

Castle

Content Warnings

Body HorrorDehumanizationTorture
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TMDB Keywords

14th centuryburied aliveflashbackgothic horrorinquisitioninsanityiron maidenmadnesspendelumsecret doorspainspanish inquisitiontorturer

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