The Pit and the Pendulum
What an awesome story. Even thought we're told at the beginning that the narrator is writing the events he experienced, the reader can't help but feel nervous and anxiety for him. I felt myself wondering if the narrator would live when obviously he did. It's very awesome how Poe achieved that affect within the story.
The story really shook me, if it's historically accurate. I know the Spanish Inquisition was not a pleasant experience, but did they really torture people like this? It seems so horrible that they would want someone to just lose their mind before killing them. That poor man - what could he have done to warrant such treatment? Poe, you once again frighten me.
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