The Pit and the Pendulum (1991 film) The Pit and the Pendulum (1991 film) The Pit and the Pendulum (released on DVD in the United States as The Inquisitor) is a 1991 American horror film directed by Stuart Gordon and based on the eponymous short story by Edgar Allan Poe. The film is an amalgamation of the aforementioned story with other Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado", and it also appropriates the anecdote of "The Sword of Damocles", reassigning it to the character of Torquemada. In 1492 Spain, Grand Inquisitor Torquemada leads a bloody reign of terror. Opposed to the use of torture by the Church, Maria speaks
The Innocents (1961 film) Festival. "The Innocents" is regarded as a classic psychological horror film. With the British cinematic re-release of "The Innocents" as part of the BFI's Gothic Season in December 2013, the film has received overwhelmingly positive reviews from contemporary critics. "The Innocents" holds a 96% "fresh" rating on the internet review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes from a sample of 47 reviews. Its consensus reads, "Creepily atmospheric, "The Innocents" is a stylishly crafted, chilling British ghost tale with Deborah Kerr at her finest". Peter Bradshaw, film critic for "The Guardian", gave the film five out of five stars in December 2013, praising it