The Pit and the Pendulum (1961 film) Tomb of Ligeia". Film critic Tim Lucas and writer Ernesto Gastaldi have both noted the film's strong influence on numerous subsequent Italian thrillers, from Mario Bava's "The Whip and the Body" (1963) to Dario Argento's " Deep Red " (1975). Stephen King has described one of "Pit"'s major shock sequences as being among the most important moments in the post-1960 horror film. In sixteenth century Spain, Englishman Francis Barnard (John Kerr) visits the castle of his brother-in-law Nicholas Medina (Vincent Price) to investigate the mysterious death of his sister Elizabeth (Barbara Steele). Nicholas and his younger sister Catherine (Luana Anders)
The Phantom of Morrisville The Phantom of Morrisville The Phantom of Morrisville () is a Czech comedy film directed by Borivoj Zeman. It was released in 1966. The movie is a parody on Western mystical thrillers and horror films, in particular—1961 film "The Pit and the Pendulum". A musician from the symphony orchestra reads an English thriller novel during the concert, while performing his parts of the Georges Bizet's opera "Carmen". The book makes so strong an impression on him that he imagines himself to be the novel's protagonist, Sir Hannibal Morris, an owner of a huge Gothic castle. Then come mysterious murders and