The Pit and the Pendulum (1961 film) The Pit and the Pendulum (1961 film) The Pit and the Pendulum is a 1961 horror film in Panavision and Pathe Color directed by Roger Corman, starring Vincent Price, Barbara Steele, John Kerr, and Luana Anders. The screenplay by Richard Matheson was loosely inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's 1842 short story of the same name. Set in sixteenth-century Spain, the story is about a young Englishman who visits a forbidding castle to investigate his sister's mysterious death. After a series of horrific revelations, apparently ghostly appearances and violent deaths, the young man becomes strapped to the titular torture device by
Bloody Pit of Horror an accomplished actor than a taxi driver", but still felt he provided a good performance in the film. "Bloody Pit of Horror" was distributed in Italy by M.B.S. Cinematografica, and released on November 28, 1965 at a runtime of 87 minutes. It grossed a total of 65 million Italian lire on its release. It was released on May 16, 1967 in the United States, distributed by Pacemaker Pictures as a double feature with "Terror-Creatures from the Grave". The American version was cut to 74 minutes of predominantly expository scenes. The US promotion of "Bloody Pit of Horror" made claims that