The Pit and the Pendulum The Pit and the Pendulum "The Pit and the Pendulum" is a short story written by Edgar Allan Poe and first published in 1842 in the literary annual "The Gift: A Christmas and New Year's Present for 1843". The story is about the torments endured by a prisoner of the Spanish Inquisition, though Poe skews historical facts. The narrator of the story describes his experience of being tortured. The story is especially effective at inspiring fear in the reader because of its heavy focus on the senses, such as sound, emphasizing its reality, unlike many of Poe's stories which are
Story of a Discharged Prisoner 100 Hong Kong Films. Story of a Discharged Prisoner Story of a Discharged Prisoner (英雄本色; lit. "True Colors of a Hero"), also called Upright Repenter, is a 1967 Hong Kong film directed by Patrick Lung Kong. The film partially inspired the 1986 John Woo film "A Better Tomorrow", which has the same Chinese name. It also inspired the 1979 movie "The Brothers" which was a remake of 1975 Hindi movie "Deewaar". In 2005, "Story of a Discharged Prisoner" was ranked 39th on the Hong Kong Film Awards list of the Top 100 Chinese Films. It was ranked number 21 on