The Pit and the Pendulum and you find an appeal to the nerves by tawdry physical affrightments." 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
Inquisition monologue). Their signature gimmick is bursting into the room whenever someone says they "didn't expect the Spanish Inquisition", and declaring that ""nobody" expects the Spanish Inquisition", a line which has itself inspired numerous homages and parodies since. The 1982 novel "Baltasar and Blimunda" by José Saramago, portrays how the Portuguese Inquisition impacts the fortunes of the title characters as well as several others from history, including the priest and aviation pioneer Bartolomeu de Gusmão. The 1981 comedy film "History of the World, Part I", produced and directed by Mel Brooks, features a segment on the Spanish Inquisition. "Inquisitio" is a