The Pit and the Pendulum ★★★ 1961 A woman and her lover plan to drive her brother mad, and he responds by locking them in his torture chamber, which was built by his loony dad, whom he now thinks he is. Standard Corman production only remotely derived from the classic Poe tale, with the cast chewing on a loopy script. A landmark in Gothic horror. 80m/C VHS, DVD, Wide. Vincent Price, John Kerr, Barbara Steele, Luana Anders, Antony Carbone, Charles Victor, Lynn Bernay, Patrick Westwood;
Director:
Roger Corman;
Writer:
Richard Matheson;
Writer:
Floyd Crosby;
Cameo:
Les Baxter.
