Chapter
Panic in the Pit
17:40 - 23:53 (06:12)
A man lost in a pit begins to panic as he thinks about the torture imposed on people in the past and starts to contemplate suicide before screaming out in agony and frustration.
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This episode features a retelling of the dark short story "The Pit and the Pendulum," which explores themes of murder, torture, disease, grave robbing, and premature burial.
17:40 - 18:45 (01:04)
Summary
This episode features a retelling of the dark short story "The Pit and the Pendulum," which explores themes of murder, torture, disease, grave robbing, and premature burial. The chosen quote from the story reads, "And then there stole into my fancy, like a rich musical note, the thought of what sweet rest there must be in the grave. In death, no, even in the grave, all is not lost."
ChapterPanic in the Pit
Episode101: Terrible Tales. Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site.
PodcastNational Park After Dark
The story follows the protagonist who is imprisoned and tormented by the Spanish Inquisition, as he faces impending doom with the pendulum coming closer to his body and the walls closing in on him.
18:45 - 20:59 (02:13)
Summary
The story follows the protagonist who is imprisoned and tormented by the Spanish Inquisition, as he faces impending doom with the pendulum coming closer to his body and the walls closing in on him.
ChapterPanic in the Pit
Episode101: Terrible Tales. Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site.
PodcastNational Park After Dark
This podcast discusses the strapado, a method of hanging, and the rack, a method of tying a victim to a wooden structure and cranking it to inflict pain.
20:59 - 23:53 (02:54)
Summary
This podcast discusses the strapado, a method of hanging, and the rack, a method of tying a victim to a wooden structure and cranking it to inflict pain.