The pit and the pendulum

Poe's Tales of Mystery & Imagination illustrated by Arthur Rackham

Illustration from the Allan Poe's story ''The Pit and the Pendulum'' using traditional media. Comments would be appreciated. ''Swaying blade ... The Pit and the Pendulum

Barbara Steele in Pit and the Pendulum (1961)

The Pit and the Pendulum Edgar Allan Poe Sketch by Holly Does Art

Edgar Allan Poe, The Pit and the Pendulum, Ben Jones

This is a drawing made for a screening, that will be shown while my brother and his music band "Valquir" play a song inspired in "The Pit and the Pendul... The Pit and the Pendulum V1

This shows how close the pendulum was to slicing him up