Pit and the Pendulum (1961) starring Vincent Price, John Kerr, Barbara Steele. Directed by Roger Corman. In 16th-century Spain, the son of an Inquisitor (Price) is haunted by a scene of horror he witnessed as a boy. His dead wife's brother (Kerr) comes to his castle to investigate how she died, and mayhem ensues. The first half of the film is rather slow, but things pick up after that. This film probably seemed like pretty hot stuff back in 1961 (even though it came out after "Psycho"), but by today's standards it's very tame -- not necessarily a bad thing, come to think of it. It has closed captions for the hard of hearing. Grade: B
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