The Pit and the Pendulum
by Tulien, Sean
Series:Edgar Allan Poe Graphic Novels · Edgar Allan Poe
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AR Book Level
4.0
AR Points
0.5
Word Count
2,006
Interest Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Genre
Fiction
AR Quiz #
156452 EN
About this book
Set in the grim halls of the Spanish Inquisition, this graphic-novel adaptation follows a condemned man as he battles a nightmarish prison filled with a yawning pit and a deadly swinging pendulum. The narrator's desperate struggle to survive the grotesque tortures reveals a story of terror and suspense. Adapted for middle-grade readers, it brings Poe's classic macabre tale to life with stark, graphic panels.