First published 1962
Trapped in a dungeon, a terrified prisoner faces the torments of the Spanish Inquisition. As he struggles to escape the encroaching pit and swinging pendulum, he must outwit his relentless captors. With senses heightened and sanity slipping, he fights for his life in this chilling descent into madness.
Genres: mystery, horror, thriller, 19th-century
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, suspenseful
Tropes: survival, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Toledo
49 pages · Paperback · Perfection Learning
Content warnings: torture, violence