The story of The Pit and the Pendulum it's about a man that is locked in a dark cell. The man tries to determine the size of the cell for escape but he found a pit in the center. When he drops a stone into it, he recognizes that the pit is deep. Then he falls in sleep and when he wakes up, sees that is in a clearer cell and is tied. There are food near, but he cannot reach it. Above him he sees a sharp pendulum that is descending and swinging from side to side and it is meant to cut him in half. But the rats eat the ropes and he survives at the last moment. Suddenly the walls moving slowly inward, toward the pit. Just as he is about to fall, he screams and a trumpet sounds. The walls move backward and an arm reaches out to save him.
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