''Edgar Allan Poe's The Pit and the Pendulum'' is a 2009
horror erotic
thriller film
Thriller film, also known as suspense film or suspense thriller, is a broad film genre that evokes excitement and suspense in the audience. The suspense element found in most films' plots is particularly exploited by the filmmaker in this genre ...
directed by
David DeCoteau
David DeCoteau (born January 5, 1962) is an American-Canadians, Canadian film director and film producer, producer.
Biography
Early life
David DeCoteau was born on January 5, 1962, in Portland, Oregon.
Career
He has worked professionally in th ...
and starring Lorielle New, Stephen Hansen and Bart Voitila. It is retelling of
Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe (; Edgar Poe; January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic. Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre. He is wid ...
's classic 1842 short story "
The Pit and the Pendulum
"The Pit and the Pendulum" is a short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe and first published in 1842 in the literary annual ''The Gift: A Christmas and New Year's Present for 1843''. The story is about the torments endured by a prisoner of ...
" with a new twist.
Plot summary
Seven students answer an advertisement to participate in an experiment to explore how the sensation of pain can be eliminated. Arriving at a secluded institute, they are welcomed by mysterious and eccentric scientist JB Divay (Lorielle New). But when students begin to disappear one by one, they begin to question JB's true intentions. In a final showdown, Jason (Stephen Hansen) confronts her and discovers his boyfriend Kyle (Bart Voitila) strapped to a table beneath her final experiment, inches away from the razor's edge.
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2009 films
2009 horror films
Canadian LGBT-related films
Films based on The Pit and the Pendulum
Films directed by David DeCoteau
LGBT-related horror films
Canadian erotic thriller films
Canadian horror thriller films
2009 LGBT-related films
2000s English-language films
2000s Canadian films
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