''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 {{2000s-horror-film-stub