Unlike some of his other scary stories, "The Pit and the Pendulum" has a happy ending
The Pit and the Pendulum was first published in 1843, and is one of his best 
known ... Also another scary moment in this story is when the pendulum gets 
closer and... [DOC] [TLE] Stephen King vs Edgar Allan Poe/Rap Meanings | Epic Rap Battles ... [PAR] Poe insults King's ability to write scary stories by claiming King is writing them for 
... Castle Rock was the fictional setting of some of his books, taken from the 
mountain fort ... ("The Pit and the Pendulum" was another short story by Poe, 
which ...