The pit and the pendulum (1991)

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happily-ever-after goes under the knife in this "eerie (and) excellent" (the hollywood reporter) saga of murder, madness and forbidden desire. starring hollywood horror great vincent price, this "spine-tingling thriller" (redbook magazine) is a "lush, elegant and bloody" (cue) tale of razor-sharp terror! haunted by horrifying childhood memories, the son (price) of the spanish inquisition's most notorious assassin teeters on brink of insanity. but when his adulterous wife fakes her own death to drive him ower the edge, she soon discovers that betrayal cuts both ways - as the man she wants to destroy becomes not only her judge and jury - but also her executioner!

In his twisted quest to save souls, Grand Inquisitor Torquemada (Lance Henriksen - ALIENS, NEAR DARK) leads a bloody reign of terror, torturing and killing in the name of religion. His evil knows no boundaries. Caught in this insane cruelty is Maria (Rona De Ricci), whose beauty leads Torquemada into temptation and brutal atonement.
Imprisoned, Maria and her husband Antonio (Jonathan Fuller) are befriended by Esmerelda (Frances Bay), a confessed witch. Together they struggle to save themselves from the sinister Torquemada and his machine of ultimate pain and torture - THE PIT & THE PENDULUM.