Francis Barnard gaat naar Spanje als hij hoort dat zijn zuster Elizabeth is overleden. Haar echtgenoot, Nicholas Medina, de zoon van de ergste martelaar van de Spaanse inquisitie, vertelt hem dat zij is overleden aan een bloedziekte, maar Francis vindt dit moeilijk om te geloven.
Nee, helaas is The Pit and the Pendulum nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Writing | Richard Matheson | Screenplay |
| Production | Samuel Z. Arkoff | Executive Producer |
| Production | James H. Nicholson | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Les Baxter | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Floyd Crosby | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Anthony Carras | Editor |
| Art | Daniel Haller | Production Design |
| Art | Daniel Haller | Art Direction |
| Art | Harry Reif | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ted Coodley | Makeup Artist |
| Visual Effects | Ray Mercer | Visual Effects |
| Crew | Pat Dinga | Special Effects |
| Directing | Roger Corman | Director |
| Production | Roger Corman | Producer |
| Sound | Kay Rose | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Eve Newman | Music Editor |
| Art | Ross Hahn | Construction Coordinator |
| Sound | Roy Meadows | Sound Recordist |
| Production | Bartlett A. Carré | Production Manager |
| Production | Robert Agnew | Unit Manager |
| Directing | Jack Bohrer | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Paul Rapp | Second Unit Director |
| Crew | Tom Matsumoto | Scenic Artist |
| Art | Richard M. Rubin | Property Master |
| Visual Effects | Albert Whitlock | Matte Painter |
| Camera | Frank Tanner | Still Photographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marjorie Corso | Costume Design |
| Sound | Al Simms | Music Coordinator |
| Directing | Betty Crosby | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Jack W. Cash | Production Assistant |
| Writing | Edgar Allan Poe | Short Story |
