Poe Theatre on the Air Presents “The Pit and the Pendulum” A Halloween Special

from Poe Theatre on the Air · host WYPR 88.1 FM Baltimore/The National Edgar Allan Poe Theatre

Set during the Spanish Inquisition, this intense and pulse-pounding radio drama tells the story of an unnamed prisoner forced to choose between several lethal options when sentenced to death. Written by TJ Perkins and produced by John Walker, featuring the voice of Alex Zavistovich. Sponsored in part by the Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts, Creative Baltimore Fund, and RavenBeer.

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Set during the Spanish Inquisition, this intense and pulse-pounding radio drama tells the story of an unnamed prisoner forced to choose between several lethal options when sentenced to death.

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