{"id":7951,"date":"2014-10-10T11:10:33","date_gmt":"2014-10-10T15:10:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/library\/?p=7951"},"modified":"2016-07-20T16:03:57","modified_gmt":"2016-07-20T20:03:57","slug":"scranton-reads-movie-night-the-pit-and-the-pendulum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/library\/2014\/10\/10\/scranton-reads-movie-night-the-pit-and-the-pendulum\/","title":{"rendered":"Scranton Reads: Movie Night: The Pit and the Pendulum"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_7953\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7953\" style=\"width: 254px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/library\/files\/2014\/10\/Pit-and-pendMovie-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7953 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/library\/files\/2014\/10\/Pit-and-pendMovie-Poster-254x300.jpg\" alt=\"Pit and pendMovie Poster\" width=\"254\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/library\/files\/2014\/10\/Pit-and-pendMovie-Poster-254x300.jpg 254w, https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/library\/files\/2014\/10\/Pit-and-pendMovie-Poster-868x1024.jpg 868w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 254px) 100vw, 254px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7953\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of MGM.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Just in time for Halloween, Scranton Reads and the Weinberg Memorial Library present a free screening of Roger Corman\u2019s suspenseful adaptation of Edgar Allen Poe\u2019s short story <em>The Pit and the Pendulum. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>Vincent Price delivers a bone chilling performance as Nicholas Medina, the son of a member of the Spanish Inquisition, who is haunted by the mysterious death of his wife. Set in a moody Spanish castle this 1961 box office hit is full of betrayal and plot twists.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Join us on Friday October 17, 2014 at 7 p.m. in Room 305 of the Weinberg Memorial Library.<\/strong> Kevin Norris will lead a discussion following the film.<\/p>\n<p>This screening is being held in conjunction with\u00a0the \u00a0Lackawanna County Library Scranton Reads event and is open to the public.<\/p>\n<p>Contact <a href=\"mailto:sharon.finnerty@scranton.edu\">sharon.finnerty@scranton.edu<\/a> for information.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just in time for Halloween, Scranton Reads and the Weinberg Memorial Library present a free screening of Roger Corman\u2019s suspenseful adaptation of Edgar Allen Poe\u2019s short story The Pit and the Pendulum. 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