Historical Horror: Poe's The Pit And The Pendulum! Word Search Puzzle

Edgar Allan Poe, master of the horror story, published "The Pit and the Pendulum" in 1842. During the Spanish Inquisition, which tested converts to Catholicism, "The Pit and the Pendulum" chronicles an unnamed narrator's mental and physical torture on trial. As he slips in and out of consciousness, he discovers horror after horror as his death seems to draw near. At the last moment, just before the narrator falls into a pit or is slashed by a swinging blade, he is rescued by a soldier. The following word search puzzle is dedicated to his wonderful creation that contains words from his short story, Pit and the Pendulum.

Words In This Word Search

Avert, Dally, Abyss, Avidity, Impede, Conjure, Earnest, Cadence, Site, Agony, Merge, Decree