The Hanged Man: A Screenplay

THE HANGED MAN is a dark supernatural thriller/murder mystery/crime drama screenplay about the ghost of a lynched black man whose ghost returns to find his killer with the help of his alcoholic detective son. Jack McClain's life is on a path to self-destruction. A widowed, alcoholic detective in Chicago, McClain is haunted by the memory of as a child seeing his father lynched in Lousiana 50 years ago. When the ghost of his father CHARLIE returns, McClain's world turns upside down. Suddenly, he is on a search for his father's killer while searching for his lost soul. A stirring, haunting screenplay in the tradition of GHOST, IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE and SEVEN, THE HANGED MAN is a roller coaster ride of action, drama and suspense.