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Hangman's Curse

Hangman's Curse

Watch your locker, watch your back, watch your soul.

20035.11h 46mPG-13

Overview

Bullying students are becoming deathly ill after screaming the name of a legendary ghost. What's to blame? An exotic illness? An illicit drug? Or is it the supernatural? The clues are few and time is running out for the students of Rogers High School. The only hope is the Veritas Project, a highly trained investigative team working undercover to expose the truth. Lives hang in the balance as they scramble to unravel the mystery and protect the student body from their own hatred and fear.

Directed by Rafal Zielinski
Written by Kathy Mackel, Stan Foster
Box Office0Revenue: $168K

Top Cast

David Keith

David Keith

Nate Springfield

Mel Harris

Mel Harris

Sarah Springfield

Douglas Smith

Douglas Smith

Elijah Springfield

Leighton Meester

Leighton Meester

Elisha Springfield

Jake Richardson

Jake Richardson

Ian Snyder

B

Bobby Brewer

Leonard Baynes

Daniel Farber

Daniel Farber

Norman Bloom

Edwin Hodge

Edwin Hodge

Blake Hornsby

Andrea Morris

Andrea Morris

Crystal Sparks

William R. Moses

William R. Moses

Coach Marquardt

Themes & Keywords

high schoolbased on novel or booksecret missionspiderbullyingurban legendcursebased on young adult novel

About Hangman's Curse

Hangman's Curse is a horror, mystery, thriller film released in 2003 exploring themes of high school, based on novel or book, secret mission, spider, bullying, urban legend. Directed by Rafal Zielinski, it stars David Keith, Mel Harris, Douglas Smith. Bullying students are becoming deathly ill after screaming the name of a legendary ghost. What's to blame? An exotic illness? An illicit drug? Or is it the supernatural? The clues are few and time is running out for the students of Rogers High School. The only hope is the Veritas Project, a highly trained investigative team working undercover to expose the truth. Lives hang in the balance as they scramble to unravel the mystery and protect the student body from their own hatred and fear.

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