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| Hanging | |
| Classification: | Miscellaneous |
| Associated franchises: | Hammer Horror Nightmare on Elm Street Universal Monsters |
| Associated comics: | Walking Dead Vol 1 Werewolf by Night Vol 1 |
| Related articles: | Hangman |
Hanging is a means of execution wherein a person is bound and has a noose placed about their neck. They are abruptly dropped from a predetermined height (a standard drop is anywhere from four to six feet) until the noose tightens, snapping their neck. In western culture, hanging was a common means of execution utilized up until the early twentieth century. It is still widely used in many other cultures and may even be the primary means of capital punishment. The wooden structure that includes the platform, and the frame through which the ligature is threaded is called the gallows.
Characters who hang themselves[]
Note: Listings marked with the (†) symbol indicate characters who survived being hanged.
Appearances[]
Films[]
- A Nightmare on Elm Street
- Beyond Re-Animator
- Curse of Frankenstein, The
- Frankenstein
- Invisible Man Returns, The
Television[]
- Ash vs Evil Dead: Ashy Slashy
- Defiance: Ostinato in White
- Gotham: The Fearsome Dr. Crane
- Preacher: See
- Terminator: Automatic for the People
Comics[]
- Fall of the House of X 1 - Scott Summers hung in 19th century dream sequence.
- Ka-Zar the Savage 14 - Hanging saber-toothed tiger carcass.
- X-Factor 219 - The SCARS attempt to hang Young Soo Pock in a barn, but X-Factor saves him.
- Walking Dead 56
- Werewolf by Night 26
Notes[]
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