{"_id":"66fca3040351ced17641ce63","title":"The Hanging Stranger","author":"Phillip K. Dick","code":"the-hanging-stranger","words":5164,"publish_year":1953,"publish_scan":"https://archive.org/details/Science_Fiction_Adventures_v02n01_Future_Dec_1953/page/n123/mode/2up","publish_source":"Science Fiction Adventures","publish_edition":"Vol. 3, No. 1","image":"dangling.jpg","image_alt":"A straight, dangling pair of legs in pants and dress shoes. graphite filter.","genres":["mystery","gothic","fantasy","sci-fi"],"blurb":"The lamppost jutted up against the sky—the post and the bundle swinging from it. “There it is. How the hell long has it been there?” His voice rose excitedly. “What’s wrong with everybody? They just walk on past!”","description":"Ed Joyce sees a disturbing sight on the street, but no one else seems to care.","rating":5,"unique_cover":"A panicked man runs from a man hanging from a lamppost as monstrous bugs fly after him.","cover_source":true,"has_review":false,"has_collections":false}