Hangman's Curse
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.
Why it matters
A low-key supernatural mystery that blends high school drama with ghostly folklore, trading scares for atmosphere and moral lessons.
- Early-2000s teen horror with a faith-based twist, rooted in Frank Peretti’s evangelical suspense novel
- Features a quirky, memorable turn by Peretti himself as an eccentric professor-cum-detective figure
- More interested in unraveling bullying and moral decay than delivering genuine chills or gore
- Best for viewers curious about genre crossovers or seeking a mild, family-friendly ghost story with a mystery bent
Director
2 horror films in catalog
Cast
Horror DNA
Gore
0
Slow Burn
17
Psychological
29
Supernatural
60
Creature
0
Disturbing
17
Fun Factor
33
Cerebral
14
Survival
33
