Epic Pictures’ DREAD has just released The Hangman, "a terrifying tale of the sinister secrets hiding in the hills of rural Appalachia." The limited theatrical release starts today (with a VOD release on June 4th) and we have an exclusive clip you can watch right now!

"The official synopsis for the film reads: To mend their troubled relationship, a middle - aged door - to - door salesman, Leon, takes his teenage son on a camping trip into deep rural Appalachia. Little do they know of the mountainous region’s sinister secrets. A local cult has summoned an evil demon born of hate and pain, known to them as The Hangman, and now the bodies have begun to pile up. Leon wakes up in the morning to discover that his son is missing. To find him, Leon must face the murderous cult and the bloodthirsty monster that is The Hangman.

THE HANGMAN is directed by Bruce Wemple ( Island Escap e, First Contact, The Tomorrow Job ) and written by Wemple and LeJon Woods. Starring LeJon Woods ( The Tomorrow Job, Asteroid, The Marked ), Lindsey Dresbach ( Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, A Professor’s Vengeance, Pitchfork ). Vincent Conroy ( The Christma s Venue, Island Escape, Ken Forsse: Come Dream With Me Tonight ), Zach Wyles and Dan Booke serve as producers."

The Hangman releases in limited theaters 5/31, and on VOD 6/4 from DREAD

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