Philip K. Dick - The Hanging Stranger (Kelly) 128k 00.30.44 {28.2mb}.mp3 (1953)

“The Hanging Stranger” is a 1953 science fiction short story by Philip K. Dick. It is about the one man in Pikeville who notices a dead stranger hanging from a lamp post in the middle of town.

Non-Spoiler Summary In A Nutshell:

A lamp post!After spending the day digging out his basement Ed Loyce heads over to his TV sales store. Along the way he sees a dead stranger swinging from a lamp post in the center of town. Creepy! But no one else really seems to care, and that makes Ed even more frustrated. When a couple of police officers finally bring Ed in he begins to realize what is really happening in town – and it isn’t pleasant!