The Hanged Man

In this first volume of a five-part anthology, Orson Scott Card presents 11 unsettling short stories that delve into the darker aspects of the human psyche. The tales explore themes of conscience, mortality, and the haunting nature of memory, featuring a sinful man tormented by a grotesque creature, a thrill-seeking playboy who flirt with death, and a boy escaping reality through a mysterious computer game linked to missing children. Each story invites listeners to confront their fears and the complexities of imagination.