Hangings

Hanging is a means of execution wherein a person is bound and has a noose placed about their neck. They are abruptly dropped from a predetermined height (a standard drop is anywhere from four to six feet) until the noose tightens, snapping their neck. In western culture, hanging was a common means of execution utilized up until the early twentieth century. It is still widely used in many other cultures and may even be the primary means of capital punishment. The wooden structure that includes the platform, and the frame through which the ligature is threaded is called the gallows.

Appearances

 * 1) Friday the 13th Part 3
 * 2) Invisible Man Returns, The
 * 3) Lady Frankenstein
 * 4) Nightmare on Elm Street, A