'Half-Hanged Mary'

Casting a short horror film. Half-Hanged Mary is a gothic short film about survival and haunting. Natalie, a scarred scholar on sabbatical, returns to her grandparents’ house to research Mary Webster, a woman hanged as a witch who lived. As Natalie digs in, she confronts family secrets, the ghost of “the Other Woman,” and her own grief. Mixing period sequences, intimate family drama, and practical horror, the film explores how survival leaves scars across generations.