The Devil's Outlaws: An American Horror Story, a Play Special Edition

By Vincent S. Hannam

"Uniquely violent, poetic, scary Western horror is hard to find onstage today, but this striking play has them tied with a bow." - Porter Jamison

THE DEVIL'S OUTLAWS: AN AMERICAN HORROR STORY. (8-16 actors; flexible casting; full length - Horror, Western, War, Adventure, Period) Three Civil War veterans, of different races and allegiances, head west to start new lives but soon discover their demons will not be outrun. This special edition includes the complete text of "A Ghoul's Accountant" by celebrated American author Stephen Crane, along with the shooting script of its film adaptation by Vincent S. Hannam.

"Imagine Cormac McCarthy, H. P. Lovecraft, and Sam Peckinpah getting together to write a play about the need to shift ground in order to begin healing after years of trauma, but how it often seems impossible to make it to safer ground, and how many of your friends and family unconsciously become stumbling blocks instead of allies. The script these masters would create might wind up in a plagiarism suit with Mr. Hannam's script as evidence against them. Uniquely violent, poetic, scary Western horror is hard to find onstage today, but this striking play has them tied with a bow." - Porter Jamison

ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT
VINCENT S. HANNAM. A playwright telling character-driven genre stories. BFA Acting, University of Central Florida; MA Teaching, St. Mary's University of Minnesota; Lab Company, Hangar Theatre. He lives in Minneapolis with his family. Full length plays: Frankenstein (City Gate Productions, Off-Off Broadway/ Oil Lamp Theatre, Chicago/ 3rd Act Theatre/ Hampstead Stage Company); Looking for Fun(bags) (NYC Bad Theater Festival/ Minnesota Fringe); The Midnight Hour: A Superhero Noir (Rogue Theater Festival, NYC); Sharknami: The Musical? (Orlando Fringe/ Valencia College). He also produces and co-hosts Camp Kaiju: Monster Movie Podcast. (FINALIST - Best Minnesota Podcast, Minnesota Web Fest). More at www.vincenthannamplaywright.com

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GQZ7VV19
• ISBN13: 9798249883034
• Release Date: February 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"