Philip K. Dick 
The Hanging Stranger [EPUB ebook] 

The Hanging Stranger is one of the first short stories written by Philip K. Dick. It was first published in 1953.
Ed Loyce, a store owner, is disturbed when he sees a stranger hanging from a lamppost.
Unbelievably, he seems to be the only one who considers this event horrible.
Has a weird force taken over the world ? And what can Ed do about it ?
This short story was adapted into an episode of the 2017 television series Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams, entitled ‘Kill All Others’.