Dark Night of the Scarecrow
1981 · 97 minutes · English · ★ 6.7/10 · IMDb rating via Cinemeta (saved 2026-10-07)
After a wrongful killing in a rural community, the people responsible encounter unsettling events connected to a scarecrow.
An autumn pick for viewers drawn to fields, small-town secrets and folk-horror imagery. This television film builds its tension around guilt and anticipation. Its older visual style offers a different pace from contemporary haunted-attraction movies.
Unsettling horror: a wrongful killing and sustained threat. Check local age guidance before choosing for children.
- Director
- Frank De Felitta
- Starring
- Charles Durning, Robert F. Lyons, Claude Earl Jones
- The mood
- Scary · Dark
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