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Movie poster: Dark Night of the Scarecrow (1981)
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Dark Night of the Scarecrow

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1981 · 97 min Horror TV Movie
6.5 / 10 · TMDB

Bubba, an intellectually disabled man, is falsely accused of attacking a young girl. Disguised as a scarecrow, he hides in a cornfield, only to be hunted down and shot by four vigilante men. After they are acquitted due to lack of evidence, the men find themselves being stalked one by one.

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📋 Film Details

Year 1981
Country United States of America
Genre Horror, TV Movie
Director Frank De Felitta
Runtime 97 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.5/10 (189 votes)

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Fear lives in the details here — in the frame, in the silence, in the pauses between lines. The director knows how to keep the viewer in a state of readiness, muscles tensing on their own.

Worth watching for the atmosphere and the use of space. The ending may disappoint — genre is genre. But the journey there is well-crafted.

For fans of atmospheric horror where dread matters more than fright.

Director: Frank De Felitta

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: At night when it's dark outside. Better with someone — not because it's scary, but because there's something to discuss after.

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