Dark Night of the Scarecrow poster

Dark Night of the Scarecrow

1981 ·1h 37m · ★ 6.5 (189)

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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2 horror films in catalog

Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
0
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
50
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
29
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
0
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
18
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
33
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
17
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
43
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
66
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Content Warnings

Child in DangerDehumanization
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TMDB Keywords

cover-updogexecutionfarmergravekiller scarecrowlynch mobmentally disabledmentally handicapped manmurderpitchforkscarecrow

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