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by Encyclopedia_of_Horror | created - 28 Jan 2015 | updated - 6 months ago | PublicA list of movies for those who have a fear of scarecrows, brought to you by Eric Myford, author of The Encyclopedia of Horror & Suspense Movies book series...
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1. Scarecrows (1988)
R | 83 min | Action, Crime, Horror
Criminals hijack a plane and force the pilot and his daughter to fly them to Mexico. However, an unexpected landing finds them in a cemetery inhabited by killer scarecrows.
Director: William Wesley | Stars: Ted Vernon, Michael David Simms, Richard Vidan, Kristina Sanborn
Votes: 5,655
2. Dark Night of the Scarecrow (1981 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 96 min | Horror
In a small Southern town, four vigilantes wrongfully execute a mentally-challenged man, but after the court sets them free mysterious "accidents" begin to kill them off one by one.
Director: Frank De Felitta | Stars: Charles Durning, Robert F. Lyons, Claude Earl Jones, Lane Smith
Votes: 8,216
3. Scarecrow (2002 Video)
R | 86 min | Comedy, Horror
When high school loner Lester is betrayed then viciously murdered, the bodies start stacking up as the scarecrow seeks vengeance from beyond the grave.
Director: Emmanuel Itier | Stars: Tim Young, Todd Rex, Tiffany Shepis, Jen Richey
Votes: 1,264
4. Scarecrow Slayer (2003 Video)
R | 90 min | Action, Drama, Horror
A college freshman is killed during a fraternity prank and is resurrected as a demonic scarecrow
Director: David Michael Latt | Stars: Tony Todd, Nicole Kingston, David Castro, Jessica Mattson
Votes: 894
5. Scarecrow Gone Wild (2004 Video)
R | 90 min | Comedy, Horror
College mischief spins out of control unleashing a horrifying scarecrow who terrorizes a resort town during Spring Break.
Director: Brian Katkin | Stars: Ken Shamrock, Matthew Linhardt, Samantha Aisling, Caleb Roehrig
Votes: 893
6. Husk (2011)
R | 83 min | Horror, Thriller
A group of friends stranded near a desolate cornfield find shelter in an old farmhouse, though they soon discover the dwelling is the center of a supernatural ritual.
Director: Brett Simmons | Stars: Devon Graye, Wes Chatham, C.J. Thomason, Tammin Sursok
Votes: 10,677
7. Messengers 2: The Scarecrow (2009 Video)
R | 94 min | Horror
Doing what he believes must be done in order to save his family and livelihood, farmer John Rollins places an odd scarecrow among his crops and promptly reaps the benefits. The thing is, his luck probably won't last for long.
Director: Martin Barnewitz | Stars: Norman Reedus, Heather Stephens, Claire Holt, Richard Riehle
Votes: 5,177
8. Scarecrow (2013 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 86 min | Action, Horror, Thriller
Six high school kids come face to face with an evil entity as they serve their detention before the town scarecrow festival.
Director: Sheldon Wilson | Stars: Lacey Chabert, Robin Dunne, Nicole Muñoz, Brittney Wilson
Votes: 2,280
9. Hallowed Ground (2007 Video)
83 min | Horror, Thriller
When her car breaks down in a small town, Liz Chambers (Jaimie Alexander) meets journalist Sarah Austin (Hudson Leick), who tells her about the town's bloodthirsty past. A hundred years ago... See full summary »
Director: David Benullo | Stars: Jaimie Alexander, Brian McNamara, Ethan Phillips, Chloë Grace Moretz
Votes: 1,597
10. Scarecrow (2001)
86 min | Fantasy, Horror
The search for her vanished brother Tsuyoshi leads Kaoru to the lonesome village Kozukata in the Japanese back-land. The locals react repelling to her, which the exception of the Chinese ... See full summary »
Director: Norio Tsuruta | Stars: Maho Nonami, Kô Shibasaki, Grace Yip, Yoshiki Arizono
Votes: 689
11. Night of the Scarecrow (1995)
R | 85 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
A group of drunk teenagers accidently set free the spirit of a warlock, which possesses a scarecrow. The scarecrow goes on a bloody rampage killing the descendents of the men who had killed... See full summary »
Director: Jeff Burr | Stars: Elizabeth Barondes, John Mese, Stephen Root, Bruce Glover
Votes: 1,430
12. Dark Harvest (2004 Video)
R | 88 min | Comedy, Horror
A group of teenagers go to an inherited family farm, only to be attacked by a killer scarecrow.
Director: Paul Moore | Stars: Don Digiulio, Jeanie Cheek, Jennifer Leigh, B.W. York
Votes: 936
13. Psycho Scarecrow (1996 Video)
90 min | Horror
A tape recorded message from a murdered girl recounts the terrifying night she and her friends found themselves stuck in the middle of a haunted cornfield.
Director: Steve Galler | Stars: Douglas Kidd, Tracy Rankin, Mike Upmalis, Lee Anne Simms
Votes: 115
14. Dark Harvest (1992)
Unrated | 89 min | Horror
A broken down van strands a group of college students in the middle of the desert. Forced to hike their way out, they unwittingly enter a sacred Indian burial ground...A place they should have left alone.
Director: James I. Nicholson | Stars: David Zyler, Jamee Natella, Debbie O'Der, Cooper Steve Anderson
Votes: 142
15. Gut-Pile (1998)
Not Rated | 51 min | Horror
While out hunting, Dan accidentally shoots another hunter. Rather than reporting the accident to the authorities, he chooses to bury the body and forget it ever happened. One year later, ... See full summary »
Director: Jerry O'Sullivan | Stars: Jeffrey Forsyth, Ron Bonk, Edward Mastin, Bob Licata
Votes: 135
16. The Barn (2016)
Not Rated | 88 min | Comedy, Horror
It's Halloween 1989, best friends Sam and Josh are trying to enjoy what's left of their final Devil's Night before graduating high school. But trouble arises when the two pals and a group ... See full summary »
Director: Justin M. Seaman | Stars: Mitchell Musolino, Will Stout, Lexi Dripps, Cortland Woodard
Votes: 1,906
17. 10/31 (2017)
93 min | Horror
This is an anthology film consisting of 5 horror tales from 5 different writers.
Directors: Brett DeJager, Rocky Gray, Zane Hershberger, John William Holt, Hunter Johnson, Justin M. Seaman | Stars: Jennifer Nangle, Aliese Kuhm, Alexandria Kuhn, Cindy Maples
Votes: 621
18. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019)
PG-13 | 108 min | Adventure, Horror, Mystery
In 1968, the night of Halloween brings mayhem in a small town when a group of friends discovers a notebook written by a mysterious girl that foretells terrifying events.
Director: André Øvredal | Stars: Zoe Colletti, Michael Garza, Gabriel Rush, Austin Abrams
Votes: 85,317 | Gross: $68.95M
19. Skarecrow (2004)
R | 90 min | Horror
Terror strikes in the backwoods of Tennessee when an age-old curse resurfaces and takes revenge on a group of friends on a weekend getaway at a family cabin.
Director: Ben Dixon | Stars: Joel James, Tim James, Doyle James, Tim Booth
Votes: 283
20. Scarecrowd (2015)
73 min | Horror
The farmer Tony Maio turns into a fierce mutant because of a meteorite impact on Earth. Disguised as a scarecrow in order to hide his appearance, he starts to kill people to satisfy his bloodlust.
Director: George Nevada | Stars: Fabrizio Occhipinti, Gabrielle Bergère, Antony Ferry, Karen Lynn
Votes: 68
21. Slash (2002)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller
A rock band gets stuck on a haunted farm while visiting their lead singer's family.
Director: Neal Sundstrom | Stars: Adam Woolf, Danny Keogh, Milan Murray, Guy Raphaely
Votes: 1,654
22. The Legend of Halloween Jack (2018)
Not Rated | 90 min | Horror, Thriller
On Halloween night, a serial killer returns from the dead to take revenge on the vigilantes who put him to death one year earlier.
Directors: Andrew Jones, Occultum Luciferus | Stars: Sarah John, Megan Lockhurst, Lee Bane, Jason Gregg
Votes: 907
23. The Legend of the Scarecrow (2005)
10 min | Animation, Short, Horror
A scarecrow befriends a wounded crow setting a chain of unfortunate events into motion.
Director: Marco Besas | Star: Sancho Gracia
Votes: 368
24. Husk (2005)
R | 27 min | Horror, Short
Four men, stalled car, cornfields, and scarecrows. Is that a house in the distance?
Director: Brett Simmons | Stars: Guillermo Diaz, Sean Naughton, Brett Simmons, Tim Losee
Votes: 83
25. Attack of the Scarecrow from Mars (2021)
66 min | Horror
A bunch of emo kids fight a scarecrow from outer space while two investigators search for a missing baby.
Director: Steven Reifsteck | Stars: Joe Bryant, Eric Dollich, Justin Gordon, Mike Klein
Votes: 11
26. Scarecrow's Revenge (2019)
93 min | Horror
A Viking Warrioress must step up when a heathen, banished from her village gives up his mortal soul in exchange for the near indestructible form of a demonic Scarecrow. As warriors fall to the vengeful Scarecrow, it's down to Greta to save her village from annihilation.
Director: Louisa Warren | Stars: Louisa Warren, Richard D. Myers, Peter Cosgrove, Mike Kelson
Votes: 224
27. Channel 13 (2015)
74 min | Horror
A horror anthology, shot on video in 1987 and lost for 30 years. A video game geek watches TV and only gets reception on channel 13, where a hooded monk shows tales of killer scarecrows, monster birds, and cannibal spaghetti farm owners.
Director: Mark Polonia | Star: John Polonia
Votes: 90
28. Dark Night of the Scarecrow 2 (2022)
85 min | Horror
When Chris Rhymer and her young son Jeremy are forced to relocate to a small rural community, they have no idea of the past terror that their presence re-awakens.
Director: J.D. Feigelson | Stars: Amber Wedding, Adam Snyder, Carol Dines, Aiden Shurr
Votes: 156
29. Return to Blood Fart Lake (2011)
Not Rated | 72 min | Horror
Many years have passed since the tragic events at Blood Fart Lake, where Jimmy dispatched a bunch of party going, cabin dwelling kids before he could be stopped by Ben Scrivens & his red ... See full summary »
Director: Chris Seaver | Stars: Jesse Ames, Andrew Baltes, Billy Garberina, Bobby Hartsfield
Votes: 185
30. Terror at Blood Fart Lake (2008 Video)
Not Rated | 76 min | Comedy, Horror
The Legend of Blood Fart lake is...well...legendary! When a group of college kids head off to their friend's cabin for a little high octane sex weekend they will get more than they ... See full summary »
Director: Chris Seaver | Stars: Jesse Ames, Teen Ape, Andrew Baltes, Casey Bowker
Votes: 486
31. American Scarecrow (2020)
71 min | Horror
After investigating a secluded farmhouse, a young couple unearth a decades old family secret connected to recent murders at the hands of a sadistic scarecrow.
Director: Steve Lustgarten | Stars: Cheri Bloomingdale, Jill Carr, Julia Farrell, Kreg Gilson
Votes: 23
32. Return of the Scarecrow (2017)
74 min | Comedy, Horror
A stupid Halloween prank goes awry, causing an evil, murderous scarecrow to reanimate and go on a killing spree.
Director: Walter Lodes III | Stars: Jason Brenner, Ted Zubrikius, Matt Smith, Jordan Russ
Votes: 133
33. Scarecrow County (2019)
75 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A small-town librarian is gifted the lost diary of a dead teenager, exposing long-buried secrets as a murderous scarecrow stalks the streets.
Director: John Oak Dalton | Stars: Chelsi Kern, Rachael Redolfi, Tom Cherry, Jeff Rapkin
Votes: 112
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