Underplayed Gems

Dark Night of the Scarecrow (1981)

Dark Night of the Scarecrow poster
Directed by
Frank De Felitta
Genre
horror film, ghost film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 195 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A group of men frame a mentally disabled man for a crime they committed. They kill him and then find themselves being stalked by a mysterious scarecrow.

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What happens

Dark Night of the Scarecrow is a 1981 American made-for-television supernatural slasher film directed by veteran novelist Frank De Felitta from a script by J.D. Feigelson. Feigelson's intent had been to make an independent feature, but his script was bought by CBS for television; despite this, only minor changes were made to the original teleplay. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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