The Scarecrow (1982)
- Directed by
- Sam Pillsbury
- Genre
- horror film, crime film
- Country
- New Zealand
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 5.7 of 10 from 10 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
In a small New Zealand town during the 1950s, a teenage boy faces a series of disturbing events. A menacing stranger arrives and a local girl is found dead, forcing the boy to confront secrets and dangers lurking in his community.
darkunsettlingatmosphericslow-burnmelancholicgrittytensebleak
What happens
The Scarecrow is a 1982 New Zealand film, also known as Klynham Summer in America. It was directed by Sam Pillsbury based on the 1963 horror novel by New Zealand author Ronald Hugh Morrieson. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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