Curse of the Scarecrow

According to local legend, on a cold winter night some time back in the 1800's, the people of a small village killed a man they thought had stolen from them by hanging him on a cross in the middle of a cornfield and letting the crows peck him to death. Just prior to dying, however, he swore a curse upon them and for that reason his soul returns in the form of a scarecrow to that same location every 20 years and kills anybody he finds wandering about the field where he was murdered. Fast-forwarding to the present day, a young woman named "June" (Kate Lister) is recovering from a traumatic episode she experienced 20 years earlier when she and her brother "Carl" (Tommy Viles) witnessed their parents being killed by a scarecrow in a small village not too far away. Her therapist, "Karen" (Cassandra French) has almost convinced her that the trauma she experienced has caused her to imagine the assailant was something unnatural and the best way to convince her otherwise is to return to that same house in order to obtain closure on this horrific incident. However, when she calls her brother to let him know that she is coming to visit him at that same house where he now lives, he stridently advises her against the idea because of the legend which has the scarecrow coming back that very night. Not long afterward she is told by the authorities that her brother committed suicide. Now, more determined than ever, she makes the decision to revisit the house and takes her good friend "Nancy" (Louisa Warren) and Karen with her for support. What none of them realize, however, is that sometimes old legends have an element of fact behind them and the scarecrow is there and waiting for them. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that this movie had a pretty good foundation to build upon but the director (Louisa Warren) just wasn't quite up to the task as it lacked the horror and tension necessary for a film of this sort. Likewise, other than possibly Tiffany-Ellen Robinson (as "Chanel") and the aforementioned Kate Lister the acting could have used some improvement as well. Be that as it may, while this wasn't necessarily a terrible film, I didn't think it was nearly as good as it could have been and for that reason I have rated it accordingly. Below average.

This film had me laughing throughout. Of all the wrong decisions I have seen people make in horror movies, these dummies take the prize. Every decision they made was head scratching and laughable. I am sure I even saw scenes where they were trying not to laugh. If you want comedy, watch this steaming garbage................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

The start of the story was quite promising. I watched it for 50 minutes hoping it would improve. It certainly did not. The only person who deserves any credit for acting is the main character June, played by Kate Lister. The other two main actresses should be working at the checkout at Asda at best. Their performances were absolutely awful. As for the story line, I will give give you an example of how bad it was. 'All the lights in the house suddenly go off, while one of them is sitting in the bedroom. Next thing you know a torch appears in her hand as if by magic'. Truly pathetic story writing that a 7 year old could produce. Good luck if you choose to watch it. Hope you do not waste as much time on as I did.

If these actors passed the audition I would hate to see those that failed! Wooden acting, unconvincing dialogue and actions. The idea was ok but the story is very poor. Don't waste your time watching this.

There's been quite a few scarecrow movies over the years. This one is not one of the good ones. I can't say that I liked it at all. 2/10