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Dark Night of the Scarecrow

1981 · 97 min

A slow-burning, eerie Southern Gothic chiller that delivers quiet dread and a haunting sense of justice.

Directed by: Frank De Felitta
Genres: Horror, Tv movie
Starring: Charles Durning, Larry Drake, Robert F. Lyons

Tagline: The Original Classic
Overview: 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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Directed by: Frank De Felitta
Genres: Horror, Tv movie
Starring: Charles Durning, Larry Drake, Robert F. Lyons

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Tone: eeriestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: revenge
justice
guilt
isolation
death
Places: small town
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	7
Humour	1
Realism	6
Romance	0
Tension	7
Darkness	7
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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