SCARECROWS (1988) – Episode 196 – Decades of Horror 1980s

“I think this place is possessed by demonic demons.” “Your head's going to be possessed by the butt of this gun if you don't shut up.” Sounds like a typical conversation while hunting demonic scarecrows in the dark. Join your faithful Grue-Crew – Crystal Cleveland, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr – as they check out Scarecrows (1988), a movie that saw a limited theatrical release in one theater… in Des Moines, Iowa.

Decades of Horror 1980s
Episode 196 – Scarecrows (1988)

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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.

IMDb

 

• Director: William Wesley
• Writers: William Wesley & Richard Jefferies (screenplay); Larry Stamper & Marcus Crowder & Stephen Gerard (additional dialogue)
• Cinematographer: Peter Deming
• Makeup Department: Norman Cabrera (special makeup effects artist)
• Cast
  • Ted Vernon as Corbin
  • Michael David Simms as Curry
  • Richard Vidan as Jack
  • Kristina Sanborn as Roxanne
  • Victoria Christian as Kellie
  • David James Campbell as Al
  • B. J. Turner as Bert
  • Tony Santory as Jakob Fowler
  • Phil Zenderland as Norman Fowler
  • Mike Balog as Benjamin Fowler
  • Don Herbert as Radio Newscaster (voice)

Scarecrows is Jeff’s pick. He just couldn’t resist a movie released only in Des Moines and, as it turns out, he kind of likes it, especially the effects and the nighttime camera work. It’s better than Bill thought it was going to be even though there’s no real explanation for the supernatural occurrences except… occult! He describes Scarecrows as fairly well made and technically sound with good effects work. Chad, too, is pleasantly surprised with Scarecrows. He felt like he was transported back to a theater in the 80s watching a cheesy movie with outstanding makeup effects.

If you’re up for a trip out to the country for an encounter with a supernatural pickup and possessed scarecrows, as of this writing, Scarecrows is available to stream on Amazon Prime. Unfortunately, the 2015 Shout Factory Blu-ray is out-of-print.

Every two weeks, Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror 1980s podcast will cover another horror film from the 1980s. The next episode’s film, chosen by Bill, will be The Stepfather (1987) starring Terry O’Quinn. Nothing says psychotic family member like the holidays.

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