Dark Night of the Scarecrow
- Year: 1981
- Country of origin: USA
- Genre: Horror
- Director: Frank De Felitta
- Length: 96 min
Film Synopsis
Dark Night of the Scarecrow (1981) follows a gentle, developmentally-disabled man wrongly accused of harming a young girl in a rural community, only to be hunted and killed by a group of self-appointed vigilantes. After their acquittal, an eerie scarecrow begins to appear across town, and each member of the lynch mob faces mysterious, fatal consequences that blur vengeance and the supernatural. This horror thriller blends creeping dread and small-town justice in a haunting tale of retribution and remorse.
Dark Night of the Scarecrow 4K UHD & Blu-ray editions
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| Disc Extras | VCI BD-ALL 4K/US 2024 | VCI BD-ALL/US 2011 | 88 Films BD-ALL/UK 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audio Commentary by Director Frank De Felitta and Writer J.D. Feigelson | |||
| Audio Commentary by The Hysteria Continues and Amanda Reyes | |||
| Audio Commentary by Robert Kelly and Amanda Reyes, Moderated by Heath Holland | |||
| Bubba Didn’t Do It: 30 Years of the Scarecrow | |||
| Soaring Crows - Interview with Actor Robert F. Lyons | |||
| Q&A with Actors Larry Drake and Tonya Crowe, and Writer J.D. Feigelson | |||
| Stills Gallery - Behind-the-Scenes | |||
| CBS Network Re-Broadcast Promo | |||
| CBS World Premiere Promo |
Edition and Packaging Notes
- VCI’s “Double Feature” 4K UHD also includes Dark Night of the Scarecrow 2 (2022). It is also available as a Blu-ray only edition.
- 88 Films’ “Slasher Classics Collection #53” Blu-ray includes a booklet with writing by James Oliver.
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