My Month of Horror/Halloween Viewings (1 Viewer)

[Pete Battista]

Every year I do month long Horror and Halloween films in October. Thought some here would like to see what I am watching and my thoughts on the films...

I do my best to keep what I write spoiler free so I tend to talk very little about what happens in the film and leave it to how I felt watching it.

 

[Pete Battista]

Dark Night of the Scarecrow (1981/United States)
IMDb |Wikipedia |Trailer |

VCI Entertainment, Wizan Film Properties (United States)
Director: Frank De Felitta
Writing: J. D. Feigelson [J.D. Feigelson] (Screenwriter), J. D. Feigelson [J.D. Feigelson] (Story By), Butler Handcock (Story By)
Length: 97 min.
Video: Full Frame 1.33:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, English: Dolby Digital: Mono, Commentary: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo
Subtitles: English, Spanish
Stars:
Charles Durning as Otis P. Hazelrigg
Robert F. Lyons as Skeeter Norris
Claude Earl Jones as Philby
Lane Smith as Harless Hocker
Tonya Crowe as Marylee Williams

Plot:
When young Marylee Williams (Tonya Crowe) is found viciously mauled, all hell breaks loose in her small rural town. Officious Postmaster Otis P. Hazelrigg (Charles Durning) leads a gang of bigots in pursuit of the suspect; her mentally challenged friend Bubba Ritter (Larry Drake). Finding him hiding inside a scarecrow, they exact brutal mob "justice"...only to discover a tragic mistake! Now a strange apparition stalks the land seeking each of them out, as the legend of the Scarecrow begins.

Extras:

• Audio Commentary
• Feature Trailers

My Thoughts:

This is a TV Movie from the '80s that I somehow missed this one when it originally aired. I found this one to be a very good movie. It has great atmosphere. The cast... with a lot of familiar faces... did a wonderful job. I can easily see this film become a Halloween tradition. Highly recommended.

Rating:

 

[TravisR]

Join in on the HTF Scary Movie Challenge! It just started today. https://www.hometheaterforum.com/co...tf-october-scary-movie-challenge-2017.354271/

 

[Pete Battista]

Thanks.. I started my list over there... but will continue to post the reviews here.

 

[Tino]

This thread should be merged with the other one since that one was started first.

So what did you think of North By Northwest? You should update that thread and post your review there in the thread you started.

 

[Malcolm R]

Yeah, we don't have cooties.

 

[Pete Battista]

Certainly ok by me... I can move my reviews to that one if you all prefer. I just knew I wasn't planning on following strictly to the "rules" listed in that thread and know some places are funny about that sort of thing.

 

[Pete Battista]

I copied the above review and put my second review in the other thread... so if an admin wants to delete this thread feel free.

 

[TravisR]

Certainly ok by me... I can move my reviews to that one if you all prefer. I just knew I wasn't planning on following strictly to the "rules" listed in that thread and know some places are funny about that sort of thing.

Eh, the rules kinda left the Scary Movie Challenge a few years ago. It's something of a free for all with people watching a horror themed episode of a sitcom or watching Mystery Science Theater 3000 and counting it because Joel & the bots are watching a horror movie.