# Dark Night of the Scarecrow (1981)

> A falsely accused man becomes the center of a restrained rural haunting that turns mob justice into supernatural dread.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/19256

## Facts

- Runtime: 97 min
- Genres: Horror, TV Movie
- Director: Frank De Felitta
- Cast: Charles Durning, Larry Drake, Robert F. Lyons, Claude Earl Jones, Lane Smith, Tonya Crowe, Jocelyn Brando, Tom Taylor
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082235/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: eerie, foreboding, oppressive, halloween viewing, autumn night

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