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The Scarecrow |
O.K.-this one was taken from an old black-and-white T.V. show that Boris Karloff hosted YEARS ago, called "Thriller".
(I am writing this from memory, I haven't seen this in, wow, 35 yrs?)
One episode was called "The Hallow Watcher", and I think I didn't sleep for a week after seeing it.
There was a rural farmhouse. There was a teenaged Son, the Mom, and an Abusive Step-Dad. The Step-Dad was always beating the Step-Son. One day, he killed him (I think he struck him in the head).
So, the Step-Dad took the body, and put it together as a Scarecrow, and placed it WAYyyyyy out in the fields.
The Mother panic'd looking for her Son. She was told he (the Son) "ran away". Then the Abusive Husband gets drunk, picks a fight with her over her "Lazy Son who ran-off", and kills her. (I think he choked her).
Now, the Scarecrow WAYyyyyyy off in the distance is pictured little tiny in a Window when the Step-Dad kills his Wife.
The way I remember it, the Step-Dad buries his Wife in the root cellar in the basement. Every shot we see of a window in the farmhouse, the Scarecrow is *this* much closer to the House.
So, we are treated to scenes of the Step-Dad in a real fix. He cannot get anyone to examine if his Scarecrow is moving, because obviously there is a body in it, right?
So, everyday, a little closer. The Step-Dad yells at it, tries to burn it, shoots it, and every day it is a little closer, and "healed", of whatever he has done to it.
One Morning *chills* he walks into the kitchen with a hangover, and the Scarecrow is in the window.
The last scene of the program. TWO scarecrows in the field, side-by-side. |
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| Alias | Date | Reply |
| LedZeppelin Forever |
9/27/2007 8:49:00 PM |
Heheheheheeeeee!!!!:) |
| Royal Furriness |
9/27/2007 8:50:00 PM |
omg scared the you know whats out of me...I need to watch this though lol...thanks for letting us know...I now have to find it...hugs
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| ky_bluebird |
9/27/2007 8:55:00 PM |
haha this is great and I think I saw that., it sounds like an old movie from Tales of the Crypt....Happy Halloween back!----- Muuuuuuuwaaaaaaaa hehe :D.....T/C |
| The Ultimate Hero |
9/27/2007 8:56:00 PM |
Sounds awesome and completely original!!! |
| Mrs Strider |
9/27/2007 8:58:00 PM |
Cool reminds me a bit of Rod Serling's NIGHT GALLERY. |
| ky_bluebird |
9/27/2007 9:03:00 PM |
I barely remember Night Gallery, Mrs Stryder it was great too and there was another one called Circle of Fear and also The Night Stalker hehe great shows, Geez I wonder why I got turned off from watching Scary movies? Hmmmm Maybe those Jason Halloween movies burned me out on them..... :) Thanks again for the great post....T/C |
| ladyspiritguide |
9/27/2007 9:10:00 PM |
O.K.-I found the entire Thriller Series on DVD. I costs about $99.99 (darn). And Night Gallery was my addiction!! That show scared the "you-know-what" out of me! But every week, I had to watch it. And every time I watched it, I would climb into bed with my Sister. |
| CelticPrincess |
9/27/2007 9:37:00 PM |
Man, I LOVED Night Gallery!!!! That was some of the SCARIEST stuff I ever saw growing up!!! *shivers* |
| ladyspiritguide |
9/27/2007 9:41:00 PM |
CP-I would be too scared to turn off the T.V., (run to the bathroom), but I HAD to watch it!!! To this day, I remember those episodes. Some seriously scary stuff! (I wonder what happened to those scary paintings)? |
| Royal Furriness |
9/27/2007 11:34:00 PM |
I would climb into bed with my neighbor that is scary you know what lol lol |
| Aussie Chook |
9/27/2007 11:50:00 PM |
lol, The Night Stalker really, really scared me. I would hide behind a chair, sticking my head out, still watching. I would have to tell my sister what happened, 'cos she couldn't look. LOL Thanks for bringing back some memories. |
| I be sparky |
9/28/2007 6:27:00 AM |
Oh wow! That sounds great. I'd love to see this. I just saw that you said the DVD set costs 99 dollars... this episode may be worth that alone, lol. I loved reading this post though. The way you told it gave me chills. |
| ReeRun |
9/28/2007 7:39:00 AM |
ooooooooo....creepy!!! |
| 6Ball |
9/28/2007 8:58:00 AM |
WOW! This was a great story! Thanks for sharing! |
| Bunny Mom |
9/28/2007 9:53:00 AM |
Creepy but such sweet sweet revenge!!! Thanks for sharing! - Bunny |
| B-O-Hizzle |
9/29/2007 2:56:00 PM |
omg.. this reminds me of a movie that Frecks and I watched when we were younger called night of the scarecrow(s), anyone ever heard of this?!?!?! prolly the scariest movie i have ever seen.. |
| AshleyMacarooni |
10/2/2007 8:21:00 PM |
Hehehehe freaky!! |
| Garnet |
10/10/2007 2:10:00 PM |
Oooo, creepy! I could SWEAR that I saw something like that when I was really little. I'm not old enough to have seen it anywhere near 35 years ago, though, so maybe I'm wrong. |
| neesha1 |
11/2/2007 1:26:00 AM |
If this is how you tell stories..I WANT MORE!! Great work SpiritChild!:):) |
| Wicked Plantz |
1/7/2008 7:29:00 AM |
wow! good chilling story. |
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