Dark Night of the Scarecrow

Starring Charles Durning, Tonya Crowe, Larry Drake, Lane Smith, Tonya Crowe, Robert F.

Now this ... this makes us very happy. The original hard-to-find classic flick Dark Night of the Scarecrow is finally ready to make its high definition debut, and we've got everything you need to know about what to expect right here!

We got a heads-up this evening from Dark Night of the Scarecrow writer J.D. Feigelson himself that due to huge international demand, there is going to be a 30th Anniversary Blu-ray release of the fan favorite film this coming October.

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After a couple of light on horror weeks, we are finally treated to a bumper crop of new releases. Headlining the week is Frozen, which is just what we in Southern California need to stave off our current heat wave. A couple of oldies but goodies are out, too, as Madman celebrates its Happy 30th Birthday and the original King Kong comes to Blu-ray.

Many a modern horror fan will argue 'til they're blue in the face that horror movies have to be R-rated to be any good. I'm guessing most of them have never seen the genuinely eerie 1981 made-for-TV chiller Dark Night of the Scarecrow. A chance to correct that oversight arrives this fall when this classic scarecrow shocker returns to terrorize DVD players.

Whatcha doing September 13th if you're in the Erie Pennsylvania area? I'll tell you what -- you're gonna dress up like a ghoul and shamble for charity that's what! Greg Ropp of the Eerie Horror Festival dropped us a line with the skinny on the frightful event:

Now here's some truly great news. Deadpit.com's "Creepy Kentuckian" is reporting that the classic (and largely unseen by today's audiences) 1981 made-for-TV fright flick Dark Night of the Scarecrow is at long last getting the DVD treatment. About damn time!