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Messengers 2: The Scarecrow2009

Name: Messengers 2: The Scarecrow
Genre: Supernatural, Folk Horror, Psychological, Survival
Released: 2009-07-21
Rating: 4.9

“The Beginning Of The End”

Directed by Martin Barnewitz

4.9

Crypt Score

Blended from 2 sources

IMDb 4.7TMDB 5.4

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Year

2009

Runtime

94 min

Box Office

Revenue (worldwide)

$1,521,800

The premise

The family man farmer John Rollins is stressed with his financial situation: the crows and the lack of irrigation are destroying his crop of corn; the bank is near closure of his mortgage; he does not have credit to fix the water pump or to buy seeds; and his marriage is in crisis and his wife Mary is giving too much attention to her friend Tommy. When John accidentally discovers a hidden compartment in the barn, he finds a creepy scarecrow but his son Michael makes him promise to destroy it. However, his neighbor Jude Weatherby visits him, gives a six-pack of beer to the abstemious John and convinces him to put the scarecrow in the cornfield. Out of the blue, the life of John changes: the crows die; the pump works again irrigating the land; and the banker responsible for the closure has an accident and dies. However, he feels that his land is possessed by something evil that is threatening his beloved family.

Horror Vault's take

When struggling farmer John Rollins stumbles upon a mysterious scarecrow hidden in his barn, a persuasive neighbor convinces him to put it to use in his failing cornfield — and almost overnight, his luck turns in ways that seem too good to be true. As his crops revive and his tormentors meet grim fates, John begins to sense that something deeply evil has taken root on his land. This prequel to The Messengers trades suburban scares for rural dread, grounding its supernatural menace in the very real anxieties of a man watching his livelihood and family crumble. Norman Reedus anchors the film with a raw, weathered performance as a desperate husband and father edging ever closer to a line he cannot uncross.

Content: Violence, Disturbing Imagery, Themes Of Alcoholism And Temptation