Messengers 2: The Scarecrow

Messengers 2: The Scarecrow

The Beginning Of The End

R 2009 · 94 min · ★ 5.4 · Horror

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.

Directed by Martin Barnewitz · Written by Todd Farmer

Your Rating

Where to Watch

Streaming

Cast

Norman Reedus John Rollins
Heather Stephens Mary Rollins
Claire Holt Lindsey Rollins
Richard Riehle Jude Weatherby
Darcy Fowers Miranda Weatherby
Matthew McNulty Deputy Milton
Laurence Belcher Michael Rollins
Vladimir Yossifov Scarecrow
Todd Jensen Banker Chapman
Michael McCoy Mr. Peterson
Kalina Green Little Girl - Ghost
Erbi Ago Randy

Make it a double feature

3h 20m together

Messengers 2: The Scarecrow

Signs

A close match in mood and era.

The Messengers CollectionSee all →

The Messengers

The Messengers · 2007

MovieMysteryThriller

When the Solomons trade in the craziness of big-city life for the quiet of a North Dakota farm, little do they expect the nightmare that follows. Soon after arriving, teenage Jess and her younger brother see terrifying apparitions and endure attacks from a supernatural source. Jess must warn her disbelieving family before it is too late to save them.

More from Martin BarnewitzSee all →

Danny's Doomsday

Danny's Doomsday · 2014

Danny's Doomsday

MovieScience FictionFamily

Due to climate change a new race of flesh eating predators arise, who invade and eat everything living on earth. In a residential neighbourhood in a Danish suburb nightmare like scenes are being experienced first hand through the eyes of two teenage brothers, who can't stand each other, but are now suddenly forced to barricade themselves in the basement together, to avoid getting eaten. From one day to another, without parents and without electricity, food, water and contact to other people, the brothers have to learn to live together in their vital protection bunker, while monsters move past the basement windows and heavy, sharp claws can be heard moving around upstairs on the wooden floors.

Room 205

Room 205 · 2007

Wanting to start a fresh, Katrine moves from the province into a dormitory in Copenhagen and enrolls at the University. But when she crosses conniving Sanne by getting together with Sanne's ex, all hell breaks loose. Sanne and her friends frighten Katrine with an old myth surrounding the ghost of a former resident. Yet the myth very soon becomes reality.

More Like This

Sister Death

Sister Death · 2023

MovieDramaHorror

Spain, 1949. Narcisa, a novice, arrives at an old convent, converted into a girls' school, to work as a teacher.

Amityville II: The Possession

Amityville II: The Possession · 1982

Amityville II: The Possession

Anthony and Dolores Montelli, along with their four children, move into their dream house in Amityville and are immediately plagued by a string of paranormal experiences. When the abusive Anthony wrongly places the blame on the children, Dolores recruits a local Catholic priest to exorcise the house.

Slaughter

Slaughter · 2009

MovieThrillerHorror

A young woman looks to escape her abusive life by moving to her family's farm near Atlanta. Unfortunately, she learns her place of supposed comfort offers more terrifying forms of abuse.

Black Sheep

Black Sheep · 2006

MovieHorrorComedy

After a childhood prank by his brother Angus causes Henry to develop a phobia of sheep, he must step up to the onslaught of a genetically-mutated man-eating flock with the help of his friend and a young environmentalist.

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me · 1992

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

MovieDramaMystery

In the questionable town of Deer Meadow, Washington, FBI Agent Desmond inexplicably disappears while hunting for the man who murdered a teen girl. The killer is never apprehended, and, after experiencing dark visions and supernatural encounters, Agent Dale Cooper chillingly predicts that the culprit will claim another life. Meanwhile, in the more cozy town of Twin Peaks, hedonistic beauty Laura Palmer hangs with lowlifes and seems destined for a grisly fate.

The First Purge

The First Purge · 2018

The First Purge

MovieActionHorror

To push the crime rate below one percent for the rest of the year, the New Founding Fathers of America test a sociological theory that vents aggression for one night in one isolated community. But when the violence of oppressors meets the rage of the others, the contagion will explode from the trial-city borders and spread across the nation.

Signs

MovieThrillerScience Fiction

A family living on a farm finds mysterious crop circles in their fields which suggests something more frightening to come.

The Golem: How He Came into the World

The Golem: How He Came into the World · 1920

The Golem: How He Came into the World

MovieFantasyHorror

In 16th-century Prague, a rabbi creates the Golem - a giant creature made of clay. Using sorcery, he brings the creature to life in order to protect the Jews of Prague from persecution.

Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning

Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning · 2004

Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning

MovieHorrorFantasy

Set in 19th Century Canada, Brigitte and her sister Ginger take refuge in a Traders' Fort which later becomes under siege by some savage werewolves. But when one of the girls is bitten, they have no one to turn to but themselves.

Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist

Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist · 2005

Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist

Father Merrin takes a sabbatical from the Church to devote himself to history and archaeology as he struggles with his shattered faith.

Exorcist: The Beginning

Exorcist: The Beginning · 2004

Exorcist: The Beginning

Years before Father Merrin helped save Regan MacNeil’s soul, he first encounters the demon Pazuzu in East Africa.

Jeepers Creepers 2

Jeepers Creepers 2 · 2003

Jeepers Creepers 2

When their bus is crippled on the side of a deserted road, a team of high school athletes discover an opponent they cannot defeat – and may not survive.

Near Dark

Near Dark · 1987

A farm boy reluctantly becomes a member of the undead when a girl he meets turns out to be part of a band of vampires who roam the highways in stolen cars.

Vacancy 2: The First Cut

Vacancy 2: The First Cut · 2008

Vacancy 2: The First Cut

MovieHorrorThriller

Three young people check into the Meadow View Inn for a night's rest, fully unaware of the inn's sick-minded employees and their nefarious intentions.

Ring 0

MovieHorrorThriller

Taking place thirty years before the events of Ringu, Ringu 0 provides the shocking background story of how the girl on the video became a deadly, vengeful spirit.

From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter

From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter · 2000

From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter

MovieWesternHorror

Set one hundred years ago, outlaw Johnny Madrid, after narrowly escaping death, goes on the run with the hangman's sensuous daughter Esmeralda by his side.

Rate this film

Your ratings make Midnight smarter