Hello, what do we have here? Could this be a genuinely CREEPY 80's horror flick that somehow became forgotten over the years due to the genre's offer-overload? It sure looks like it, since "Scarecrows" is a truly atmospheric and well-made film with the exact right proportions of suspense and bloody make-up effects. Yet you'll never see it listed among anyone's decade-favorites and that's a real shame. "Scarecrows" can be categorized as typically low-budget 80's film-making, but it most certainly outshines the majority of movies in that bunch thanks to the stylish directing by William Wesley (who?), the original setting and the splendidly written script. An assembly of well-organized robbers manages to escape on a hijacked plane with a loot of over 3 million dollar and two hostages. One of them Bert plans to double-cross the others and dives off the plane with the money and lands in an open field near a deserted farmhouse. The cornfield is dotted with mysterious and uncanny-looking scarecrows that come to live and start terrorizing Bert as well as his companions that come after him in the night. It may sound unbelievable but these scarecrows look genuinely creepy and sinister! Unlike I feared, they're NOT grotesque or absurd looking monsters, but menacing entities that briefly appear in flashes or off-screen. The screenplay also never gives a definite explanation of what they really are, which only increases the morbidity. Apparently the whole cornfield is a cursed dimension and every trespasser is doomed to turn into a scarecrow, yet this theory is never confirmed. Another great story-aspect is the development of the characters. Once in the cornfield, robbers and hostages are somewhat forced to work together in order to survive. The switch from hostility to dependence is powerfully & plausibly illustrated in the script and stressed by the surefooted director William Wesley. The film also benefices from very adequate acting performances, an eerie soundtrack and professional camera-work. Actually, the only slight demerit of this cool movie is the running time! Too short? A bit overlong, actually, although barely 80 minutes... This story would have been even MORE effective if it were part of a typical horror-anthology movie (like "Creepshow" or "From a Whisper to a Scream") with a playtime of approximately half an hour. The chases through the corn are occasionally overwrought. Nevertheless, "Scarecrows" is a very good movie and recommended highly to any horror fan who's tired of re-watching the same old mainstream classics.