Scarecrows do a much better job scaring humans than they do scaring birds. If scarecrows were used to ward off birds, adds James P. Leary, a historian and folklorist focused on rural Midwestern life, ...

I’m a sucker for scarecrow films, but even I can admit that there aren’t many worth crowing about. Outside of the consensus “best” within the crop, Dark Night of the Scarecrow (1981), the sub-genre ...

Edbassmaster/YouTube PHILADELPHIA -- Strangers passing by a goofy, dancing scarecrow were unsuspecting, believing it was a rare, cute photo opportunity for the Halloween season. What these people didn ...

When Chris isn’t working on a new article or exploring the best nature spots nearby, he's gotten into making TikTok edits. While he works on other personal projects, he has turned his attention to ...

A pair of filmmakers who are southeast Iowa natives will be showing their movie “Field of Screams” at the Halloweenapalooza Horror Film Fest in Ottumwa later this week. Evan Runkle and Alix Moad, who ...

Following the death of his grandfather, Allen Crowe inherits an old farmhouse. When he and his friends arrive, they expect to find time-worn tchotchkes and family memories. What they don’t expect to ...

Guns N’ Roses and Velvet Revolver guitarist Slash will team up with Universal for an eighth time on a Horror Nights haunted house where visitors will come face-to-face with a horde of ...