Scarecrow

by Peter Buckley

A dark Supernatural Tale, in which the Jenkins family struggle to keep the family farm alive against the longest drought that Texas has ever experienced and the financial crisis that it has put them under. Unknown to the farm owner, the land his farm stands on hides an oil deposit that a vicious oil tycoon wants by any means possible. When the offers to buy the land are turned down by the proud and stubborn farmer and the rains arrive it leaves the ruthless businessman no option but to force the Jenkins family to leave by causing as much damage to their property as possible. With the fields on fire and the family in danger a malevolent spirit in the form of a scarecrow from the farms dark past is unleashed to exact a bloody and violent revenge on those that threaten the family. But are they safe from its bloodlust?

Genres: Horror

237 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 10, 2016

Reviews

[Marie · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Jenkins family has a protector on their property that is better than any kind of modern day alarm system. "Jack" which is the scarecrow on their property will protect the Jenkins family at any cost.

When an oil tycoon tries to get the Jenkins family to sell their property so that he can lay his hands on the oil that runs deep into the land, "Jack" takes matters into his own hands and sets about going on a bloody rampage.

The book wasn't overly creepy as I didn't have to leave the lights on or anything like that, but it has its moments throughout the book. It was more of gory romp through the Jenkins farm. Giving the book three stars.

[Peter · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a grim old school story with a nasty character of revenge: a Scarecrow (love it when they take action). An unscrupulous businessman tries to drive off a farming family from their property. The characters are very dark the action takes off like a movie. Does he succeed in the end? Or can the family prevent being driven off and who helps them? I got the recommendation from the horror afficionados group, free Kindle ebooks section and I'm very enthusiastic about this novel. Quick paced and to the bone. Lovely quick read for the 80s horror fan and fan of classic horror tales. Clear recommendation! You won't forget that scarecrow named Jack.

[Alan · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'm a sucker for a good scarecrow tale. This wasn't one. The whole reason for the living scarecrow and all wasn't bad. But he writing was amateurish and the book was laden with typos. I can only guess the author was milking the story for word count due to all the wooden manner of speaking everyone used and his constant use of the sheriff's and deputy's titles whenever referring to them. It was always "Sheriff Stevens" this and "Deputy Fernandez" that. Most authors would just call them by their last names once they were established as characters. I was hoping to enjoy this more, but poor writing just puts me off.

[Nancy · Rating 1 out of 5]

This should have been a pretty good story but was ruined by poor writing. Mr. Buckley seems to have little concept of grammar and sentence structure. British English does not work in this case as the book is written from the point of view of Americans. In America we call the ground floor the first floor; we do not climb stairs to the first floor. In the same sentence the windshield of a vehicle was referred to as a windscreen and as a windshield. Write what you know. Maybe some of his other works are better written but I won't be finding out.

[Karen Bullock · Rating 4 out of 5]

Awesome!
A most enjoyable horror story, not overly graphic, but still emits plenty of chills.
I love scarecrow books & movies, so when I came across this I had to grab it.
Each page filled with the anticipation of uncovering the secret history of the scarecrow & the Jenkins family farm.
Old religious practices, good vs evil, greed & selfishness that leads to horrible actions of others & pride in your family history.

[Leslie Wiederspan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great idea for a story. Had the potential to be terrifying. A scarecrow comes to life to protect the land and those on it... But... Again, the editing errors are distracting. Quotation marks are missing, some names are not capitalized, random words are capitalized, names are spelled wrong, and so on. It would have been 4 stars if the mistakes weren't there.

[Margaret Staggs · Rating 5 out of 5]

Scarecrow

A very scary book! Good for Halloween reading. The author was able to induce the reader to imagine the sights and sounds of the books action and people/things.

[TINA LATHAM · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting

Love these stories of supernatural mixed with elements of Voodoo.
Needs a sequel for sure. Would love to see the family discover the oil in their property.