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Scarecrows
- Narrated by: S W Salzman
- Length: 1 hr and 15 mins
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Anthologies & Short Stories
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Summary
When three teenagers decide to explore the urban legend of the crazy old man on Samsonite farm and the army of scarecrows he has built, they soon discover that not all urban legends are false, and sometimes the biggest threat comes from within.
Scarecrows is a twisted tale of psychological horror from the best-selling author of Whisper, The Island and Funhouse.
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- Gary Price
- 03-02-17
I'm Afraid
This is a great short story and well worth reading. I highly recommend reading the book with the audiobook. Michael Bray writes a great story and A W Salamander really does a masterful job of bringing the characters to life. I can't say enough about how well done this audiobook is.
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- latasha
- 27-10-20
great way to spend a hour.
I requested this audio book in exchange for a honest review. Well this was a nice way to spend a hour! We have 3 boys that decide to check out a local urban legend. They find the scarecrows all right! I liked this story. the characters were ok but it was more the subtle things they said that really made me take notice. "It's in the soil." what is and how long has it been there? Well we don't find out but i was ok with that. This is a great listen for the Halloween season or lifestyle.
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- Mary Karowski
- 16-07-20
Would make a great horror movie
I love short horror stories like this. This tale of a couple of boys who take a prank turned bad and get trapped on a farm with a crazy old farmer and are surrounded by fields filled with scarecrows that are animate and have a thirst for blood. What gets creepier is as the old man tells the story of how those scarecrows get there. Some really great twists in here. I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator or publisher
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- PattyH
- 10-06-20
Scarecrows
What would you do if you were surrounded by scarecrows that can move, make people do things they'd never do before? This is a short story but it's packed full of everything that makes a good novel. S. W. Salzman is quickly becoming one of my favorite narrators. His performance is amazing and his voice was made for stories like this.