The Haunting Hour: The Series was a children's horror- fantasy show that ran on The Hub Network (now known as Discovery Family) for 4 seasons. I've covered this series in a couple other posts, but classic me, didn't continue but there's a long thing. Let's get on here.
The last episode I did for the Halloween strand here, I did an episode that explicitly took place on Halloween, this one doesn't, but hey it fits because why not? This is a really good series especially since it really was free with what it could do even in the constraints of children's TV. Which always makes Children's TV horror stuff kind of more interesting sometimes because of those and to see how far something can go even in those. This episode is called "Scarecrow" It first aired in the US on December 11, 2011 and is from the second season. Also, spoilers at times.
Stupid crows eating my corn/ Copyright the Hatchery
This episode starts at farm, which is good place for a scarecrow. The episode has Bailee Madison who had in the series premiere, playing a girl named Jenny. Her problem is that the crows keep bothering her crops as crows do. (Caw caw, that's right the first thing I say is caw) She's growing her own crops to make money for a new computer. Apparently her father gave her that acre because he wants her to learn how hard farming is. That's probably why he has gray hair. Her mother mentions that she has problems with rabbits and deer. The boy from the start is her brother named Bobby, played by Richard Harmon , whom you may know from "The 100". He takes care of the cows and is kind proud that things don't bother cows. '
You know what is great about cows? They don't give you bull/ Copyright The Hatchery
The episode uses the word Emo more than you think it would. There's a girl named Amy Kessler, played by Genevieve Buechner. She seems to be Bobby's love interest (but is she evil? hmm) Bobby and Jenny go into town and see her at the shop to get feed, she works at the counter. She's reading a poem, which I'm sure won't be somehow tied into the plot at all, "The Hollow Men" by T.S Eliot.
Sssh! She's reading the plot device/ Copyright The Hatchery
A strange man shows up and also knows the poem and finishes it. I noticed that the bell didn't ring when he entered, hmm. I'm sure saying stuffed with straw from the poem won't mean anything later. He explains the poem is about the end of the world, he likes the idea because the world would be quiet if it ended. (That's some logic, I guess) Then he buys jerky and walks away doesn't elaborate.
I'm glad she mentioned the poem, I was waiting like 3 hours for her
Later we see the man just standing around at night -menacingly. Jenny gets home from school and the creepy man's car is moving up to follow her. If this was a different show, there would be a different thing going on.( I'm glad this isn't a Lifetime movie) Also, don't talk to strange men in old cars who pull up when they see you get off the bus. Don't do that. Since he didn't murder her, her brother sees the car drive off and he wonders who that was and she tells him it's the strange man from the store. Bobby's first response isn't to tell his sister to not talk to strange men who pull up in cars after you get off the bus, bad brother.
See, strange/ Copyright the Hatchery
The strange man wanted to sell her a scarecrow. Bobby says she shouldn't buy anything from the guy, he seems like a creep. Good brother. So, this episode long about moral should be don't talk to random guys who pull up in cars and buy stuff from them. (Not even you)
