The Scarecrow: A Gruesome Horror Slasher

By: Samuel Small

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Fans of Friday the 13th and Halloween will love this gruesome slasher following a group of teens hunted by a supernatural killer.

You can run. You can try to hide. But no matter where you are, the scarecrow will find you.

After a heart-wrenching breakup, the last thing high school sophomore Kyle Shoemaker expected was to fight for his life. But that’s exactly what happens after a drunken trip takes he and his friends to the abandoned farm at the edge of town. Nightly, the scarecrow claims one of them, leaving him with little time. Will he unravel the mystery of the scarecrow before it's too late? Or will its secrets remain buried beneath the dirt and wreckage at the old farm?

Praise for Samuel Small:

"Do not read this in a dark room." ★★★★★

"Would highly recommend it to any horror lover." ★★★★★

“Highly recommend if you're into Twilight Zone horror, and anything of this vein!” ★★★★★

"My nerves got a serious workout reading this." ★★★★★

"Will scare the pants off you." ★★★★★

“It will definitely keep you up at night” ★★★★★

"Like a modern day Poe retelling." ★★★★★

"I read the book in two days I couldn’t put it down!" ★★★★★

"Checked off everything on my wishlist for a scary story." ★★★★★

"Will keep you turning the pages right to the very end." ★★★★★

“Definitely scary! Recommend it highly.” ★★★★★

"Blood chilling story." ★★★★★

"It's hard to put down." ★★★★★

“Good creepy read.” ★★★★★

“Very descriptive storytelling!” ★★★★★

“In a few pages, Small manages to describe a situation which would take others whole chapters to convey. Absolutely wonderful!” ★★★★★

"Gave me chills" ★★★★★

"This is a super scary story." ★★★★★

"It is now on my list of favorite demonic/possession books." ★★★★★

"The book has everything I want from a horror novel! Highly recommended!" ★★★★★

"You want scary and creepy, read this!" ★★★★★

"I absolutely loved this book." ★★★★★

"Well worth the read!" ★★★★★

"Once I started it I did not want to stop..highly recommended!" ★★★★★

"You may never look at another art museum the same again." ★★★★★

"I realized towards the end of the book that I had been slowly curling into myself." ★★★★★

Purchase this thrilling novel to dive into the chilling world of 'The Scarecrow' by acclaimed indie author Samuel Small. Join Kyle on a terrifying journey through the ominous town of Hollow, where darkness conceals secrets buried amidst the sprawling fields.

The Scarecrow

I do not care for virtual voice however I don't let it stop me from choosing books to listen to. "The Scarecrow" had lots of the slasher type murders which were done well. I did have some issues following the some of the characters and how they transitioned into the story. The virtual voice did not help and some of the more dramatic scenes came off very flat unfortunately. It still is worth a listen if you enjoy murdering scarecrows.

The screcrow

The screcrow it was a little bit funny and scary it had alot of mystery

Kinda boring

just didn't grab me, seems more of a YA book. Felt a bit uncanny valley with the narration. Like it was almost there but just not right somehow.

Voice is rough

I know it’s AI generated but if you’re going to do this you might as well put in the time and edit it to be good. They can make an AI generated voice of pretty much anyone that has a normal speaking cadence, doesn’t glitch on words, and that can give inflection. The slang and curse words that are what the voice has a hard time with in this book.

More of a Goosebumps story

Not at all scary! Where were all the parents?? Why didn’t these kids see help from adults??

SPOILER ALERT: if Gary wasn’t a bad person to begin with, why kill the kids? Also if he was after descendants of original killers, why not go after the parents?

This was written seemingly more for young adults - like Goosebumps. There wasn’t much in the way of gore as advertised (actually thankful for this). As an avid horror reader/listener, I ax expecting much more. Totally missed the mark.