Messengers 2: The Scarecrow

Messengers 2: The Scarecrow

Year: 2009

Runtime: 94 mins

Language: English

Director: Martin Barnewitz

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Stressed farmer John Rollins battles corn loss, a broken pump, debts, and a strained marriage. He finds a hidden scarecrow in the barn; his son wants it destroyed, but Jude convinces him to leave it in the field. Suddenly the crows die, the pump works, and the banker’s accident convinces John that a force haunts his farm and threatens his family.

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Rollins Farm, Cornfields

Rollins Farm sits in a rural landscape dominated by vast cornfields and a creaking barn. The land's irrigation troubles and crow infestation press the family to protect the harvest at any cost. A secret door in the barn leads to a scarecrow that unleashes a deadly curse, turning the farm into a haunted battleground.

🌾 Rural 🏚️ Farm life

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Main Characters – Messengers 2: The Scarecrow (2009)

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John Rollins (Norman Reedus)

John is a debt-ridden farmer trying to hold his family together as the crops fail. His relentless focus on saving the land drives him to dangerous decisions, straining his marriage and inviting the supernatural into their home.

🧑‍🌾 Farmer 💰 Debt 👨‍👩‍👧 Family

Lindsey Rollins (Claire Holt)

Lindsey is John's wife who bears the mounting strain as the family spirals. She grows wary of John's actions and the mystery surrounding the scarecrow, while trying to shield their children from danger.

👩 Wife 💑 Family

Mary Rollins (Heather Stephens)

Mary is the mother who senses the growing tension and mistrust within the household. She grapples with the alarming changes and the silence that surrounds the family's crisis.

👩 Mother 🕯️ Tension

Michael Rollins (Laurence Belcher)

Michael is the perceptive young son who suspects the scarecrow is real and becomes a key ally in protecting his family. He acts with courage as danger closes in and ultimately drives the scarecrow down with a tractor.

🧒 Boy 👦 Perceptive

Miranda Weatherby (Darcy Fowers)

Miranda is a ghostly former owner who drugs John and becomes the catalyst for the family’s suffering. Her actions are tied to the farm's dark past and the curse that grips the land.

👩 Ghost 🕊️ Manipulator

Jude Weatherby (Richard Riehle)

Jude is the enigmatic neighbor who seems to know more about the scarecrow and the farm's history. He and Miranda are revealed to be connected to the haunting haunting that plies the Rollins.

🧑 Neighbor 👁️ Mystery

Scarecrow (Vladimir Yossifov)

The scarecrow is a living, malevolent guardian of the land, enforcing a deadly curse to safeguard the harvest. It kills to protect the farm's fertility and serves as the primary engine of the family’s unraveling.

🎭 Villain 🌬️ Supernatural

Little Girl - Ghost (Kalina Green)

A ghostly little girl materializes in the fields, a remnant of the farm's dark past. She witnesses the unfolding events and adds to the sense of haunting that pervades the Rollins' world.

👶 Ghost 🕯️ Past

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🌾 Curse

The scarecrow becomes a supernatural force that links the land's fertility to a deadly pact. It makes crops flourish while extracting lives, pulling the Rollins family deeper into danger. The curse ties soil, profit, and past secrets into a haunted struggle for survival.

🏚️ Greed

Desperate to save the farm, characters cross moral lines and choose protective actions over family welfare. The drive to secure land and crops reveals a darker history tied to voodoo and ownership. The scarecrow acts as a brutal instrument of that greed, punishing those who stand in its way.

🕯️ Guilt

John's sense of guilt over his troubled marriage and the violence surrounding the farm wears him down. The haunting intensifies the fracture between him and his wife, amplifying isolation and fear. Family trauma is intertwined with the curse, leaving them to confront whether they can ever recover.

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