Halloween themed movies are a dime a dozen. Some are instant classics like the John Carpenter classic and some are instant crap. Unfortunately I have seen more crap than classics when it comes to Halloween movies. So when I stumbled upon Jack-O I was curious. I knew it was a low budget film but that doesn’t always mean things will be bad. And scarecrows have always been kind of creepy to me. Growing up in the Midwest and going to college in the middle of farm country, I have seen some of these things up close and I can see why some people have a severe aversion to them. So what happens when you combine these two things? Let’s take a look.
The people of Oakmoor Crossing have a little urban legend for their town. It seems that years ago, a warlock named Walter Machen was hung for being, well, a warlock. But just before he dies he decides to put a curse on the town in the form of Jack-O, a stalking scarecrow killing machine. Jack-O tears through the town and kills many before one man takes down the evil creature. Flash forward to present day, well the mid-90s actually. ...