Talk:"Scarecrow" by R Scabree: Reviewed as I Read/@comment-9281274-20140701124242

I must say that this was a truely surprising and delightful read.

One of the stories biggest strengths, at least to me is the concept.

A classic tale of someone reviewing an unknown product only to get more than he asked for.

In many ways it's vintage creepypasta and the fact that the execution is so well done enhances the story quite a bit.

The images included are masterfully done. If it weren't for the author commenting down below I wouldve said that the images are proof that this book exists. Did you deseo them yourself?

There is however one flaw i found. The inclusion of the unknown eldritch abominations.

It is well done and I like that the unknown forces are kept very vague, it is just that I would've preferred something along the lines of stanley kubricks The Shining. Where one is not really sure if a stories supernatural event is in fact a supernatural event.

In this story, theres no doubt that "They" exist, the narrator just hasnt found out the complete details.

But, what if this story included a passage mentioning the fact that the narrator has a certain mental illness? The reader would then be presented with an interesting dilemma. Would we believe the narrator even with the knowledge of his illness or would we believe that "They" dont exist and the whole story was just another episode the narrator had?

But we really arent given a chance to think this way.

Again it's a very minor flaw and a pretty subjective one at that. I just prefer stories that give me alternate interpretations on events of a story.

Other than that though, this truely is an underrated classic or at least, a story thats not as popular as it should be.

Cheers.