Scarecrow

The Scarecrow is an object that appears in FAITH: Chapter II and its prologue.

History[]

September 22nd - 27th, 1987[]

John Ward has a dream that takes him to the cornfield outside Snake Meadow Hill Church. In the field, he finds the scarecrow smiling at him. As he continues walking through the corn, he is ambushed by the Cornfield Maze Demon. After warding it off, he stumbles upon the scarecrow again, this time with its face having deteriorated slightly. After running into the demon a second time, the scarecrow's face has degraded even more. On the third time, its face is now completely gone, leaving nothing but an empty hole (a possible allusion to the Second Death ritual).

After entering the church and defeating the Basement Demon, John is given instructions for completing the Ritual of the Door to Hell. He heads back to the scarecrow to see that there are now two glowing red eyes inside of the hole in its face. He purifies the scarecrow with his cross. He then goes back to his burning car and lights himself on fire, which he transfers over to the scarecrow. Demonic symbols circle the effigy, and eleven orphans of the church come to gather around. John suddenly enters the Unseen World as a Wretch.

September 28th, 1987[]

In John's worst nightmare yet, he comes across Snake Meadow Hill Church once again. This time, the cornfield is located behind the church, containing the smiling scarecrow and a doomed child. Exorcising the scarecrow yields a note left behind by a former staff member of the church.

Initiation[]

If John had previously drawn the pentagram in the woods with his blood, the scarecrow's face will appear slightly deteriorated.

After sacrificing the child to the thing in the confessional booth, the scarecrow's face will have degraded even more.

The scarecrow's fully removed face cannot be seen, as John will not be able to backtrack to it by the time he transforms into a Wretch and murders the stranded couple on the underpass.