Scarecrows aren't meant to be scary -- well not to people, anyways. They're meant to frighten garden pests like crows, although the science behind that is still up for debate. But due to their Halloween-y nature, some farmers (and regular scarecrow enthusiasts) get a bit carried away with their straw creatures, creating things meant to scare more than just your average crow.

With that, here is a collection of the scariest scarecrows and while the interpretation of "scary" may vary, I assure you that you wouldn't want to be attempting to steal pumpkins from these protectors' gardens.

• Real jeans, real boots, scary face = not just crows will scurry.

• AHHHHHHHHHH REAL ESTATE AGENTS!!!! RUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUN!!!

• There's horrifying strength in numbers.

• Scarecrows might just be scarier minus the hay wounds.

• I'm half WTF, but half god-I-hope-this-thing-doesn't-come-to-life.

• This scarecrow is actually scary because it's practically immune to punches to the head.

• Someone's rummage sale actually created a scary scarecrow.

• Maybe if he wasn't dressed in real-people clothes...*shiver*

• Hold up. You think birds are going to flock AWAY from this gem?

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