claim: A photograph shows a scarecrow that was made out of a human corpse.
origin: A photograph often appears on social media with the claim that it shows that it shows a human corpse hung up like a scarecrow: < In the early 2000s, a man bought a ranch in Texas. He noticed a scarecrow in the middle of his land. He went up to it and smelt something rotting. He took the clothes off the scarecrow and discovered it was a human skeleton. This is the photo he took before authorities arrived.Â > The photograph actually shows a Halloween prop. It first appeared in May 2012 on the web site The House of Marrow, aÂ blog dedicated to Halloween art and props, in a post titledÂ â€œScarecrow Country.â€ Â Although this image (and several others showing this skeleton scarecrow), was posted without additional information, it was filed under the â€œpropsâ€ tag and the scarecrowâ€™s creator â€œMarrowâ€ replied to several comments complimenting his artwork: Marrow also posted images of the scarecrow on the Haunt ForumÂ message board in March 2012. He added a backstory that probably provided fodder for the meme: < This poor fellow trespassed on the wrong farmerâ€™s property. He was beaten and tied to a scarecrow post with barbed wire, a burlap sack over his head, and left to die. He was still alive and conscious when the crows started to peck at himâ€¦ > But he also explained that he used newspaper and masking tape to create the prop:Â < Thanks so much everyone! I really appreciate the awesome feedback! Quote:Â Is there a how-to on your blog? I know that many of the techniques you used have probably already been presented somewhere or another; but I always like seeing how individual creations are made. No how-tos as of yet. I first learnt to make this stuff from SpookyBlueâ€™s amazing tutorials, and Iâ€™ve just been experimenting with different hands, ribcages and so on. Quote:Â Did you corpse an existing piece, or was this prop built from scratch? Built from scratch. Newspaper and masking tape. : D >