The Scarecrow is the third full-length album by Tobias Sammet's German metal opera project Avantasia, released on 25 January 2008 through Nuclear Blast Records.

Sammet explained in a 2016 interview that he managed to have Alice Cooper after drummer Eric Singer asked him.

[4] The Scarecrow is a concept album about the tragic story of a lonesome creature, emotionally isolated from his environment and suffering from a distorted sensory perception.

His feelings for the love of his life unrequited, he sets off on a journey exploring his left-hand path, striving for inner peace, ploughing his way to approval and eventually facing temptation at the inner depths of the human soul.

The Scarecrow's EPK (electronic press-kit) is available here on YouTube, courtesy of Tobias Sammet.