"The Scarecrow" is the third full-length album by Tobias Sammet's rock opera project Avantasia, released in 2008. It is the first part of "The Wicked Trilogy" and followed by The Wicked Symphony and Angel of Babylon. 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.