Pumpkinhead
One of my favorite creature movies, Pumpkinhead is an eerie, grim fairytale about revenge and grief.
Ed Harley owns a small store in the country. He lives alone with his small son, Billy. One day a group of city teens arrives at their store and, while Ed leaves for a moment to do an errand, Billy gets killed by one of them in a bike accident.
Blinded by grief, Ed visits an old woman that lives deep in the woods and together they conjure Pumpkinhead, a vengeance demon that proceeds to kill the teens one by one.
Blinded by grief, Ed visits an old woman that lives deep in the woods and together they conjure Pumpkinhead, a vengeance demon that proceeds to kill the teens one by one.
As you can see it´s a pretty simple premise. The movie is quite beautiful, actually and, though it´s not bloody or gory, it´s eerie and grim as a movie can be.
Lance Henriksen is a charismatic actor and shines as Ed while the teens are quite... hmmm... forgettable.
A cult movie and an 80s classic.
Pumpkinhead was inspired by a poem by Ed Justin.
Pumpkinhead was inspired by a poem by Ed Justin.
"Keep away from Pumpkinhead,
Unless you're tired of living,
His enemies are mostly dead,
He's mean and unforgiving,
Laugh at him and you're undone,
But in some dreadful fashion,
Vengeance, he considers fun,
And plans it with a passion,
Time will not erase or blot,
A plot that he has brewing,
It's when you think that he's forgotten,
He'll conjure your undoing,
Bolted doors and windows barred,
Guard dogs prowling in the yard,
Won't protect you in your bed,
Nothing will, from Pumpkinhead!"
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