Pumpkinhead (film)

Pumpkinhead is a 1988 American supernatural horror film. It was the directorial debut of special effects artist Stan Winston. The film has built up a cult following in the years since its release. The first in the Pumpkinhead franchise, it was followed by a directtovideo sequel, two TV film sequels, and a comic book series.

In the present, Ed Harley owns a small store in the country. He briefly leaves his young son alone while he runs an errand. A group of teenage campers stop by Harleys, and, while riding their dirt bikes, they mortally injure Harleys son. One teen, Steve, stays with the boy until his fathers return the rest flee the scene. At their cabin, the campers fight about whether or not to call the police. Joel, who is personally responsible for the boys injury and is on probation for a similar incident, knocks one of his friends unconscious and locks him and another girl in the closet to stop them from contacting the authorities.Harley, with his pet dog Gypsy, goes to see a supposed witch, who says she cannot bring his son back. Instead, Harley says that he wants revenge the witch agrees to help Harley, but she warns him that vengeance comes with a terrible price. On her orders, Harley goes to an old graveyard in the mountains, digs up a disfigured corpse, and brings it back to the witchs home. The witch uses blood from father and son to resurrect the corpse, which rises as a gigantic, spindly demonic monster named Pumpkinhead. ........

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