Pumpkinhead (1988) Hey what's up guys.
Today I'll show you a horror film: "Pumpkinhead"!
The movie begins in the year 19 57, in a barely populated country town. a family is
seen staying at their home. The father looks agitated as he holds a gun. On the other side,
the mother is praying with their son, "Ed", who is curious about the strange action of his father.
Outside, a terrified man is running away from something in the woods. The man runs in the
cornfield, until he reaches the family's home. He asks the father to open the door for him;
but the father just ignores him. The mother suggests letting the man in. The father replies
that they cannot do anything for him. The man begs and claims that he did not kill anyone.
The father says to the man that he cannot risk the life of his family to save the man.
Apparently, a monstrous creature, called "Pumpkinhead", is chasing the man.
It arrives, forcing the man to run away again. But he cannot escape anymore, as Pumpkinhead
manages to grab him. The curious Ed takes a look outside through the window; and he witnesses how
Pumpkinhead ends the man's shitty life. Years later, Ed is already a grown-up,
who runs a small grocery store in their town. He now has a son, and they live happily together
with their smelly dog. One morning, Ed is busy managing the finances of the store. His son gives
him a human figure necklace, and he gladly accepts it. His son says that he could wear it only if he
wanted to. He then promises that he will always wear it, because it's something special for him.
After their meal, they drive together to their grocery store along the highway.
They open their store, and Ed lets his son water the vegetables.
Meanwhile, a group of teenagers from the city, are driving along the country town highway. The group
stops by Ed's grocery to take a rest, before going to their cabin. The dog of Ed's son barks at them,
so his son fetches it. Tracy and Chris play with the son and his dog, while Joel proceeds
to ride his dirt bike despite being drunk. After a few moments, a local named Wallace,
passes by in the grocery store with his grandchildren. Wallace's eldest grandchildren,
nicknamed "Naughty Boy", tease his youngest sibling about the Pumpkinhead story. He says
that Pumpkinhead will haunt his youngest sibling, since he did something bad. Ed hears the chant
about Pumpkinhead, and he remembers the moment he witnessed it kill a man. Meanwhile, Wallace asks
Ed for his belongings inside. But Ed says that he left it at home, so he promises that he will bring
it to Wallace's home later. Ed then instructs his son to stay inside with their dog. He then
leaves to get Wallace's belongings. Outside, Joel and Steve are doing tricks with their dirt bikes.
Suddenly, the son's dog runs outside in the field, where the two are riding their dirt bikes.
Ed's son then rushes outside to get the dog. Unfortunately, the drunk Joel hits Ed's son,
after he jumps on the hill. The young child gets unconscious, making the group panic.
Joel gets scared that the locals might commit revenge on him. So he forces his girlfriend
to ride in their car, and they together rush to their cabin. In the meantime,
the others try to look for a phone; but they cannot find anything. In response,
the three drive together to look for the phone, while Steve stays to look for Ed's son.
Soon after, Ed arrives at the scene, and finds his son is nowhere to be found inside
his grocery store. He then walks outside, only to find out that his son is lying
unconscious on the ground. He rushes to check on his son. Steve tries to offer help to Ed,
but Ed just angrily looks at him. Ed then drives back to their home with his son and their dog.
Meanwhile, the group arrives in the cabin. Tracy attempts to use the telephone to call for help.
But it turns out, Joel cut the line. Apparently, Joel is on probation for committing another crime.
Because of that, he will go to jail if they report the accident. Tracy then tries to leave;
but Joel forcefully gets her car keys. Chris punches Joel, and he gets the key back. Joel
retaliates and hits him with a log, putting him to sleep. Steve soon arrives; and Joel asks him
about Ed's response. He then reports that Ed looks at him, as if Ed wants to kill him.
In the meantime, Ed with his son arrives back at their home. Ed does his best to revive his son. He
even tells his son a story, but his son no longer responds. At this point, he knows that his son is
already dead. Soon after, Ed with his son drives to Wallace's place, to deliver Wallace's animal
feed. At the same time, he asks Wallace about the whereabouts of an old woman, who has magical power
and thus earned the name: Old Psychic. Wallace is reluctant to reveal any information about Old
Psychic. So Ed says he desperately needs Old Psychic's help, for the sake of his dead son.
Unfortunately, Wallace utters that Old Psychic cannot do anything for his son.
As a result, Wallace refuses to reveal anything. As Ed is about to leave, Naughty Boy suddenly
stops him. he claims that he knows the whereabouts of Old Psychic.
Naughty Boy then promises to tell him Old Psychic's location, in exchange for money.
He guides Ed deep into the forest, and they eventually arrive in Old Psychic's cabin.
After they arrive there, he immediately leaves out of fear, and lets Ed meet Old Psychic alone.
Ed brings his dead son inside the creepy cabin. An owl and a mouse welcome him. Weirdly enough,
Old Psychic already knows that Ed went there, to ask her to revive his dead son. She then declares
that reviving the dead is no longer within her power. In response, Ed offers every gold he owns
to Old Psychic. Unfortunately, Old Psychic insists that she cannot do anything for his dead son.
But Ed refuses to leave the cabin, and tells Old Psychic about what he heard about her.
He then reveals that those who wanted revenge, came to Old Psychic. At this point, she asks
Ed what he desires. Ed then tearfully declares that he wants revenge on the group of teenagers,
who make his son die. In response, she warns Ed that his desire for revenge got a powerful price.
But it seems Ed does not care about the consequences. So she instructs him to a corpse,
buried in the old pumpkin yard. She tells him to bring it back to her, so Ed can benefit from it.
Ed then proceeds to drive towards the old pumpkin yard. He brings a shovel to dig the ground, until
he finally finds the smelly rotting corpse. He's too grossed out at first, but he resists the smell
for the sake of his desired revenge. He goes back to the cabin, and gives the corpse to Old Psychic.
In a few moments, Old Psychic begins the ceremony, by getting blood from Ed. She also gets blood from
his dead son, and mixes it together. After that, she drops the blood on the corpse,
from the old pumpkin yard. The blood animates the corpse as a result. It slowly rises to life,
while Ed passes out. It turns out, the corpse is Pumpkinhead, and it's now ready to take revenge
on the group of teenagers from the city. Soon after, Ed wakes up in the cabin, and
Old Psychic says that he can go now. He proceeds to drive away with his dead son. Along the way,
he cries from sadness. He briefly hallucinates that his son is still alive. But he knows that
his son is still dead. Eventually, he goes to the resting place of his dead wife. There,
he buries his dead son beside her burial place. In the meantime, the group of teenagers are still
staying in the cabin. Joel holds all of them with a gun, thinking that Ed will come there to
take revenge. Maggie seems to be traumatized by the events. She suddenly walks outside, and her
boyfriend Steve follows her to give her comfort. right then, Pumpkinhead grabs him up in the sky,
and drops him to the ground. It then grabs him again, and ends his life. Strangely enough,
Ed feels a connection with the Pumpkinhead, as it commits revenge against the teenagers. Maggie runs
back to the cabin, screaming for help. So Chris and Joel come to look for Steve, while the others
stay in the cabin. Eventually, they find Steve's bloody scarf in the trees. They suddenly hear
screams from the cabin, forcing them to rush back. Apparently, Joel's girlfriend witnessed a strange
creature in the window. As Maggie walks outside to find her boyfriend, Pumpkinhead arrives, holding
Steve's dead body. Out of nowhere, Pumpkinhead grabs her, and brings her away. It then puts a
cross to her head, as she screams in pain. Ed feels a connection to Pumpkinhead again,
allowing him to witness its act of violence. This makes him feel guilty about the teenager's death.
So he rushes back to Old Psychic, asking her to stop Pumpkinhead's rampage. Unfortunately, she
says that nothing can stop Pumpkinhead's act of revenge. Ed declares that he will stop Pumpkinhead
instead. In response, she warns Ed that anyone who tries to stop Pumpkinhead, will also die.
Meanwhile, Chris and Tracy are searching for Maggie in the woods, while Joel and
his girlfriend stay in the cabin. Pumpkinhead arrives in the cabin, bringing Maggie's dead
body to them. After witnessing it, the girlfriend passes out, while Joel looks terrified. But Joel
takes a machete to the table, hoping that he can fight back against Pumpkinhead. It reveals itself,
and Joel attempts to fight back to protect his girlfriend. But it easily pushes him away,
allowing it to grab his girlfriend away. Chris and Tracy go back to the cabin,
and they reunite with Joel. After a while, they see Pumpkinhead up in the tall tree,
while holding Joel's girlfriend. It then drops the too-heavy girlfriend, making her fall to
the ground, which leads to her death. Without a choice, the three run in four limbs to escape.
Meanwhile, Ed gets his gun to fight back against Pumpkinhead. He goes to the cabin,
only to find the dead bodies. On the other side, the remaining
three arrive in the homes of the locals. They frantically knock at every door,
but the locals ignore them. A local man with a gun walks out, and tells them to go away.
He says that no one can help them, since all of them are already marked as targets. Pumpkinhead
arrives on the scene, forcing the local man to run his big mouth away. Just then, Ed arrives
and shoots it, making it fall to the ground. As Pumpkinhead no longer moves, Joel walks toward it
to check if it is already dead. Pumpkin suddenly moves to push Joel to the ground. It then rises
while holding the gun. As it's about to end Joel's life, Ed feels the connection again, making him
feel weak. Pumpkinhead stabs Joel in the stomach using the gun, which leads to his painful death.
Chris and Tracy escape out of fear, until they arrive at Wallace's home. They desperately knock
on the door, while begging for help. But Wallace ignores them, knowing that they can no longer help
them. After hearing their screams, Naughty Boy escapes from their home to help them; and at the
same time, he wants to confirm if Pumpkinhead is real, or just a story. He walks out, and guides
the two to a safe place he knows. He brings them to an abandoned old church. He says that the place
is holy, so Pumpkinhead might be scared of that place. There, Naughty Boy reveals to the two that
Pumpkinhead is a demon, and it kills people who did something bad. The two then tell Naughty Boy
that it must be because of the death of Ed's son. Suddenly, the wind starts blowing, and Pumpkinhead
arrives with its pumpkin muscles. It slowly walks toward them, making them run away out of fear.
Meanwhile, Ed knocks at Wallace's home, asking for his help to stop Pumpkinhead.
But Wallace refuses to help him, telling him to go away from their home.
Simultaneously, Naughty Boy brings the two to a parking lot. Chris attempts to ride the
motorcycle, but it fails to work. Pumpkinhead reveals itself, holding the motorcycle's chain.
It then grabs Chris with the motorcycle, and forcefully throws his ass away. At this point,
Chris can no longer move. Tracy attempts to help him out, but Naughty Boy drags her away,
knowing that they can no longer do anything for him. As they are running away, they encounter Ed,
who's seeking to stop Pumpkinhead. They then drive away from the scene together.
In the woods, Chris is crawling away, trying his best to fight for his life. Unfortunately for him,
Pumpkinhead still manages to grab him. In the meantime, Ed brings Tracy and Naughty
Boy to his house. Tracy apologizes to him for the death of his son, saying that it was an accident.
Tracy asks him to stop Pumpkinhead. Ed says that he will send it back to hell, while preparing his
flamethrower. Suddenly, Ed feels weak, as he feels his connection with Pumpkinhead again.
Ed's face suddenly changes, scaring the shit out of Tracy. Suddenly, Pumpkinhead arrives, while
holding the weakening Chris. It searches along the house, and finds Naughty Boy hiding with the dog.
It grabs him and brings him outside. Ed walks outside with his flamethrower, but he accidentally
hurts his arm. As a result, Pumpkinhead also feels pain in its arm, forcing it to drop Naughty Boy.
It's then revealed that Ed's body and Pumpkinhead are connected. Knowing this, Ed gets a gun to
sacrifice himself, in order to kill Pumpkinhead. As he gets the gun, Tracy uses the flamethrower
to fight back. But Pumpkinhead appears to be immune from the flame, and it manages to grab her.
Ed shoots himself in the head, ending his life. As a result, Pumpkinhead also drops to
the ground. But it suddenly resurrects, making Ed also come back to life. It then grabs Naughty Boy,
forcing Tracy to repeatedly shoot Ed to death. Because of that, Pumpkinhead finally dies,
and slowly burns to ashes. In the end, Old Psychic buries a corpse in the form of a Pumpkinhead,
with a necklace given by Ed's son, indicating that Pumpkinhead will be revived that way.
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