Wait. THIS is who Linus van Pelt was writing his annual Halloween letter to? Don't know what's so great about this pumpkin.
Man, do I love 80s horror. It seemed so diverse back then. You had demons, slasher-killers, holiday themed massacres, ghosts, dolls, everything and all rated R. Nowadays, it a rarity to get any horror film that doesn't involve ghosts or possession from ghosts or ghosts in a house or found footage of ghosts. And almost all PG-13. Too bad.
Now, Pumpkinhead is definitely cheesy at times – some of the reactions from our "heroes" had me unintentionally laughing out loud a few times, but damn, did they work on this story. While it's the basic Twilight Zone/Tales from the Crypt story, unlike most horror movies during that timeframe (late 80s,) this one took it's time setting up everything and the lure verses making it all a monster/demon movie.
Apparently, there's this demon whose name only describes his resting place and is called upon to seek revenge upon what evil one man had committed to another man. Or so they tell me. I guess females are off the hook.
In this case, a man's tragedy spurs him conjuring up the demon to exact revenge on the "people" responsible. There was really only one involved out of six young adults, but my guess, giving the movie the benefit of the doubt, is that Pumpkinhead carries out revenge on who the innocent man *thinks* is guilty.
This is strictly for fans of 80s horror and, namely the always incredible Lance Henriksen and Stan Winston. If you just want gore and the monster throughout, you'll be disappointed. But, if you're looking for a little more depth, setup suspense and a change, this might be for you.
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Final thoughts: 'Cheesehead: The Revenge' was the movie title I was thinking throughout, even though I don't do football. 'Cheesy Bread: The Movie' might have also worked, but now I'm getting hungry. Excuse me.
Man, do I love 80s horror. It seemed so diverse back then. You had demons, slasher-killers, holiday themed massacres, ghosts, dolls, everything and all rated R. Nowadays, it a rarity to get any horror film that doesn't involve ghosts or possession from ghosts or ghosts in a house or found footage of ghosts. And almost all PG-13. Too bad.
Now, Pumpkinhead is definitely cheesy at times – some of the reactions from our "heroes" had me unintentionally laughing out loud a few times, but damn, did they work on this story. While it's the basic Twilight Zone/Tales from the Crypt story, unlike most horror movies during that timeframe (late 80s,) this one took it's time setting up everything and the lure verses making it all a monster/demon movie.
Apparently, there's this demon whose name only describes his resting place and is called upon to seek revenge upon what evil one man had committed to another man. Or so they tell me. I guess females are off the hook.
In this case, a man's tragedy spurs him conjuring up the demon to exact revenge on the "people" responsible. There was really only one involved out of six young adults, but my guess, giving the movie the benefit of the doubt, is that Pumpkinhead carries out revenge on who the innocent man *thinks* is guilty.
This is strictly for fans of 80s horror and, namely the always incredible Lance Henriksen and Stan Winston. If you just want gore and the monster throughout, you'll be disappointed. But, if you're looking for a little more depth, setup suspense and a change, this might be for you.
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Final thoughts: 'Cheesehead: The Revenge' was the movie title I was thinking throughout, even though I don't do football. 'Cheesy Bread: The Movie' might have also worked, but now I'm getting hungry. Excuse me.