The Hatfields and McCoys are two rival families who have been at each others throats since Uncle Abner(a Hatfield)was hit by a car(driven by reckless joyriding McCoys)confining him to a wheelchair..to fuel the ongoing feud, the McCoys didn't provide the motorcar they promised to deliver because of the incident. When Ricky McCoy's sister is killed while running from Tommy and Bob Joe Hatfield, he'll conjure the Pumpkinhead demon to seek revenge. In true Romeo and Juliet fashion, Ricky McCoy(Bradley Taylor) loves Jodie Hatfield(Amy Manson) and such a forbidden courtship leads to inevitable consequences as does the summoning of Pumpkinhead. As the Pumpkinhead demon dispatches McCoys, Ricky's soul is slowly "eaten away". Meanwhile, the damned spirit of Ed Harley(Lance Henriksen, with a more substantial role in this film than the previous entry in the series)tries to talk the witch out of allowing Ricky to summon the Pumpkinhead, and, when that isn't successful, attempts to warn Jodie of the acts set in motion and what she must do to rectify the unfortunate state of affairs which will take away all those she loves. Because of his love for her, Jodie is exempt, it seems, from the fate of her brothers. Everything just escalates; tensions intensify as those Hatfields which remain seek to get vengeance for their fallen brethren.
The Pumpkinhead series perhaps comes to an end as Ed Harley is able to contribute mightily in ending the demon's reign of terror by convincing Jodie to make a devastating choice under strenuous circumstances. Like the other films in the series, the Pumpkinhead demon will not stop until all that are marked are killed so the source will have to be taken care of before it can be vanquished. This could've been called THE PUMPKINHEAD MASSACRE as the demon monster has plenty of victims to rip apart and destroy. The Pumpkinhead series is a nice throwback to the rubbersuited creature features of yore, but I'm not sure why this particular film has such poor hick characters living in Depression era conditions. By all rights, this is set in a modern setting years after Ed Harley conjured the Pumpkinhead, but, for some reason, the film takes place in a western-like town, with surrounding wilderness. It was nice to see Henriksen given more than just a five minute part, his role, Ed Harley condemned to live "between two worlds never to ever see his son for the calling of the Pumpkinhead", extended past "paycheck status". Lots of men crushed, mangled, with their guts spilling out, heads crushed, and tossed about like pillows. I think the oft-used "family feud" plot is played out and tired, but such a premise does seem sensible for the classic Pumpkinhead tragedy, always a factor in every film in the series, where innocents are sacrificed due to a hunger for revenge. We know that once a death takes place, the Pumpkinhead will be called by someone in a moment of blinded rage, and it will not end well for the person who summoned the demon from hell or those marked. The witch is a grotesque sight and the Pumpkinhead creature is as ugly and menacing as ever. Still, I reckon Pumpkinhead's time is up and there's really nothing left to do with Stan Winston's monster..time to retire and let it's bones rest. Rob Freeman has a part as the sheriff, Dallas Pope, who shares a history with the Pumpkinhead demon, and his role in the hit and run accident which left a woman for dead, will be justified(often visited by Harley, who reminds him of what awaits).
"We are what we do."
The Pumpkinhead series perhaps comes to an end as Ed Harley is able to contribute mightily in ending the demon's reign of terror by convincing Jodie to make a devastating choice under strenuous circumstances. Like the other films in the series, the Pumpkinhead demon will not stop until all that are marked are killed so the source will have to be taken care of before it can be vanquished. This could've been called THE PUMPKINHEAD MASSACRE as the demon monster has plenty of victims to rip apart and destroy. The Pumpkinhead series is a nice throwback to the rubbersuited creature features of yore, but I'm not sure why this particular film has such poor hick characters living in Depression era conditions. By all rights, this is set in a modern setting years after Ed Harley conjured the Pumpkinhead, but, for some reason, the film takes place in a western-like town, with surrounding wilderness. It was nice to see Henriksen given more than just a five minute part, his role, Ed Harley condemned to live "between two worlds never to ever see his son for the calling of the Pumpkinhead", extended past "paycheck status". Lots of men crushed, mangled, with their guts spilling out, heads crushed, and tossed about like pillows. I think the oft-used "family feud" plot is played out and tired, but such a premise does seem sensible for the classic Pumpkinhead tragedy, always a factor in every film in the series, where innocents are sacrificed due to a hunger for revenge. We know that once a death takes place, the Pumpkinhead will be called by someone in a moment of blinded rage, and it will not end well for the person who summoned the demon from hell or those marked. The witch is a grotesque sight and the Pumpkinhead creature is as ugly and menacing as ever. Still, I reckon Pumpkinhead's time is up and there's really nothing left to do with Stan Winston's monster..time to retire and let it's bones rest. Rob Freeman has a part as the sheriff, Dallas Pope, who shares a history with the Pumpkinhead demon, and his role in the hit and run accident which left a woman for dead, will be justified(often visited by Harley, who reminds him of what awaits).
"We are what we do."