Pumpkinhead is the directorial debut of the late FX-guru Stan Winston, setting the precedent for other FX-artists to follow suit, with Tom Savini firmly placing himself in the director's chair on the remake of Night of the Living Dead in 1990 (although, Savini did have a bit more experience directing as he did a few television episodes of Tales from the Darkside before NOTLD '90, which was his feature film).

Both films set themselves apart in the fact that everything else in the film takes a backseat to the love and care applied to the special effects.

Besides the obviously amazing creature effects (one of the most arresting scenes had the vengeance demon perched at the top of a tree),…

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"PUMPKINHEAD" looks like a dark fairy tale, which, for my surprise, doesn't happen during Halloween.

During most time, a thick atmosphere engulfs the characters either with constant gales, thunders, heavy fog or indirect lighting forming beautiful godrays in an endless twilight, creating a claustrophobic feeling, as if it were isolated from the rest of the world.

I also liked Lance Henriksen's commitment to the character, Ed Harley, a simple, hard-working man who raised his young son by himself. This little boy and his dog called Gypsy (played by a dog actor called Mushroom, cited in the credits, that also played Barney in "Gremlins") are the…

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'What I really want to do is direct'.

The want and sentiment occupies every department and field of the motion picture industry. Some people luck into it, some 'come up through the ranks' and others achieve a level of success in their field that allows them to leverage that notoriety for a crack at directing. Stan Winston had ascended to the highest level of respect and adulation in his field when he began his Pumpkinhead chapter. An effects and makeup resume with Predator, Aliens, Starman, The Thing & The Terminator can do that for you.

P-head is a hillbilly parable dealing with revenge and the existence of that monster within us, as…

I was looking for something that had that wonderful fall/woods in the fall vibe to it and then I thought “oh what I really need to do is make a list of movies like that” and I haven’t gotten around to doing that yet because ugh thinking, but when I do this movie will definitely be on it. Anywho, this is pretty great stuff. Pumpkinhead is a total badass demon with a beautifully ridiculous name. The cast is good, the kills are great, and the dark atmosphere is so good you can almost feel that nip in the air.

Also, totally random thought I had that may or may not have had something to do with a couple of Rusty…

Pumpkinhead is the type of movie that is has been missing in 90% modern horror movies. A true masterpiece that should be watched by everybody.

My favorite part of this movie is the incredably crafted writing. Stan Winstion understands what horror movies are decides to make a movie that shows the truest horror of all, the demons of man. The real villian here is rage. Rage is what cause Ed to summon Pumpkinhead to kill the teens. This movie shows how anger can consume a person and make them into the real monsters.

The teenagers in this movie are the best written teens in a horror movie. unlike shiotbag movies like Slender man 2018 or Black Christmas 2006, the teens…