PUMPKINHEAD (1988)
Just before the ’90s
started there were some really intense horror flicks coming out. PUMPKINHEAD
was one of them.
In this movie, a man’s son is accidentally killed by a group of teens. Rather than doing a little investigation and grieving properly, he decides to visit a witch who will bring his son back from the dead. The problem here is that it is not all that simple. The witch also has to bring a funky-looking beast to life that will exact revenge on all those who were involved with the death of this man’s son. You can pretty much tell right away that actually killing someone on purpose is not a pre-requisite for having revenge taken out on you (just so we make that clear).
In this movie, a man’s son is accidentally killed by a group of teens. Rather than doing a little investigation and grieving properly, he decides to visit a witch who will bring his son back from the dead. The problem here is that it is not all that simple. The witch also has to bring a funky-looking beast to life that will exact revenge on all those who were involved with the death of this man’s son. You can pretty much tell right away that actually killing someone on purpose is not a pre-requisite for having revenge taken out on you (just so we make that clear).
One by one the victims
drop like flies but we soon find out this hideous beasts acts take an emotional
toll on the person on whose behalf the revenge is being sought (in this case Ed
Harley). Because of this regret sets in and the only thing left to do is hunt
PUMPKINHEAD down. Let me first say that the lore in this film is freakishly rich
and haunting. The sets are outstanding and the effects couldn’t have been much
better.
Having said that, watching the film recently a lot of it does come across as hillbilly-ish. Much of the film is hard to understand just because of the dialect, but overall even that gives this film an authentic touch that just adds to the creepy factor. Unlike a lot of horror films that have monsters, this one also lets you see the beast a lot more than most other “this movie happens entirely in the dark” flicks.
Having said that, watching the film recently a lot of it does come across as hillbilly-ish. Much of the film is hard to understand just because of the dialect, but overall even that gives this film an authentic touch that just adds to the creepy factor. Unlike a lot of horror films that have monsters, this one also lets you see the beast a lot more than most other “this movie happens entirely in the dark” flicks.
I give PUMPKINHEAD a 4
out of 7, but for horror fans and Halloween marathons, it’s pretty much a MUST
see.
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