(1994)
This was my very first Pumpkinhead movie so it will always have a very special place in my heart. That said, it takes a slight detour from the mythos established in the first movie - never a good sign for a franchise. Among other things, the conjurer does not become the new Pumpkinhead, nor does Pumpkinhead die when the conjurer does. Also, Pumpkinhead is not restored from the previous Pumpkinhead, or even dug up from it's original resting place. Okay, it takes a big detour.
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I swear the story is just a cut and paste from the original with a few twists: old lady gets hit instead of a kid; the aforementioned Pumpkinhead legend changes; 35yr old crime. Basically, there's a new sheriff in town. His daughter gets in with the wrong kids. They hit an old witch. She sics P-demon on them, but first he takes care of some old business he's had on the back burner. A few grisly murders, some bloody pictographs, and a lot of touch-and-go acting later, we end up with the Kill Scene. And this is where it all comes apart for the much younger fan in me: that moment when they've strung the monster up and YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE THE STRINGS MOVING HIS ARMS.
Damn it! I'm too lazy to rip a shot of this but it was kind of sad. Trust me.
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