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Folk horror with the same sense of dread and rural setting.
Overall8.1
Fear6.5
Atmos7.7
Gore2.5
Folk horror
Pumpkinhead
1988 · R · 1h 26m
A grim fairy tale.
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- In theaters
- October 14, 1988
- Home release
- May 23, 1989
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When a group of teenagers inadvertently kill his only son, Ed Harley seeks the powers of a backwoods witch to bring the child back to life.
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fantasyhorrorthriller
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Details
Budget$3.5M
Box office$4.4M
Directed by
Written by
Gary Gerani, Mark Patrick Carducci, Stan Winston, Richard Weinman
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Starring
Lance Henriksen as Ed Harley · Jeff East as Chris · John D'Aquino as Joel · Cynthia Bain as Tracy · Kerry Remsen as Maggie · Joel Hoffman as Steve · Kimberly Ross as Kim · Florence Schauffler as Haggis
Production
DEG, Lion Films, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, United Artists
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