Review of Pumpkinhead (1988) by Betsy R — 13 May 2007

A witch in the woods and bloody vengence...I love dark horror fairytales!

This review of Pumpkinhead (1988) was written by Betsy R on 13 May 2007.

Pumpkinhead has generally received positive reviews.

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