Review of Pumpkinhead (1988) by Katchoo _ — 10 Oct 2010

The effects in this movie are pretty amazing.. but this movie is just... horrible. Although the creature had a head, it was not pumpkiny at all. disappointing.

This review of Pumpkinhead (1988) was written by Katchoo _ on 10 Oct 2010.

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