Review of Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings (1995) by Candice M — 22 Jul 2011

Of all the Pumpkinhead sequels, this was the only one I found to be any good.

I appreciate horror flicks that take time to develop the cast of characters before they're killed off, and this movie did take the time to give many of the characters some back-story and personality. The plot's also interesting without being overly-ridiculous, since it's hard for a horror movie to go wrong as fast when the killer's (or creature's) motive is good old-fashioned revenge.

There were some cheesy parts here and there, especially when Tommy takes his second fall into the mineshaft, and some of the repeated background music didn't help in this department. The plot itself was also quite a stray from that of the original's. However, compared to many sequels in the horror franchise, this one really isn't that bad, and is much better than the latter sequels.