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R.L. Stine's Pumpkinhead

R.L. Stine's Pumpkinhead

Horror · Fantasy · 2025

When his brother disappears and everyone forgets he existed, Sam must unravel the mystery before Finn is gone forever.

Movie details

R.L. Stine's Pumpkinhead

2025 Horror · Fantasy 1h 31m

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TMDB

6.6 / 10

Community rating

When his brother disappears and everyone forgets he existed, Sam must unravel the mystery before Finn is gone forever.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over R.L. Stine's Pumpkinhead?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Jem Garrard

Written by

Jem Garrard

Bean Reid

Bean Reid

Sam

Adeline Lo

Adeline Lo

Becka

Seth Isaac Johnson

Seth Isaac Johnson

Finn

Kevin McNulty

Kevin McNulty

Farmer Palmer

Bob Frazer

Bob Frazer

Sheriff

Matty Finochio

Matty Finochio

Rusty

Kendra Anderson

Kendra Anderson

Cassie

Court is in session

Put R.L. Stine's Pumpkinhead on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.