Exciting Pumpkinhead remake news coming soon

Last Updated on July 30, 2021

Looks like producer Peter block's remake of Stan Winston's PUMPKINHEAD is still headed our way. In fact, today Block teased that there is some exciting news regarding the remake coming soon. 

He says: 

We have some exciting news that I’m not allowed to share yet, but that should be making its way out soon. PUMPKINHEAD is a movie I just love, and it’s very similar in some ways to THE SHED when you think about it. It’s about the pain you suffer vs. the revenge you seek, and that being even greater in some respects. And while the original PUMPKINHEAD is a great movie, I think that there is more that can be done with that idea. Sometimes I loathe remakes and reboots because I don’t see the reason for them, but PUMPKINHEAD is one of those where I believe that the story and the themes of it are so good, but there’s also a way of updating it where less focus on the creature, in the beginning, will add to a lot of the suspense.

Sounds good to me! Meanwhile, the original film begins

After his son dies in a hit-and-run accident, Ed Harley (Lance Henriksen) seeks revenge against the teenagers responsible. With the help of a local witch (Florence Schauffler), Ed summons the vengeful demon Pumpkinhead to hunt and kill the group of friends. But when Ed discovers a bond between himself and the creature, he begins to have second thoughts about employing the vicious monster, and he fights to end Pumpkinhead's murderous rampage before it is too late.

PUMPKINHEAD was directed by Stan Winston from a screenplay he co-wrote with Richard C. Weinman, Gary Gerani, and Mark Patrick Carducci. Bill Blake produced and the film starred Lance Henriksen, John D'Aquino, and Kerry Remsen. United Artists/MGM released it back on January 13, 1989.