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RL Stine’s Pumpkinhead review
Based on a short story by the Goosebumps author, this derivative but tautly plotted tale over-relies on Scooby-Doo-style sleuthery, and its truly unsettling turn comes too late
TL;DR
- The film is adapted from a 1999 short story by Goosebumps author RL Stine.
- It tells the story of a New York family who move to the farming town of Redhaven.
- The plot involves a boy named Sam trying to break a curse placed on his brother Finn after a pumpkin theft.
- The film employs Scooby-Doo-style sleuthing and mild horror elements like a pumpkin and a scarecrow.
- The movie's truly unsettling turn occurs only at the end, with a psychological twist.
- Kevin McNulty plays Farmer Palmer, and Kendra Anderson plays Sam's mother, Cassie.