What kind of demon is Pumpkinhead?

Revenge Demon
Pumpkinhead (character)

What is the story of Pumpkinhead?

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/Film synopsis

When was the Pumpkinhead poem written?

1988
Pumpkinhead is a poem written by Ed Justin, which would later be used in the 1988 film of the same name. The poem was not written specifically for the film, nor did it have any relation to revenge or the demon.

Is Pumpkinhead a Tommy?

Tommy then sets out to avenge his murder by killing all of the former Red Wings members and marking the kill scenes with wing-like symbols using the creature’s own blood. It is also later revealed that Tommy was actually the son of the Pumpkinhead demon, presumably spawned from a mortal woman, hence Tommy’s deformity.

How did Pumpkinhead become Pumpkinhead?

After a group of teens accidentally kill a young boy named Billy Harley, his father Ed is devastated and the only thing he wants is revenge. He goes to an old woman who is said to be a witch and conjures a demonic creature known as Pumpkinhead, and unleashes him on the teens.

How did Pumpkinhead get his name?

Pumpkinhead doesn’t really resemble a pumpkin. It gets its name from the fact that summoning it involves digging up a corpse that’s been buried in a pumpkin patch. The origin of the story was a poem written by Ed Justin.

What did Pumpkinhead do?

Pumpkinhead is the name given to a revenge demon (or demons), starring in the Pumpkinhead series. Pumpkinhead seems to take a very supernaturally mutated form of a human, invoked to take painful revenge on those who the summoner commands, at the price of their soul.

What happened to the little boy in Pumpkinhead?

Billy Harley was the son of Ed Harley. After his dog Gypsy runs after the teenagers with dirt bikes, he was accidentally hit by one of the teenagers and was badly injured after his father left him to stay with them for a while….

Who wrote Pumpkinhead?

Pumpkinhead (film)

Why is it called Pumpkinhead?

Pumpkinhead was inspired by the early creations of the first films’ writers, his name taken from a poem by Ed Justin (Which is an elongated version of the film’s poem).

Where did Pumpkinhead take place?

Filming took place in Los Angeles, California.