Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Graphic
- grim
- grisly
- disturbing
- late night horror viewing
- monster movie marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the sequel as rote, cheap, and poorly executed despite affection for the Pumpkinhead mythos and creature effects.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Residents enlist a local witch to resurrect Pumpkinhead after discovering that bodies were dumped in a swamp.
The central inciting offense is the mortician's disposal of bodies promised for cremation.
The story unfolds among residents of a small isolated community threatened by a local demon.
The returning Pumpkinhead creature and its physical effects are a defining genre appeal despite the film's low budget.
Films like Pumpkinhead: Ashes to Ashes, and why
Pumpkinhead
supernatural vengeance, rural isolation, and a grotesque folkloric monster
Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings
low-budget slasher horror centered on a resurrected supernatural killer
The Burning
backwoods horror, occult menace, and grisly monster mythology
The Wicker Man
rural supernatural horror driven by communal wrongdoing and revenge
Movie Details
- Director
- Jake West
- Release Date
- 2006-10-28
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Rating
- 5.4 / 10 (116)
Cast
- Lance Henriksen
- Doug Bradley
- Douglas Roberts
- Tess Panzer
- Lisa McAllister
- Lynne Verrall
- Philip Bowen
- Emanuel Pârvu
- Ioana Ginghină
- Radu Iacoban
Common questions
- What is Pumpkinhead: Ashes to Ashes about?
- A rural community summons a demon of vengeance after discovering a mortician’s grisly betrayal, only to unleash a murderous reckoning.
- What is Pumpkinhead: Ashes to Ashes like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Pumpkinhead: Ashes to Ashes as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Pumpkinhead: Ashes to Ashes violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Pumpkinhead: Ashes to Ashes as graphic.
- What did critics think of Pumpkinhead: Ashes to Ashes?
- Critics broadly regarded the sequel as rote, cheap, and poorly executed despite affection for the Pumpkinhead mythos and creature effects.
- Which films are like Pumpkinhead: Ashes to Ashes?
- Films with a similar feel include Pumpkinhead, Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings, The Burning, and The Wicker Man.
- How long is Pumpkinhead: Ashes to Ashes?
- Pumpkinhead: Ashes to Ashes runs 95 minutes.
