Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- eerie
- playful
- creepy
- halloween night
- family movie night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The story presents a supernatural curse and hideous creature through an accessible Goosebumps-like Halloween adventure.
Pumpkins, the Halloween season, and a curse drive the film's central supernatural mystery.
Sam investigates why Finn has disappeared while everyone else forgets that Finn ever existed.
The Creeper is described as hideous and functions as the film's prominent supernatural threat.
Films like R.L. Stine's Pumpkinhead, and why
Goosebumps
family-friendly supernatural horror with young protagonists, seasonal atmosphere, and a frightening but playful monster
Halloweentown
child-oriented Halloween fantasy involving curses, eerie transformations, and accessible scares
The Spiderwick Chronicles
teen supernatural mystery centered on disappearance, secret forces, and creepy small-town encounters
Movie Details
- Director
- Jem Garrard
- Release Date
- 2025-10-17
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (38)
Cast
- Bean Reid
- Adeline Lo
- Seth Isaac Johnson
- Kevin McNulty
- Bob Frazer
- Matty Finochio
- Kendra Anderson
- Troy James
- Dominic Mariche
- Chase Petriw
Common questions
- What is R.L. Stine's Pumpkinhead about?
- A determined boy races through a cursed Halloween mystery to restore his vanished brother before memory itself erases him.
- What is R.L. Stine's Pumpkinhead like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of R.L. Stine's Pumpkinhead as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is R.L. Stine's Pumpkinhead violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in R.L. Stine's Pumpkinhead as mild.
- Which films are like R.L. Stine's Pumpkinhead?
- Films with a similar feel include Goosebumps, Halloweentown, and The Spiderwick Chronicles.
- How long is R.L. Stine's Pumpkinhead?
- R.L. Stine's Pumpkinhead runs 91 minutes.
