History YMMV / Pumpkinhead

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The score by Music/RichardStone is positively oozing with gothic atmosphere mixed with southern charm, but [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3f0fArm71-0 "A Witch In the Woods"]] is a particular standout that perfectly sets up the overall feel of the film.

* FanNickname : Due to having a similar body structure (which is more than likely a byproduct of its [[Creator/StanWinston creator]]), several people affectionately call him "[[NinjaPirateZombieRobot Hillbilly]] [[Franchise/{{Alien}} Xenomorph]]"

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The score by Music/RichardStone is positively oozing with gothic atmosphere mixed with southern charm, but [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3f0fArm71-0 A Witch In the Woods]] is a particular standout that perfectly sets up the overall feel of the film.

* {{Sequelitis}}: [[Film/PumpkinheadIIBloodWings The second film, ''Blood Wings'']] ignored the first and was [[SoBadItsGood hilariously terrible]]. The next two sequels, however, while nowhere near the first one's quality, were a bit better and at least had something to do with the original.

* WhatAnIdiot: Joel in the first movie. One would think that someone on parole for drunk driving would want to keep alcohol and motorized vehicles as far away from each other as possible, but he's seen being intoxicated while driving his car and then even more intoxicated when he wants to drive his dirtbike, which results in him injuring a child. And then he decides to prevent any of his "[[WithFriendsLikeThese friends]]" from calling for medical aid by any means necessary, because apparently drunkenly hitting a child [[SarcasmMode is far worse]] than hit-and-run, vehicular manslaughter, kidnapping, torture, physical assault, destruction of private property (the cabin where he cut the phone lines was a rental), AND disobeying parole. Yes, there's TruthInTelevision, but even when it happens in real life, the people who do so are idiots.
%%* TheWoobie: Ed Harley.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The score by Richard Stone is positively oozing with gothic atmosphere mixed with southern charm, but [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3f0fArm71-0 A Witch In the Woods]] is a particular standout that perfectly sets up the overall feel of the film.

* WhatAnIdiot: Joel in the first movie. One would think that someone on parole for drunk driving would want to keep alcohol and motorized 0vehicles as far away from each other as possible, but he's seen being intoxicated while driving his car and then even more intoxicated when he wants to drive his dirtbike, which results in him injuring a child. And then he decides to prevent any of his "[[WithFriendsLikeThese friends]]" from calling for medical aid by any means necessary, because apparently drunkenly hitting a child [[SarcasmMode is far worse]] than hit-and-run, vehicular manslaughter, kidnapping, torture, physical assault, destruction of private property (the cabin where he cut the phone lines was a rental), AND disobeying parole. Yes, there's TruthInTelevision, but even when it happens in real life, the people who do so are idiots.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The score by Richard Stone is positively oozing with gothic atmosphere mixed with a southern bell charm, but [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jsy2h3ZDtHY A Witch In the Woods]] is a particular standout that perfectly sets up the overall feel of the film.

* {{Anvilicious}}: In an example of Administrivia/TropesAreTools, Vengeance can corrupt even the best of men, as Ed Harley’s journey beautifully illustrates.

* WhatAnIdiot: Joel in the first movie. One would think that someone on parole for drunk driving would want to keep alcohol and motorized vehicles as far away from each other as possible, but he's seen being intoxicated while driving his car and then even more intoxicated when he wants to drive his dirtbike, which results in him injuring a child. And then he decides to prevent any of his "[[WithFriendsLikeThese friends]]" from calling for medical aid by any means necessary, because apparently drunkenly hitting a child [[SarcasmMode is far worse]] than hit-and-run, vehicular manslaughter, kidnapping, torture, physical assault, destruction of private property (the cabin where he cut the phone lines was a rental), AND disobeying parole. Yes, there's TruthInTelevision, but even when it happens in real life, the people who do so are idiots.

* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: Vengeance can corrupt even the best of men, as Ed Harley’s journey beautifully illustrates.

** Steve's relationship with his son.

* {{Heartwarming}}:

* WhatAnIdiot: Joel in the first movie. One would think that someone on parole for drunk driving would want to keep alcohol and motorized vehicles as far away from each other as possible, but he's seen being intoxicated while driving his car and then even more intoxicated when he wants to drive his ATV, which results in him injuring a child. And then he decides to prevent any of his "[[WithFriendsLikeThese friends]]" from calling for medical aid by any means necessary, because apparently drunkenly hitting a child [[SarcasmMode is far worse]] than hit-and-run, vehicular manslaughter, kidnapping, torture, physical assault, destruction of private property (the cabin where he cut the phone lines was a rental), AND disobeying parole. Yes, there's TruthInTelevision, but even when it happens in real life, the people who do so are idiots.

** Joel is one of the only of the kids who can be adequately described as a JerkassVictim. After all causing an accident is one thing but deliberately abandoning the victim, ''a little boy'', to save your skin and sabotage your friends' attempts to help and even strike one of the them is another.

* SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome: Pumpkinhead itself in the first film.

* {{Sequelitis}}: [[Film/PumpkinheadIIBloodWings The second film]] ignored the first and was [[SoBadItsGood hilariously terrible]]. The next two sequels, however, while nowhere near the first one's quality, were a bit better and at least had something to do with the original.

* {{Sequelitis}}: The second film, ''Blood Wings'', ignored the first and was terrible. The next two sequels, however, while nowhere near the first one's quality, were a bit better and at least had something to do with the original.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The score by Richard Stone is positively oozing with gothic atmosphere mixed with a southern bell charm., but [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jsy2h3ZDtHY A Witch In the Woods]] is a particular standout that perfectly sets up the overall feel of the film.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jsy2h3ZDtHY The opening track]] is positively oozing with gothic atmosphere mixed with a southern bell charm. And it perfectly sets up the overall feel of the film.

* VindicatedByHistory: At the time of its release, the film was largely forgotten with overall mixed to mediocre reviews. Nowadays it’s seen highly by the horror community as one the most quintessential horror films of the 80’s.

* WhatAnIdiot : Joel in the first movie. One would think that someone on parole for drunk driving would want to keep alcohol and motorized vehicles as far away from each other as possible, but he's seen being intoxicated while driving his car and then even more intoxicated when he wants to drive his ATV, which results in him injuring a child. And then he decides to prevent any of his "[[WithFriendsLikeThese friends]]" from calling for medical aide by any means necessary, because apparently drunkenly hitting a child [[SarcasmMode is far worse]] than hit-and-run, vehicular manslaughter, kidnapping, torture, physical assault, destruction of private property (the cabin where he cut the phone lines was a rental), AND disobeying parole. Yes, there's TruthInTelevision , but even when it happens in real life, the people who do so are idiots.

* VisualEffectsOfAwesome: Pumpkinhead itself in the first film.

* MoralEventHorizon: Haggis usually warns the would-be avengers that they're about to cross it. [[spoiler: And she knows that she has crossed it long ago, as when Harley says "Goddamn you" her answer is a cynical smile and the retort ''He already has''.]]

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: [[http://youtu.be/iaf9C4lPgAw "Just Like You"]] from ''Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings'', performed by Roger Clinton, who plays Mayor Bubba.

* IdiotPlot: Much of the plot of ''Blood Wings'' is set off by Danny killing Tommy's mother for no reason and then summoning Pumpkinhead for, again, no reason.

* {{Narm}}: Along with the aforementioned IdiotPlot, this is one of the biggest problems with ''Blood Wings''.

* {{Squick}}: The implication in ''Blood Wings'' that [[TheGrotesque Tommy]] was the result of Pumpkinhead having... relations with a woman.
** There are two possibilities for how this happened, both of which are [[BuffySpeak squicky]]. The first is that Tommy's mother was [[NightmareFetishist attracted to Pumpkinhead]] for some reason and somehow had sex with him. The other is the [[FridgeHorror horrifying implication]] that Pumpkinhead [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil raped a human woman]] and Tommy was a ChildByRape.

* ConspicuousCG: ''Ashes to Ashes'' suffered from it. ''Blood Feud'' remedied that slightly.
* ContinuitySnarl: ''Blood Wings'' has very little to do with the first one, retconning the Witch and Pumpkinhead's backstory. The later sequels simply ignore ''Blood Wings'' and tie themselves to the original.

* FanNickname : Due to having a similar body structure (which is more than likely a byproduct of its [[Creator/StanWinston creator]]), several people affectionately call him "[[Main/NinjaPirateZombieRobot Hillbilly]] [[Franchise/{{Alien}} Xenomorph]]"

* WhatAnIdiot : Joel in the first movie. One would think that someone on parole for drunk driving would want to keep alcohol and motorized vehicles as far away from each other as possible, but he's seen being intoxicated while driving his car and then even more intoxicated when he wants to drive his ATV, which results in him injuring a child. And then he decides to prevent any of his "[[Main/WithFriendsLikeThese friends]]" from calling for medical aide by any means necessary, because apparently drunkenly hitting a child [[Main/SarcasmMode is far worse]] than hit-and-run, vehicular manslaughter, kidnapping, torture, physical assault, destruction of private property (the cabin where he cut the phone lines was a rental), AND disobeying parole. Yes, there's TruthInTelevision , but even when it happens in real life, the people who do so are idiots.
* TheWoobie: Ed Harley.
** WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: Tragic as he is, Harley effectively murders several innocent people.

* {{Sequelitis}}: The second film, ''Blood Wings'', ignored the first and was terrible. The next two sequels, however, were subversions.

** Harley's last moments with his son are ''agonizing'' to watch.