Pumpkinhead: Blood Feud

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Pumpkinhead: Blood Feud
Pumpkinhead- Blood Feud FilmPoster.jpeg
Official release poster
Genre Slasher, Horror
Based onPumpkinhead
by Ed Justice
Written by Michael Hurst
Directed byMichael Hurst
StarringRob Freeman
Amy Manson
Bradley Taylor
Lance Henriksen
Theme music composer Rob Lord
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Romania
United States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersReuben Liber
Karri O'Reilly
Producers Brad Krevoy
Donald Kushner
Pierre Spengler
CinematographyErik Alexander Wilson
EditorRobin Hill
Running time95 minutes
Production companies MPCA
Lost Junction Films
Castel Film Romania
Clubdeal
Original release
Network Sci Fi Channel
Related
Pumpkinhead: Ashes to Ashes

Pumpkinhead: Blood Feud is a 2007 American made-for-television supernatural slasher horror film and the fourth installment in the Pumpkinhead film series of horror films. The film is written and directed by Michael Hurst.

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Plot

Two men on their motorcycles are driving away from Pumpkinhead. One of the men hits a tree branch in their path, falling from his motorcycle and allowing Pumpkinhead to catch up to him. As the man is being killed, the film cuts to a man in a log cabin who seems to share the pain inflicted by Pumpkinhead on the fallen man. The surviving man, named Dallas, rides to the log cabin, and the man who conjured Pumpkinhead, begging him to call the demon off. Pumpkinhead smashes through the window and Dallas attempts to fend him off by shooting him with a small pistol with little effect, and is clawed in the chest by the demon. When Dallas realizes that his bullets have no effect on Pumpkinhead, he swears to take the summoner with him, shooting the man and killing him, causing Pumpkinhead to vanish. Ed Harley then appears telling Dallas that Pumpkinhead will return and there will be no place to hide.

Five years later, it is shown that the family of the Hatfields' and McCoys' ongoing feud started because of a car in the 1930s. The Hatfields then trash a McCoy wedding. Jody Hatfield sneaks out to see her true love, Ricky McCoy. Ricky brings his sister, Sarah, to look out for him and Jody. The two then start to make out.

Jody's brothers find and kill Sarah by accident and try to kill Ricky. Ricky then finds his sister's body and goes to Haggis for help. Haggis tells him of the price it costs to summon Pumpkinhead, and Haggis is shown talking to Ed Harley's spirit. Haggis states that her choice does not matter in the end; only the summoner may make the decision to kill Pumpkinhead. The two invoke Pumpkinhead to kill the Hatfields.

Most of the Hatfields have been killed, as well as some of the McCoy family. Ricky realizes what he has done and takes Pumpkinhead with him to fall down a well.

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Production

Initially announced as Pumpkinhead 4, it was filmed in Bucharest, Romania back-to-back with another sequel titled Pumpkinhead 3. The films were renamed Pumpkinhead: Blood Feud and Pumpkinhead: Ashes to Ashes , respectively, before their release.

Talks of another Pumpkinhead sequel were briefly considered, [1] but these plans were abandoned in favor of a reboot to the franchise. [2]

Release

Pumpkinhead: Blood Feud premiered in Dayton, Ohio, on February 2, 2007, then made its broadcast premiere on Syfy on February 10. [3] [ better source needed ]

Home media

The film was released on DVD on October 2, 2007. [4]

Reception

Jon Condit of Dread Central rated it 3/5 stars and wrote that it is modestly entertaining. [5] David Johnson of DVD Verdict wrote: "It's an adequate horror flick that maybe thinks it's a little more awesome than it actually is, but the sum total of the copious bloodletting and fun, old-school creature effects equals 'not a waste of time'". [6]

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References

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  2. ↑ Miska, Brad (3 April 2014). "MPCA Rebooting 'Pumpkinhead' Series!". Bloody-disgusting.com. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  3. ↑ Larsen, Dave (2007-02-07). "Seen & Overheard". Dayton Daily News . Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2014-07-16.
  4. ↑ Condit, Jon (2007-10-01). "DVD Releases: Welcome to October!". Dread Central . Retrieved 2014-07-16.[ permanent dead link ]
  5. ↑ Condit, Jon (2007-02-11). "Pumpkinhead: Blood Feud (2007)". Dread Central . Retrieved 2014-07-16.
  6. ↑ Johnson, David (2007-10-29). "Pumpkinhead 4: Blood Feud". DVD Verdict . Archived from the original on 2016-04-22. Retrieved 2014-07-16.
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