Pumpkinhead

by Cullen Bunn, Blacky Shepherd (Artist)

"For each of Man's evils, a special demon exists."
For thirty years, the demon of vengeance has been still, its corpse buried in a pumpkin patch graveyard in the hills. But when a reckless driver accidentally kills a pair of children, the creature is called up once more. This time, though, the monster's intended target is protected by a cruel backwoods crime family. They hatch their own supernatural plans for dealing with Pumpkinhead. For each of man's sins, a special demon exists, and when seven infernal creatures roam the hills and the hollows, no one--guilty or otherwise--is safe.
Plus! A backup story about everyone's favorite, Haggis, by Cullen Bunn and Kyle Strahm!

Genres: Horror, Comics, Graphic Novels, Supernatural, Fantasy, Comic Book

128 pages, Paperback

First published October 10, 2018

About the author

Cullen grew up in rural North Carolina, but now lives in the St. Louis area with his wife Cindy and his son Jackson. His noir/horror comic (and first collaboration with Brian Hurtt), The Damned, was published in 2007 by Oni Press. The follow-up, The Damned: Prodigal Sons, was released in 2008. In addition to The Sixth Gun, his current projects include Crooked Hills, a middle reader horror prose series from Evileye Books; The Tooth, an original graphic novel from Oni Press; and various work for Marvel and DC. Somewhere along the way, Cullen founded Undaunted Press and edited the critically acclaimed small press horror magazine, Whispers from the Shattered Forum.

All writers must pay their dues, and Cullen has worked various odd jobs, including Alien Autopsy Specialist, Rodeo Clown, Professional Wrestler Manager, and Sasquatch Wrangler.

And, yes, he has fought for his life against mountain lions and he did perform on stage as the World's Youngest Hypnotist. Buy him a drink sometime, and he'll tell you all about it.

Visit his website at www.cullenbunn.com.

Reviews

[Sam Quixote · Rating 1 out of 5]

One group of cartoon hillbillies wants revenge on another group of cartoon hillbillies so they get a cartoon witch to summon an albino Xenomorph called Pumpkinhead to kill dem. Lord amighty, this is one dumb horror comic!

Cullen Bunn seems to be getting worse by the book. Pumpkinhead is just terrible. The story is boring and stupid, the characters are derivative and corny, it’s not scary, the art is unimpressive – it’s a fail across the board. What an unimaginative, tedious effort Pumpkinhead was.

If you want to read an actually decent Cullen Bunn horror comic this Halloween, check out the much better Death Follows instead.

[destiny ♡ howling libraries · Rating 1 out of 5]

I didn't think anything from the Pumpkinhead franchise could be quite this bland and boring, yet here we are.

I loved the 1988 Pumpkinhead movie as a kid. My mom and I had a Blockbuster membership (wow, I feel old), and whenever we had free rentals to use and nothing new was out, we'd see what the cheesiest horror movie we could find was, and I'll never forget us laughing our way through the film, but it was a classic that you couldn't help but enjoy, you know? Sadly, all of the camp and twisted fun is sucked right out of the story in this graphic novel. I found it incredibly boring, and even Pumpkinhead's terrifying destruction couldn't pull me in, sadly.

Thank you so much to the publisher for providing me with this ARC in exchange for an honest review!

[Chad · Rating 2 out of 5]

Other than the element of bringing in the seven deadly sins as other demons, the plot is almost a rehash of the movies. I'd only recommend this if you're a huge fun of the movies. Go read Harrow County instead for a good Cullen Bunn hillbilly horror series.

Received a review copy from Dynamite and NetGalley. All thoughts are my own and in no way influenced by the aforementioned.

[Diane Hernandez · Rating 3 out of 5]

Just in time for Halloween, Pumpkinhead appears.
“For each of man’s evils, a special demon exists.”
Pumpkinhead is the demon of vengeance.

When two young children are killed in a hit and run, their hillbilly parents ask a local witch for help. She summons Pumpkinhead to kill the perpetrator and those who shelter him. The only way to stop Pumpkinhead is to kill him. The perp calls on the witch’s sisters to summon the demon’s five siblings: Sloth, Envy, Pride, Lust, and Greed. Soon Pumpkinhead is the least of the local’s problems.

Pumpkinhead is a southern gothic horror comic that is complete within this one volume. The plot and art were good—not great. It was easy to see the ending from the beginning. I liked the backup story’s plot better.

Pumpkinhead is a good choice for fans of the movie but not many others. I prefer Cullen Bunn’s original stories much more. 3 stars.

Thanks to Dynamite Entertainment and Edelweiss+ for an advance copy.

[Quentin Wallace · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 Stars

People seemed to have mixed feelings about this one, but I thought it was okay. The Pumpkinhead Universe is expanded with the introduction of more demons, but the legend of Pumpkinhead is pretty much the same. The art is good and the story did a good version of getting across the creepy vibe the films were known for.

When you keep in mind the films weren't exactly five star features, the comic looks a little better in comparison. I still like the franchise, and I thought this was a nice addition to the Pumpkinhead Universe.

[Kirk · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was good. It didn’t blow my mind or anything, but it took the Pumpkinhead mythos in a new direction, at least for me (I have only seen a few of the movies, not all). But the other demons, at least a few of them, seemed pretty hastily designed. Gluttony was cool. Greed was cool as well. The other ones seemed just a little too human.

The story itself was quintessential Pumpkinhead, which is always enjoyable. Issues read super fast as well!

[April Taylor · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pumpkinhead is a cult classic movie from the 1980s. This comic book of the same name includes a couple of returning characters — Haggis and Bunt — to help give it the right feel.

Unfortunately, it makes the same mistake as many other sequels by going too far beyond the source material. Now, there’s a demon for each of the deadly sins and Pumpkinhead must battle them before he can take vengeance. This just didn’t work for me, although the rest of the story was decent, as was the art.

[Etienne · Rating 1 out of 5]

Pumpkinhead is an old horror movie series, even if there were a bit cheap, there were entertaining enough and this book don't do them justice. The illustration are really not that good, the story is very light (I didn't really expect anything but still...) and the gore/action/horror scenes are not well put into place. Bad adaptation!

[Phil · Rating 2 out of 5]

Disclaimer: I received a free ecopy via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Pumpkinhead seemed like the perfect book to read going into Halloween. It's a horror tale featuring a demon of vengeance. It started out okay with a nice intro about a group of witches. The most prominent is Haggis, who ends up controlling Pumpkinhead. I'll start by saying I wanted to see more about these characters. This intro shows them as young women just coming into their power and then the story jumps ahead roughly 60 years and there is nothing about the interim period.

The switch from the witches brings us to a Hillbilly revenge story. It actually picks up after the event that causes the whole mess that goes on in this book. So there are the two families that have a feud going on, and then there is the sheriff investigating everything. Amongst all these characters, I didn't find any that were particularly interesting. The story does pick up again once the witches reappear to cause havoc.

So the best part of this book for me is the mythology. The structure behind the relationship between the witches and the demons seems pretty strong, although we only really get to see glimpses of it. It goes on to incorporate the seven deadly sins, which I thought was a nice touch. The bonus story at the end does a better job showing why only Pumpkinhead has been brought to our world over the years. The art is okay. I can't say anything bad about it, but it didn't stand out or excite me in any way.

I found this book to be underdeveloped despite an interesting idea.

[Ije the Devourer of Books · Rating 3 out of 5]

A graphic novel story abut vengeance and horror.

When two young children are knocked down and killed by a hit and run driver, their father calls up vengeance in the form of Pumpkinhead. Then the horror starts because all who get in his way are destroyed. The local sheriff has her hands full trying to solve the murders, protect the local people and solve the crime but in the end only the completion of vengeance can end the terror.

This was ok, a bit predictable but sill a good story.

Copy provided via Netgalley in exchange for an unbiased review.

[Elke · Rating 3 out of 5]

What the plot lacked in originality, the illustrations made up for. I loved the creature illustrations, especially the full page ones, and the idea behind the origin of Pumpkinhead and his 'kin' was fascinating. However, too much time was wasted on boring dialogues and flight scenes, where not much was going on. Nice graphic in-between read.

(Thanks to Netgalley, the author, and the publisher for a copy of the book, all opinions are my own)

[Andrew · Rating 4 out of 5]

This probably could have used another issue or two to flesh out some of the other demons Pumpkinhead goes up against, but as a whole it is solid Cullen Bunn horror goodness. The artwork and sequences of Pumpkinhead going HAM were my faves.

[Delia · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a great Pumpkinhead story! Had a few plot twists that I wasn't expecting.

[Marth · Rating 1 out of 5]

Pumpkinhead - 1.5/5

A few interesting disparate elements such as bringing in the demons for the other deadly sins and a bit on Americas militia movement don't save this for me at all. Those elements never really come together, with the other sins only really being here so Pumpkinhead can have some badly staged and drawn Kaiju fights with them rather than doing anything to explore their own mythology, and the militia stuff is only here to give the interchangeable hillbilly clans some firepower to use against the demons.

Bunn's writing does this series no favours but it's the art for me that really drags it down to 1 star. Everything looks just really ugly, and not in a fun kind of gross horror movie way but in a just badly drawn way. It also has the issue that the world itself feels empty: everyone's home is so clean and has no clutter or anything to tell you anything about the people or the place we're seeing. Contrasting this with the carefully considered clutter of both Ed Harley’s house, the little hamlet, and Haggis’ shack in the movie and it feels all off from that original film. It's an issue I've seen with a lot of modern art in comics, probably down to the extreme crunch and the workload required of many workhorse comic artists to make money, but sometimes characters here just exist in a void with no discernible features at all.

Never mind the art for the demons themselves. Pumpkinhead looks awful, just a big grey blob of nothing, and the new demons have passably interesting designs that having nothing done with them. Each of them just wrestles with Pumpkinhead for a bit and that's it, there's not really any unique aspect to them that is used narratively (beyond perhaps Gluttony vomiting and Lust being vaguely sexual towards Pumpkinhead). It's a big waste of the concept and not engaging at all.

The plot itself is essentially a rehash of the first film but this time the victims of Pumpkinhead fight back with more demons. It’s not well developed and what interesting ideas there are (the militias, getting the police involved etc) are just not used very well, and no one is developed enough to care. Now, the victims in the movie weren’t well developed either but Ed Harley was a very well rounded character for the creature feature he was in, and there’s no one near that in this comic series.

The backup story gets a half star just for trying to develop an interesting narrative around the witches, Haggis, and the other demons, but it's too short to really land and whilst the art is better it's still not great.

Overall, a really weak entry from Bunn and another weak Pumpkinhead story. You'd think backwoods vengeance demon would be pretty easy concept to write a franchise around but here we are, with only one good movie to the Pumpkinhead name and little else to recommend. The only other piece of Pumpkinhead media I could call good is the 1993 Dark Horse miniseries, and that remains unfinished after it was cancelled two issues into it's 4 issue run.

[RubiGiráldez RubiGiráldez · Rating 2 out of 5]

La película original de Pumpkinhead es un cierto hito en el cine de terror 80" y de corte independiente. Con un Stan Winston liderando totalmente una producción que seguía haciendo imperar su don por los efectos prácticos... Lo cual no podía enmascarar ciertas carencias que derivaban de lo argumental. Así, aquella película sí que cumplía en el espectáculo Monster Movie de manual, pero todo intento por profundizar en la tragedia particular de la historia y, sobre todo, una mitología de brujería en torno al vengativo monstruo surgido de un pesadillesco campo de calabazas caía en saco roto... No he visto las secuelas como para aseverar totalmente la falta de un aprovechamiento argumental en la franquicia... Pero entendiendo la reseña específica de esta miniserie comiquera, tampoco es que Cullen Bunn consiga algo más potable en esta extensión del film original. Y eso que la historia arranca dando más foco a esos personajes detrás de Pumpkinhead, porque no solo había una bruja de los pantanos. Toda una hermandad custodia la forma de invocar no solo a esta criatura... Y el ciclo de venganza siempre avanza, por lo que Pumpkinhead se encuentra masacrando a una banda mafiosa arrivada hace poco en la localidad y cuyo líder se ha llevado por delante a unos niños de una familia local que no duda en invocar a Pumpkinhead. Por supuesto, se presenta un personaje protagónico más proclive a encabezar escenas de terror y acción con una sheriff que debe gestionar este inaudito caso.

La miniserie de Pumpkinhead realmente busca proporcionar una mitología más allá de la criatura del campo de Calabazas. Esto hace descubrir que forma parte de una "familia" de seres infernales que representan tanto los Pecados Capitales como conceptos oscuros y terribles de la humanidad. Siendo La Venganza representada por Pumpkinhead el ser más comúnmente invocado. Esto provoca odio y envidia de sus hermanos, que no dudan en ser utilizados como "armas arrojadizas". Así que al final tampoco es como que Bunn haga mucho para instaurar una narrativa propositiva. Solo fuerza los enfrentamientos monstruosos y las matanzas indiscriminadas, en una fórmula "monster mash" que puede alegrar a algun lector más conformista. Pero poco se consigue en recrear la arquitrama presentada en la película de los 80, tan solo poniendo en medio al personaje de la sheriff que poco puede hacer más que avanzar entre estas criaturas y la venganza entre pueblerinos.

Esta mini comparte dibujantes entre un Blacky Shepherd que cumple el encargo pero que no hace realmente mucho por solaparse a la estupenda atmósfera tenebrosa de la película primigenia. La historia de respaldo a cargo de Kyle Strahm, al menos tiene esos "mimbres" de historieta clásica de EC comics que por lo menos cae en mejor gracia. Pero en conjunto, Pumpkinhead resulta un cómic bastante superfluo.

[Bret · Rating 4 out of 5]

In this follow-up to special effects legend Stan Wiston's 1988 directorial debut, writer Cullen Bunn extrapolates from a line of dialogue a vast cosmology of hate. "For each of man's evils," says Haggis (played by Florence Schauffer) in the film, "a special demon exists." Horror fans have long known the exploits of the demon of Vengeance, and with Sins Revisited, Bunn introduces readers to his vile kin. I especially appreciate Greed, a writhing mass of ever-grasping appendages around a gaping maw screaming, always, "Mine, mine, mine," and regal Pride, with his crown of horns and his scepter topped by a human head, wouldn't feel out of place in a Winston flick. The others' designs fare less well. Sloth is fine, Envy is green, and Lust is a naked lady, I guess. One of these things is not like the others.... Seems like a missed opportunity to riff on some fetishes, maybe combine phallic and yonic imagery into something truly monstrous, but sex sells, even when it's vanilla.

Otherwise I rather like Blacky Shepherd's line work. "One Face Syndrome" sometimes feels epidemic in comics, and Shepherd averts it with aplomb, creating a motley cast of ne'er-do-wells who look blissfully dissimilar. One needn't wonder whom Pumpkinhead is mangling from panel to panel, because here are some of the most realistically distinct faces this side of Alex Ross. (When you're dealing with a cast of predominantly one race, any visual diversity is a godsend.) Aside from the rushed ending, Bunn also acquits himself nicely, gifting his characters with personalities as specific as Shepherd's art. You get characters to hate, characters to root for, enough gore to sate a demon, and enough lore to fill a fanfic tag, if not a wiki. All this in five issues you can read in a sitting. There's something to be said for a simple story told well, and that something is, "Thanks."

It might have taken thirty years, but Sins Revisited is the sequel Pumpkinhead fans have been dying for. Eat your heart out, Blood Wings.

P.S.: Stick around for the Gluttony prequel one-shot, wherein Bunn explains the absence of the titular sin (here named "Excess") in the main story. Featuring whimsically macabre black-and-white art courtesy of Kyle Strahm, Gluttony makes the perfect epilogue to our sordid tale, proving once and for all that there is such a thing as sisterly love.

[Michael J. · Rating 3 out of 5]

As horror comics fare there's nothing earth-shattering here, just an entertaining and satisfying read - - especially if you crave a bit of escapism with no big message, just subtle undertones if you want to reflect longer on what you've just read. For a better example of hillbilly horror with more engaging and disturbing concepts, check out the HARROW COUNTY series, also by Cullen Bunn.
Based on the film series, Bunn takes the framework of the original movie and builds on it. Cursed with that don't-take-this-seriously title (really, Pumpkinhead?) I passed on the 1988 film during its' very limited and unprompted theatrical release. I finally saw it on a television rerun and enjoyed it, especially for an early career appearance by actor Lance Hendrickson. PUMPKINHEAD did enjoy a cult following during the VHS rental phase. It also prompted three sequels made-for-television or direct-to-video which I suspect are of dubious quality. The original was noted for its original premise, special effects, and the directorial debut of special effects/makeup master Stan Winston.
Pumpkinhead is a demon of vengeance (sprouting out of a pumpkin patch when summoned). Once revived it continues in its relentless pursuit of the accused until vengeance/death is achieved. Pumpkinhead has a physical bond with the person who requested its assistance, via an appeal to the
witch Haggis. Any pain or injury that Pumpkinhead experiences will also be realized by the petitioner.
The only way to stop the demon and return it to the ground is to kill the person who summoned it.
Bunn adds a sisterhood of witches to the Pumpkinhead mythos, who then summon the other demons (based on the Seven Deadly Sins) to prevent Pumpkinhead from finding vengeance against a drug runner who recklessly killed some backwoods children in a hit-and-run collision with a wagon.
The art is good, with lots of visually stimulating fights between monsters. The subplots added here prevent this from just being a five-issue mindless bit of fluff. I am satisfied.

[Nathan · Rating 4 out of 5]

There's only a handful of iconic movie monsters more recognizable than Pumpkinhead, and this comic lovingly expands the canon while still doing service to the 1988 movie.

The great thing about the core tales in the Pumpkinhead series is that, since the titular character is a demon of vengeance, then your story's gonna revolve around that. Overlaying this fable into a modern-day Appalachian setting where cultures old and new collide (the "new" being Southern-fried drug dealers) puts a unique twist to things, and that's not even the most interesting surprise here: This time around, we get some insight into the "old witch" introduced in the 1988 film, her backstory, as well as the fact that Pumpkinhead isn't the only demon in town. Juxtapose that with a subplot involving the police trying to intervene and bring governmental justice into the ring, and it all culminates in a series of bloody battles.

The only thing that hit me as weird are some of the character designs: Despite being local mountain people, many of the styles of the characters border on something I'd see in The Warriors or [insert apocalyptic film here], and positively ripped/muscular to boot. That's cool and all, but the Pumpkinhead universe doesn't really need that. It's kind of distracting. No need in sexing things up. It's very Rob Zombie-esque, to be honest.

Despite the movies being pretty violent, the animation realm gives the authors the ability to really lay it all out, and it gives a better sense of what Pumpkinhead's capable of---his agility, his cruelty, his penchant for doling out vengeance---aspects that the films either can't handle due to various constraints.

If you're a fan of the series, it's like visiting an old friend. I appreciate the creative leap of expanding the mythos and I'm looking forward to what's next.

Many thanks to NetGalley, Diamond Book Distributors, and Dynamite Entertainment for the advance read.

[Chelsies Reading Escape · Rating 1 out of 5]

I picked this up because I wanted a creepy comic to get me in the Halloween mood. I thought the concept was interesting and its definitely creepy, but overall I just wasnt a big fan. This is a media tie in comic and Ive never seen the original content so my review is purely based on what I read. Im not super well versed with this format of story telling, but I have been dipping my toe in recently. 

In my opinion this story felt very rushed and like I was missing something important character and world building. I know theres only so much you can add to a comic, but Ive read other ones that do a way better job establishing the world and the characters. The text didnt convey enough and some of it felt like it wasnt in the proper illustration. It just wasnt well done.

With it being rushed you would think every illustration would be important, but they werent. I also wasnt into the art style all that much. The illustration of Pumpkinhead was alright, but some of the characters looked off. Not to mention they seemed pretty clueless at times. I kind of liked the deputy and the witches, but not enough to make me care about what was going on.

The fans of the orginal Pumpkinhead might like it more, but I should have passed on this one. It just wasnt for me. I am however kind of interested to see what the movie is all about. I used to watch lots of old horror movies, but its been a while. Have you seen it? Should I check it out? I don't usually review comics so I hope this wasnt too bad.

*received for review*

[Aaron McQuiston · Rating 5 out of 5]

I try to get my oldest son to read by giving him comics. He really enjoys the new "Stranger Things" series and said, "Dad. Are there any other cool comics to read?" I told him I had a Pumpkinhead comic I really liked and I thought he might like it too. He said, "What's Pumpkinhead?" I was a little shocked by this, but the character of Pumpkinhead has been around in movies since the mid-80s. I popped in the first Pumpkinhead movie for him to watch before he read some of this comic.

Having a knowledge of Pumpkinhead going into this comic is not necessary, but it really does enhance the experience. Pumpkinhead is a demon of vengeance, summoned by a witch that lives in the middle of the woods, to seek revenge for the person who has done wrong, by killing them. The plot of the comic is fairly similar to the plot of the first Pumpkinhead movie. In this case, two kids get killed, and their father calls on Pumpkinhead to fix things. This comic is great, over the top violence and action mixed with fantastic art and good writing, makes me remember that Pumpkinhead is an underrated horror movie monster, one that is single-sighted and ruthless. If you enjoy the Pumpkinhead movies, this is a fantastic companion to them. After my son watched the movie, he was also excited about reading this, and he loved it as well. Some of the reviews have said that this is a little generic, but I disagree on the basis that it is another chapter of the Pumpkinhead lore, and it is a perfect addition.

I received this as an ARC through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

[Theediscerning · Rating 3 out of 5]

I came to this not knowing it was celebrating 30 years of a dodgy horror/monster film I'd never knowingly heard of. But it was alright. Hillbillies group one bring the demon of vengeance into the world due to a hit and run that slayed two children, causing hillbillies group number two, and some reluctant, very-much-out-of-their-league cops, to try and counter this. The cops' answers include shooting and fleeing; the other hillbillies'? Create more demons. So all in all it's a slightly peculiar mixture of hillbilly horror and monster vs monster action, but it's quite well done – the artwork certainly nails the atmospheric scene-setting, with fine colouring. I don't think it's entirely logical – multiple people are entwined with the vengeance demon, but nobody with the others when they caused them – but you're not really allowed much time to pick holes, as it moves along quite well. Worth a look. Three and a half stars.

[Wayne McCoy · Rating 3 out of 5]

'Pumpkinhead' by Cullen Bunn and Blacky Shepherd is a graphic novel based on the b-movie horror classic with a creature designed by the great Stan Winston.

In the backwoods, a series of sisters have a dark secret. They know that for all of man's evils, there is a demon that exists. When a horrific accidental tragedy occurs, the demon of vengeance, Pumpkinhead, is released and goes after those who did the deed. There is no judge or jury here, only execution, but the next concern is how to kill or corral Pumpkinhead so it stops killing.

I remember watching this movie on video, so I'm familiar with the character and it is treater pretty well here. There is the main story and a backup story and the art varies, but is good for both.

I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Diamond Book Distributors, Dynamite Entertainment, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.

[Becca · Rating 2 out of 5]

Note: I received a copy of Pumpkinhead by Cullen Bunn via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I know a lot of people can relate -- when a book makes you feel absolutely nothing, it's hard to review said book. I didn't dislike Pumpkinhead, but I also didn't enjoy it? There were some gruesome scenes & the art was phenomenal, but I just didn't care much for story as a whole. I guess, at the time of reading it, I was like okay, this is fine -- it's alright, but yet I was still trying to rush through it, just to get it done asap.

I honestly don't know what could have made the story better. It did have rhyme & reason; it all made sense, it flowed nicely together. This is just in the category of forgettable & that really breaks my heart as a horror fan.

[Jim · Rating 3 out of 5]

I requested this ARC because I’ve read some of Cullen Bunn’s stuff and though it amazing .

This was kind of fun in a B-movie sort of way, but I don’t know if I’d go out of my way to recommend it. While the idea of the different sins was pretty cool and creative, the execution kind of watered it down in a silly, schlocky horror sort of way.

In one sense, I would have liked to see a more serious horror story with those demons - and in another, I think this would have been more fun if the demands were a little more “silly” and “schlocky”.

Thanks to NetGalley, Diamond Book Distributors, and Dynamite Entertainment for a copy in return for an honest review.

[Mutated Reviewer · Rating 5 out of 5]

When I first picked up this book, I wasn't really sure what  I was getting into, but I knew it was going to be violent, bloody, and awesome from the very beginning. It begins in Bradley Mountain long ago, with children gathering around the fire with their granny. She tells them that tonight they'll make a powerful choice, and she hopes that they've been paying attention. They need to go out and choose the thing that they will watch over, that the graves will call to them. She tells them to go out and find their demons before their demons find them.

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[Susan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thoroughly enjoyed reading “Pumpkinhead.” I had seen movies but never knew the “origin” of it. It was interesting to learn about him being a demon with a particular goal. It was also interesting to find out about the other demons and witches. The illustrations were perfect for this story! If you ever have watched the movie, you must read this as otherwise you will be missing out on understanding the story!

Disclaimer: I received an arc of this title from the author/publisher from Netgalley. I was not obligated to write a favorable review or any review at all. The options expressed are strictly my own.

[Liz · Rating 3 out of 5]

The art is really nice, but the story felt a little weak. As is the way of Pumpkinhead, the background has been retconned/changed. The focus is on the 7 deadly sins which is a new take, but the other sins are just not very good. I like the increase in Haggis and demon interaction, but some of this felt weakly drawn together.

I liked the homage to the original film with the background story. Unfortunately, none of the characters are delved into enough to give readers the same feelings we had for those original characters. They're just bodies for the vengeance machine. Pulp for pulp is fine, but they were obviously trying for a little more background/story/lore and didn't quite get there.

[Krista Silsby Ruthstrom · Rating 3 out of 5]

For each mans evils, a special demon exists. This is the premise of the Pumpkinhead comic. It was entertaining but not especially taxing to read. Hillbillies wanting revenge on drug dealers, then more witches and demons get involved and a bloodbath ensues. That’s the gist. Fun, but not incredible.

I received this free from Netgalley and Diamond Book Distributors/Dynamite Entertainment. My review is my own.

[patrycja polczyk · Rating 3 out of 5]

*I could read this book thanks to NetGalley*
It's a story of people's demons, ones that hunt them. Literally. There are witches and demons and brave sheriff in this story. There's a good drawing. The story itself is pretty good, can get creepy at times. My only issue is that the Pumpkinhead looks a lot like The Alien. Otherwise - I wouldn't mind reading some more of demon stories. It felt like coming back to Sleepy Hollow :)

[Chaz Walter · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pumpkinhead is one of my top favorite movies of all time, and 'Sins Revisited' is definitely a worthy follow-up to the 1988 film. I really love that we get to learn more about Haggis and what makes her who she is. The book is very true to the feel and dark atmosphere of the movie, and the characters are all great. I really hope to see more comics in the Pumpkinhead universe from these creators in the future. 🎃