Movies Like Pumpkinhead (1988)

Pumpkinhead is a 1988 fantasy, horror film from Stan Winston with a MovieMagicScore of 6.4/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings and Pumpkinhead: Ashes to Ashes.

Fantasy Horror

Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings

1995

Thrill-seeking teenagers resurrect a demon from his grave and a bloody rampage for revenge begins.

5.5

MagicScore

Pumpkinhead: Ashes to Ashes

2006

He threw their loved ones into a swamp. Now they want revenge... But when a demon does their dirty work, it comes at a price.

5.3

MagicScore

Pumpkinhead: Blood Feud

2007

During a bitter family feud, Jodie Hatfield, and her boyfriend Ricky McCoy, decide to leave town to avoid being found out, but are soon caught in the act. Wanting vengeance, he seeks out the monster Pumpkinhead, and resurrects it seek revenge on the family. Despite being warned away by the ghost of Ed Harley, his vengeance plan starts out, and the Hatfield family is soon under siege by the powerful demon. Not accepting the legend of the creature and believing their arch-rivals are the real cause, the two families attempt to go to war, only to be stopped when Pumpkinhead attacks the Hatfield house. Putting aside their differences, they band together to stave off the creature before it's vengeance pact is completed.

5.6

MagicScore

Hereditary

2018

Following the death of the Leigh family matriarch, Annie and her children uncover disturbing secrets about their heritage. Their daily lives are not only impacted, but they also become entangled in a chilling fate from which they cannot escape, driving them to the brink of madness.

7.3

MagicScore

Legend

1985

Set in a timeless mythical forest inhabited by fairies, goblins, unicorns and mortals, this fantastic story follows a mystical forest dweller, chosen by fate, to undertake a heroic quest. He must save the beautiful Princess Lili and defeat the demonic Lord of Darkness, or the world will be plunged into a never-ending ice age.

6.2

MagicScore

Pyewacket

2017

A frustrated, angry teenage girl awakens something in the woods when she naively performs an occult ritual to invoke a witch to kill her mother.

5.9

MagicScore

The Black Cat

1989

When a horror film based on the same source material as Suspiria and Inferno goes into production, the evil witch the story is based upon manifests herself and not only begins to terrorise the actress set to portray her on screen, but reveals plans to wreck havoc and bloodshed throughout the world.

4.6

MagicScore

Smile 2

2024

About to embark on a new world tour, global pop sensation Skye Riley begins experiencing increasingly terrifying and inexplicable events. Overwhelmed by the escalating horrors and the pressures of fame, Skye is forced to face her dark past to regain control of her life before it spirals out of control.

6.6

MagicScore

Liberty Stands Still

2002

As the heir and current marketing director for one of the nation's biggest gun manufacturers, Liberty Wallace is indifferent to the atrocities made possible through her business and her CEO husband, Victor. On her way to see her actor lover, Liberty ends up chained to a food cart full of explosives -- all at the insistence of "Joe", a sniper whose young daughter was a victim of gun violence, and who now has Liberty in his sights.

5.4

MagicScore

#10

Ghoulies

1985

A young man and his girlfriend move into the man's old mansion home, where he becomes possessed by a need to control ancient demons.

4.9

MagicScore

#11

Cobweb

2023

Eight year old Peter is plagued by a mysterious, constant tapping from inside his bedroom wall—one that his parents insist is all in his imagination. As Peter's fear intensifies, he believes that his parents could be hiding a terrible, dangerous secret and questions their trustworthiness.

6.5

MagicScore

#12

The Barn

2016

It's Halloween 1989, best friends Sam and Josh are trying to enjoy what's left of their final Devil's Night before graduating high school. But trouble arises when the two pals and a group of friends take a detour on their way to a rock concert, finding an old abandoned barn and awakening the evil inside. Now it's up to Sam and Josh to find a way to protect their friends and defeat the creatures that lurk within "The Barn".

4.8

MagicScore

#13

Lake Fear 3

2018

Remington has escaped the evil cabin, but now the evil continues to follow him wrecking havoc where ever he goes. As Chloe and Revel look for a missing sister that went to the evil cabin in the previous installment. The two meet Vincent, a failing tv show host, to help psychicly contact the missing sister. That's when a gunshot rings out in the night and the three meet Remington. Now they all must battle for their lives against the evil that pursues Remington to once and for all lock the evil away for good.

5.4

MagicScore

#14

Frailty

2002

A mysterious man arrives at the offices of an FBI agent and recounts his childhood: how his religious fanatic father received visions telling him to kill people who were in fact "demons."

7.0

MagicScore

#15

Lake Fear

2014

Four girls go to a cabin in the woods, which is inhabited by evil. This cabin then ensnares them in a labyrinth of macabre as they must battle their way out.

4.4

MagicScore

#16

King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table

2017

In medieval England, Merlin and King Arthur banish the evil enchantress Morgana and her son Mordred to the ends of the universe as Morgana vows revenge. In present day, Knights descendant Penn doesn't take much stock in the legends of his supposed ancestors, even as the descendants meet in Thailand to practice fighting. But when Morgana and her son return to earth, armed with alien technology and hell-bent on destroying every last descendant of King Arthur and his knights, Penn must to come to terms with who he was born to be, and bring together the new Knights of the Round Table to save themselves and the earth from Morgana's total vengeance.

3.4

MagicScore

#17

Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters

2013

After getting a taste for blood as children, Hansel and Gretel have become the ultimate vigilantes, hell-bent on retribution. Now, unbeknownst to them, Hansel and Gretel have become the hunted, and must face an evil far greater than witches... their past.

6.1

MagicScore

#18

Kandisha

2022

One summer evening, three childhood friends invoke the spirit of Kandisha, a vengeful creature from a Moroccan legend. The game quickly turns into a nightmare when their loved ones begin to disappear.

6.1

MagicScore

#19

Tales of Halloween

2015

Ten stories from horror's top directors. Ghosts, ghouls, monsters, and the devil delight in terrorizing unsuspecting residents of a suburban neighborhood on Halloween night. This creepy anthology combines classic Halloween tales with the stuff of nightmares.

5.7

MagicScore

#20

Don't Kill It

2016

Demon hunter Jebediah Huntley teams up with an FBI agent to battle a supernatural force in the southern state of Mississippi.

6.0

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Pumpkinhead?

The top films similar to Pumpkinhead by MovieMagicScore are Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings (5.5), Pumpkinhead: Ashes to Ashes (5.3), Pumpkinhead: Blood Feud (5.6). Each shares fantasy/horror themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Pumpkinhead worth watching?

Pumpkinhead holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.4/10 from 510 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Pumpkinhead?

Pumpkinhead (1988) is a fantasy, horror film directed by Stan Winston, starring Lance Henriksen, Jeff East, John D'Aquino.

Where can I find more recommendations like Pumpkinhead?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more fantasy recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like Pumpkinhead

This ranked list pairs Pumpkinhead (1988), a fantasy and horror film from Stan Winston, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Lance Henriksen take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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