Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings

Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings

Year: 1993

Runtime: 88 mins

Language: English

Director: Jeff Burr

HorrorFantasyThrillerHorror

They couldn’t leave dead enough alone. Thrill-seeking teenagers resurrect a demon from his grave and a bloody rampage for revenge begins.

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1

Tommy's murder and the birth of a legend

In Ferren Woods in 1958, six thugs corner the deformed orphan Tommy, the offspring of Pumpkinhead, as Ms. Osie feeds him. They chase him with knives and bats to an old iron mine, where they bludgeon and slash him before dropping him into the shaft. The brutal death confirms the town's fear of a monster and seeds the Pumpkinhead legend.

1958 Ferren Woods, old iron mine
2

The Pumpkinhead legend takes root

Tommy's murder becomes the origin story of Pumpkinhead in the town's memory. Years later, residents whisper about the monster that hunts vengeance. The legend lingers as a warning to those who would harm the innocent.

1958 Ferren Woods
3

Sean Braddock returns as sheriff

In 1993, Sean Braddock comes back to Ferren Woods as the local sheriff, reuniting with his wife and daughter Jenny. He grew up here and left a different life, now returning to serve the community. The town's wounds reopen with his arrival.

1993 Ferren Woods
4

Jenny befriends troublemaking teens

At school, Jenny meets a group of unruly teens including Daniel Dixon, whose father is the town judge and who helped orchestrate Tommy's death. The kids feel restless and seek out excitement on the night patrols. The seeds of a fateful night are sown.

1993 Ferren Woods High School
5

Teens steal Sean's car

The group sneaks out after dark and steals Sheriff Braddock's car, broadening their sense of invincibility. They drive around Ferren Woods, looking for trouble as the night deepens. Tension builds as their actions set in motion dangerous consequences.

1993 Ferren Woods
6

Danny hits Ms. Osie and discovers the spellbook

Danny inadvertently hits Ms. Osie with the car, then the teens sneak into her cabin and discover a spellbook and vials of blood. Osie is revealed to be planning to resurrect Tommy, hinting at the dark ritual to come. The discovery sets the resurrection plan in motion.

1993 Ms. Osie's cabin
7

Osie confronts the intruders; Danny escapes

Ms. Osie confronts the teens and orders them out, but Danny knocks her down and escapes with a vial of blood. The other teens scatter, leaving Osie wounded and enraged. The spark for an unholy resurrection is now set to ignite.

1993 Ms. Osie's cabin
8

Resurrection attempt and Osie's downfall

Danny and his friends try to resurrect Tommy using the spell; their ritual succeeds, but Osie's cabin catches fire in the process. Ms. Osie is badly burned and ends up hospitalized. The town's dark experiment has unintended consequences.

1993 Ms. Osie's cabin
9

Tommy returns as Pumpkinhead

The spellwork revives Tommy, who returns not as a boy but as Pumpkinhead, a vengeance-fueled creature. He begins a killing spree, targeting those connected to his death and to the people who wronged him. The monster now haunts Ferren Woods.

1993 Ferren Woods
10

Judges' circle falls to Pumpkinhead

Judge Dixon tries to rally his posse to kill Pumpkinhead, but Tommy acts first, enacting revenge for past cruelty. The killings accelerate as Pumpkinhead hunts Danny and his friends. The town begins to fear the escalating wrath.

1993 Ferren Woods
11

Sean investigates and clues surface

Sean investigates the string of deaths and links them to Pumpkinhead, confronting the reality of a supernatural killer. Ms. Osie dies but offers crucial clues before passing. With Jenny's innocence acknowledged, Sean braces for the next move.

1993 Ferren Woods
12

Final confrontation at the mine and the toy truck

Pumpkinhead corners Jenny at the iron mine but spares her to her father due to Sean's past kindness and Jenny's innocence. Later, the posse arrives and shoots Pumpkinhead back into the mine, where he had died 35 years earlier. Sean finds the old toy fire truck he gave Tommy, a reminder of the rescue that started it all.

1993 Iron mine

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