Horror

Black Pumpkin

Ellie Patrikios

Grayson Thorne Kilpatrick

Dogen Eyeler

Gemma Brooke Allen

Curt Clendenin

Matt Rife

Ryan Poole

Connor Weil

Tasha Dixon

Kamilla Alnes

Lily Keene

Billy Armstrong

Jo Osmond

Alix Schwartz

Alexandra Keller

Jordyn Lucas

Jacques Derosena

Brittany Belt

Malaak Hattab

Drew Ochsner

Sundeep Koneru

Wesley J. Szabo

Timothy Wade

Shaeda Moghaddam

Joseph Barone

Christopher DeMaci

David Uchansky

Michael Abrams

Taylor James Howard

Ryan McGonagle

Daryl Spivey

Rudy Vegliante

Daniel Rink

Nadia Marblestone

David A. Harding

John Marshall

Chris Kooreman

Jacob Kosarian

Jillian Lueras

Beatrice Alcorta

Hannah Sherer

**_Entertaining low-budget Halloween slasher delivers the goods_**

After a kid goes missing in a Southern California town, the legend of ‘Bloody Bobby’ develops, fueled by some alarming slayings on a few Halloweens. Thirty years later, two You-Tubing boys inadvertently unleash the violent, malevolent spirit (?) once again.

"Black Pumpkin" (2018) is a low-budget Indie that comes in the tradition of the original “Halloween” and “Trick ’r Treat” (2007). It’s similar to “The Barn” from two years prior, just with a more compelling script and better observance to the genre’s staples. The trick or treat ambiance is great, as it was in “The Barn” and “Halloween,” but this is the more entertaining movie, although “Halloween” is more artistic (naturally because it had John Carpenter and way more money with which to work).

Ellie Patrikios (Laurie) and Alix Lane (Ashley) stand out in the feminine department and the director doesn’t fail to capture their beauty without getting too raunchy. Ellie was a little too old to play a high school girl, though, at 24-25 years-old during shooting, but that’s not uncommon and this is just a cavil.

The antagonist is kinda reminiscent of Sam from “Trick ‘r Treat,” just fiercer. His violent streak coupled with a mischievous nature make for a memorable villain.

“Bloody Bobby” (2016) preceded this movie, but it’s not necessary to see it to follow this one. A prequel came out in 2021, “Legend of Fall Creek,” wherein the events take place after “Bloody Boody.” This is the only movie I’ve seen in the franchise. It’s self-contained.

It runs 1 hour, 31 minutes, and was shot in Inglewood, California, which is 10 miles south of Hollywood.

GRADE: B

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