Tubi announced today the original movie R.L. Stine’s Pumpkinhead, will premiere exclusively on the streaming platform on October 17.
Inspired by R.L. Stine’s beloved series The Haunting Hour, the new young-adult horror movie follows Sam who though moving to Redhaven was the worst part until his brother Finn disappears and no one seems to remembers he even existed. With Halloween around the corner, Sam, his friend Becka, and Rusty, the town’s most eccentric outcast, must stop a harvest curse before Finn is lost forever.
“R.L. Stine’s Pumpkinhead is a playful blend of good fun, big scares with an element of adventure that taps into everything audiences love about Halloween and young-adult horror,” said Adam Lewinson, Chief Content Officer at Tubi. “We’re thrilled to collaborate with the legendary “master of fear,” R.L. Stine as part of our growing slate of YA storytelling that bridges generations and delivers fresh, genre-driven entertainment.”
“There’s something rotten inside these pumpkins and it isn’t pumpkin meat! I’m so happy to see one of my most terrifying Halloween stories brought to chilling life in this new movie!” – R.L. Stine.
The film stars Bean Reid, Adeline Lo (Sorry For Your Cost), Kevin McNulty (Snakes on a Plane, The Invisible), Bob Frazer (Safe Haven, Motherland: Fort Salem), Matty Finochio (Love Hard, The Order), and Seth Isaac Johnson (My Old Ass, The Killing).
The film is written and directed by Jem Garrard (Vagrant Queen, Slay) and executive produced by James Mattagne (Lowlifes, All I Need for Christmas), Joan Waricha (Fear Street: Prom Queen, R.L. Stine’s the Haunting Hour), Harvey Kahn (R.L. Stine’s the Haunting Hour, Spooksville), Yvonne Bernard (Fear Street: Prom Queen, Fear Street Trilogy), Dan Bernard (Fear Street: Prom Queen, Zombie Town), Jem Garrard, Allen Lewis (R.L. Stine’s the Haunting Hour, Spooksville), and Rama Diallo (Christmas Under the Lights, Come Fly with Me).
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