Pumpkin Man (1998)
The week before Halloween, Jason Hollway's parents separate, and his dad moves out. Jason is depressed and doesn't want to go trick or treating with his friends Jenn, Ted, and Austin. His mom and grandpa encourage him, first by a trip to a pumpkin patch and then with the promise of a party at the end of the evening. The neighborhood has a scary story of a son's murder of his father 25 years before, so all the kids are frightened of Sam Hain: they ring his doorbell and run. All evening, the kids talk about the Sam Hain house: one by one, Jason's pals disappear; soon, it's just him and a silent Pumpkin Man walking up to Sam Hain's door. What will Jason do?
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Excellent adaptation.
I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.
Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.
The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;