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The Pumpkin Karver

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Last Halloween, Alec (David J. Wright) decided to dress up as a masked killer and scare the daylights out of his girlfriend, Lynn (Amy Weber). Unfortunately for him, Lynn's brother Jonathan (Michael Zara) took the joke seriously and stabbed Alex to death with a pumpkin carver. This Halloween won't provide much of a respite from bloodshed. Although they've moved to a new town, brother and sister soon find themselves fighting for their lives against a very familiar masked murderer.
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Christopher Null Filmcritic.com Oct 1, 2006
2/5
total nonsense Go to Full Review
The Foywonder Dread Central Sep 18, 2006
1.5/5
The Pumpkin Karver is the sort of movie that just made me want to throw up my hands in disgust. Go to Full Review
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Oaklee D @ODie63 Sep 8, 2026 One of the absolute weakest horror films I've seen in 2026, not one character in the whole cast is tolerable and the story is lacking majorly. This film also stole from better films and hoped we wouldn't notice. This film also has a problem with knowing what it wants to be, one minute it's a slasher the next it's a paranormal flick which leads to it being a mix matched hodge podge of ideas that are never really filled out. See more Fleegle B @RT44658401 Dec 30, 2023 A very enjoyable movie See more Andrea Gorini G @RT29948286 Nov 19, 2022 questo film mi ha fatto schifo e divertito allo stesso tempo: schifo perché aveva una trama che cercava di essere poco lineare ma invece è uscito uno senza senso divertito perché gli effetti speciali erano fatti di una roba inqualificabile ma non brutta! See more Oct 24, 2021 You think you didn't get along with your siblings? Jonathan and his sister Lynn have a major issue: he was pranked by her boyfriend Alex, who was dressed like a slasher and accidentally killed him. And not that Halloween is here, it. turns out that that man is back from the grave in a new and much more horrible way. I mean, the dude makes people walk backward into drills and pumpkin carves out their faces, so there's that. This movie was shot over two years and there wasn't much time to get everything that was in the script shot. But director and co-writer Robert Mann (whose co-writer was Sheldon Silverstein, not The Giving Tree author but the producer of The Erotic Adventures of Robinson Crusoe) did everything from voiceover work to making the props and parts of the Halloween costumes to get it done. For metal dudes, this movie is worth watching because Nergal from Behemoth shows up. See more Sep 11, 2014 Another top contender in my search to find the worst film ever made. I'm really at a loss. I was really just praying that every single one of these tools would get butchered so the movie would be over and I could change the channel. Some of the worst acting I have ever seen. No joke. The plot and writing are worse. What takes it from awful to horrific is that its not even entertaining. Crappy horror movies often sacrifice realism and plot for mind-numbing gore and action, which will at least keep you entertained. This movie is boring as hell until the last 15 minutes. The only couple decent things I can say is 1) Minka Kelly is hot as hell. She can't act, but I don't mind looking at her. 2) One scene towards the end that involves a decapitated man peeing in his own face 3) Its gratifying to suffer through the movie, and finally see all the annoying characters get slaughtered. Stay away. I can not stress this enough. See more Mar 4, 2012 Good gory kills and defo one of the best films of 2006 See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Last Halloween, Alec (David J. Wright) decided to dress up as a masked killer and scare the daylights out of his girlfriend, Lynn (Amy Weber). Unfortunately for him, Lynn's brother Jonathan (Michael Zara) took the joke seriously and stabbed Alex to death with a pumpkin carver. This Halloween won't provide much of a respite from bloodshed. Although they've moved to a new town, brother and sister soon find themselves fighting for their lives against a very familiar masked murderer.
Director
Robert Mann
Producer
Sheldon Silverstein
Screenwriter
Robert Mann
Production Co
Mannatee Films
Rating
R (Violence/Gore|Language|Teen Drinking|Some Sexuality/Nudity)
Genre
Holiday, Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 31, 2006, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 12, 2017
Runtime
1h 30m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
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