Pumpkinhead sequel eyed
R.L. Stine’s Pumpkinhead sequel is being positioned as a Tubi Halloween franchise entry with an October release window — studios are clearly targeting the holiday streaming slate. Industry chatter surfaced this week as production and release planning ramp up. (x.com) (x.com)
Jem Garrard, who wrote and directed the 2025 feature, returns to write, direct and serve as an executive producer on the sequel. (collider.com, hollywoodreporter.com). (collider.com) The new story centers on Evan, a bullied student who discovers a forbidden spellbook that reawakens an ancient curse in the town of Redhaven and sends pumpkin‑headed children rising during the Harvest Festival. (hollywoodreporter.com). (hollywoodreporter.com) The 2025 film was adapted from an R.L. Stine tale first published in the 1999 anthology Nightmare Hour and had previously been produced as an episode of The Haunting Hour. (collider.com). (collider.com) Tubi’s original Pumpkinhead was part of the streamer’s October “Terror on Tubi” slate and is credited with helping drive a 51% year‑over‑year increase in viewing hours during the Halloween window. (collider.com). (collider.com) Tubi executives say the platform’s horror programming surpassed 100 million hours of total viewing time during last season’s slate, a metric cited in internal planning for additional franchise entries. (hollywoodreporter.com). (hollywoodreporter.com) Pumpkinhead 2’s listed executive producers include Jem Garrard, James Mattagne, Joan Waricha, Harvey Kahn, Yvonne Bernard, Dan Bernard, Allen Lewis and Rama Diallo. (collider.com). (collider.com) The original film premiered in October 2025 and featured newcomers Beau Reid and Adeline Lo in lead roles alongside Kevin McNulty, Bob Frazer and Matty Finochio. (collider.com). (collider.com)
