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The Pumpkin Heads, also known as Shane and Shana, are the main antagonists in the forty-eighth book in the Goosebumps series, Attack of the Jack-O'-Lanterns, as well as its television adaptation.

History[]

Attack of the Jack-O'-Lanterns[]

The Pumpkin Heads are creatures who have jack-o'-lanterns for heads and breathe out fire. This was the disguise of a race of shapeshifting aliens.

Drew Brockman, Walker, Tabby, and Lee went out on Halloween night but encountered two people dressed in costumes with pumpkin heads. Tabby and Lee were convinced that the two are Shane and Shana. The two pumpkin-headed people took the kids to a street that the kids are sure was never there before, saying they will get lots and lots of candy from the incredibly generous inhabitants. But when it started to get late, Drew and the others learned that the two pumpkin-headed kids would not let them go home and want them to trick-or-treat forever. Tabby and Lee were still not scared, so they tied to take the jack-o'-lanterns off the two but found that there is no head beneath them and that the jack-o’-lanterns are still speaking.

As the hours dragged on and the children's bags became full, the two Pumpkin Heads forced the kids to eat the candy they already have to make room in their bags. The children complained that they are painfully full, but the Pumpkin Heads continue to demand that they eat every piece that they were given. They were led to a street inhabited with Pumpkin Heads. Soon, Drew, Walker, Tabby and Lee were surrounded by Pumpkin Heads. Four Pumpkin Heads walked towards the group with four craved pumpkins. They told the children they shall become Pumpkin Heads when they put the pumpkins over their heads. After they successfully put pumpkins over Tabby and Lee's heads, Tabby and Lee ran away, leaving Drew and Walker.

The two Pumpkin Heads then revealed that they were Shane and Shana and that the entire ordeal was merely the prank that the four had created to scare Tabby and Lee. It turned out that Shane and Shana are actually aliens with the strange abilities like shape-shifting and the other people in the neighborhood are their brothers and sisters who were in on the prank as well. As Shane and Shana prepared to depart, Drew offered them some candy, but the two tell her that their people eat human flesh. They stated that she needn't worry yet, she's not an adult, nor is she plump enough yet. Drew asked if they were joking, but they didn't answer.

Goosebumps (television series)[]

The Pumpkin Heads appear in the television adaption of Attack of the Jack O'Lanterns.

Goosebumps (film)[]

A Pumpkin Head is among the many monsters released and led by Slappy the Dummy, it is first seen during the massive bonfire near Madison High's football field before attacking the school with the rest of the monsters. It later chases down everyone in the gym and is last seen approaching the ferris wheel that Zach Cooper, Hannah Fairchild, and Champ are on before ultimately getting sucked back into the newly written Goosebumps Manuscript (Barring Brent Green).

Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween[]

A pumpkin-headed tree monster based off the Pumpkin Heads appears in the film Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween as a Halloween decoration brought to life by Slappy using the Tesla Tower. Various other Jack-O'-Lantern-themed monsters also appear in the film.

In the tie-in book Slappy's Return, a Goosebumps Halloween costume of a Pumpkin Head is one of the costumes brought to life by Slappy.

General information[]

Physical appearance[]

The Jack O' Lanterns are aliens who of course, wear Pumpkins on their heads. These Pumpkins have faces carved into them and in the Television adaptation of Attack of the Jack O' Lanterns reveal that the Pumpkin Head's true appearance are green alien with elongated necks and eyes.

The first Goosebumps film has a tall Pumpkin Head that is the same size of Scarecrows in the film, the Pumpkin Head noticeably wears a different outfit, as well as having a skull like carving on his head. Goosebumps HorrorTown incorporates both the Television and Movie design into the game, and Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween has a Pumpkin-Headed tree monster in it as well as three pumpkins created by Sonny Quinn and Sam Carter with carvings on their faces, which distinguishes each of them.

Members[]

Book[]

  • Shane
  • Shana

Goosebumps HorrorTown[]

  • Jack (formerly known as PH-3952)
  • PH-3945
  • PH-3948
  • Pumpkin Head Boss

Film[]

  • Unnamed tall Pumpkin Head (first Goosebumps film)
  • Terry
  • Sergeant Squash
  • Fire Breathing Pumpkin
  • Pumpkin-headed tree monster.

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Trivia[]

  • The Pumpkin Heads featured in Goosebumps HorrorTown employ both their television series and movie designs.
  • According to concept art for Haunted Halloween, there was supposed to be an elderly jack-o'-lantern featured alongside the other three talking jack-o'-lanterns.
  • Sergeant Squash sounds similar to late actor/soldier R. Lee Ermy.
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