 A group of city kids go into the country to relax. While there, one of them is involved in a biking accident that takes the life of the son of the local storekeeper (Lance Henrikson). In a fit of rage, the storekeeper has a witch unleash an unstoppable demon called "Pumpkinhead" to kill the group. When he realizes he s gone too far, the storekeeper attempts to save the kids, but is continually afflicted by visions of peoples  deaths through the eyes of the monster.