Впервые тыквоголовый появился в одноименном ужастике 1988г. Группа городских подростков отправляется погонять на мотоциклах в горы. Один из разгорячившихся «лихачей» сбивает насмерть маленького мальчика. Безутешный отец погибшего ребенка, Эд Харли, жаждет мщения и обращается за помощью к местной ведьме. Старая колдунья рассказывает ему, как с помощью его собственной крови и крови убитого сына можно разбудить Демона мести. Так из потустороннего мира появляется ужасное чудовище — Тыквоголовый… is the main villain of the franchise of the same name, he is a strong vengeful demon, having different origins depending on which movie is in he appears.

has an elongated head with white eyes, long arms and two onion-like growths from his shoulders. He also has a tail. like a devil, having a sharp tip that pierces victims at once and long skinny fingers with long, extremely sharp claws that are histhe main weapon and capable of tearing apart flesh and bone. The has thick legs, similar to those of a dinosaur. Some skin fragments are so thin you to see the bones and veins of the demon. In the third and fourth films, the demon has spikes on its shoulders, the tail has also become spiky, and the legs have become more human.

First appeared in the 1988 horror movie of the same name, a group of urban teenagers set off for a ride in the mountains. One of the flaming "Reckless man" knocks down a little boy to death. The father of the deceased child, Ed Harley, seeks revenge and turns to a local witch for help. The old witch tells him how, with the help of his own blood and the blood of a murdered son, the Demon of Vengeance can be awakened. So from the other world appears terrible monster - . .