The must-have replacement for RL Stine’s “Goosebumps” (which you haven’t heard of yet) is finally coming to streaming

RL Stine is looking to scare viewers young and old this Halloween. The latest adaptation of the pre-teen terror titan debuts on streaming (and screaming) today, and it won’t cost you anything. RL Stine Pumpkin Head is now streaming for free on Tubi. Pumpkin head (no relation to Stan Winston(the first film from 1988) centers on Sam and Finn, two brothers who move to the rural community of Redhaven with their widowed mother. Redhaven, where “the harvest never ends,” is pretty spooky; the people are not friendly and there are scary scarecrows everywhere.

The scariest of all is old farmer Palmer, who is strangely protective of his prize pumpkins. Sam, still embittered by his father’s death, steals one, prompting Finn to return it… but Finn never returns from Palmer’s farm, and everyone in town seems to have forgotten he ever existed. It’s up to Sam, his new friend Becka, and town weirdo Rusty to save him…if they can save themselves from Palmer’s supernatural pumpkin child sacrifice curse and a very sinister (and very alive) scarecrow. The film captures the essence of Stine’s 1990s Goosebumps Heyday in a fun shocker for the whole family. It features Kevin McNulty (Schmigadoon!), Bob Frazer (Falling sky), Matty Finochio (Riverdale), Seth Isaac Johnson (My old ass), and newcomers Bean Reid And Adeline Lo like Sam and Becka.

What other thrills and chills are coming to Tubi this October?

Free, ad-supported streamer Tubi has long been home to a treasure trove of horror, both new and old. This month they are releasing a variety of horror classics. They understand Neil JordanIt is Interview with the Vampirejust in time for the launch of the new Anne Rice series, Talamasca: The Secret Order; David Lynchthe first surreal and nightmarish feature film of, Eraser head; John Landis‘lycanthropic masterpiece An American werewolf in London; the satanic horror of Richard DonnerIt is The omen; Verbinski Mountainsis a scary remake of The ring; Diablo CodyThe cult classic of feminist horror Jennifer’s body; the first three blood-curdling films Saw series; And Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generationone of the most bizarre entries in this long-running horror franchise.

Pumpkin head was written and directed by Jem Garrardwho directed the LGBTQ+-themed slasher horror film Kill. The film was adapted from a story by Stine first published in the 1999 horror anthology. Nightmare hour; it was previously filmed as an episode of The haunting hour featuring Kacey Rohl.

RL Stine Pumpkin Head East now streaming on Tubi. Stay tuned to Collider for future updates.