On October 27th of 1966, the special “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” aired for the first time, which makes this year the 50th anniversary of perhaps THE most beloved Halloween classic of all time. For many, Halloween just isn’t Halloween until they’ve watched Peanuts and the gang celebrate, and that will likely be as true another 50 years from now as it today.
The TV special of course primarily centers on Linus’ desire to meet the Great Pumpkin, a Santa Claus-like figure that he strongly believes in the existence of. Given the title of the special, it was only a matter of time before horror fans drew a parallel between the so-called Great Pumpkin and horror icon Pumpkinhead, and indeed many have mashed the two together in the form of, well…
“IT’S THE GREAT PUMPKINHEAD, CHARLIE BROWN.”
What happens when the lovable gang meets Pumpkinhead? Find out below!
And just for good measure…
