Pumpkinhead — Safe

In the original 1988 film, the summoner, Ed Harley, eventually starts feeling the pain and seeing the actions of the demon as it kills its targets. A modern feature could expand this into a mechanic or narrative device:

: Every injury Pumpkinhead sustains is reflected on the summoner’s body, but in a non-lethal, decaying way. If the demon is shot, the summoner develops a weeping wound that smells of pumpkin patch rot. Pumpkinhead

: To maintain the summoner's control, they must offer a "piece of their soul" or a physical sacrifice to the witch Haggis every time they want to redirect the demon, making the cost of revenge tangible and escalating. In the original 1988 film, the summoner, Ed