Okay, so technically, the Italian 1980 film The Pumaman isn’t really a horror film.  However, it does fit in with Halloween because it’s about a super hero and who hasn’t dressed up as a super hero for Halloween?  (Well, I never have but I’m sure a lot of other people have!)

The Pumaman is actually a paleontologist named Tony (Walter George Alton) who, though he doesn’t realize it, is the last in a long line of Pumamen.  Fortunately, an Aztec mystic shows up and lets him know.  When Tony expresses some doubt, the mystic responds by tossing him out a window.

And you know what?

It’s a good thing that Tony has learned the truth about his heritage because the evil Dr. Kobras (Donald Pleasence, who reportedly considered this to be the worst film he ever appeared in) has an evil scheme to do something evil.  To be honest, I’m not sure what Dr. Kobras is trying to do, though it has something to do with an ancient mask and mind control.

I watched Pumaman a few months ago with my friends from SyFyDesigns.com.  I have to admit that I was not a huge fan of the movie but everyone else seemed to enjoy it.  The Pumaman himself is kind of a boring hero but Donald Pleasence is a lot of fun as Dr. Kobras.  Plus, the haunting Theme From Pumaman will get stuck in your head (don’t say that I didn’t warn you…).

Enjoy!