Why The Return of the Pumpkin Rabbit Is a PERFECT Sequel

[@Pastraspec]

Special thanks to my girlfriend, Draxxom for providing some animations she made for the video as well as drawing the thumbnail!

[@mothmanafterdark5924]

Hooray for DRAXXOM!

[@sludgeskin]

the artist i followed for their kingsnake posting and fnaf moon posting is dating the pastrami youtuber . what are your thoughts on the kingsnake pastrami I must know

[@inuchoco]

hi i made you fan art on instagram if youd want to see it because i love ur videos and i hope you receive it 💗okaybye

[@twinfantasytowers]

Tell her she’s a fire artist for us🔥 I wish i could render that well damn

[@Kashzilla59]

Oh and Pastra did you know that Witch sheep and The Pumpkin Rabbit have Makeship plushies? If you have them great! If you don’t well sucks to be you man.

[@el_hat-ketchup7892]

My art professor had a small talk session during a critique where he would talk about how back then camera's were once feared because many thought it would take the souls of people. I like to think that the reason why the kids souls are trapped within the photoalbum is because their souls had already belonged to the couple ever since their pictures were taken.

[@ShennaTheShinyEevee]

and that's why Jay and Dino survive - They had their backs turned when the photo was taken

[@toastedprocastinator]

​@@ShennaTheShinyEevee gotta love foreshadowing.

[@fadlanal-amsi9839]

dang , so that was where it originted

[@pencilsandpizza]

We all gotta agree that shot of The Pumpkin Rabbit opening the cupboard is the hardest shot in the whole thing tho

[@myarmsrgone]

The delivery of the trick or treat line is genuinely terrifying too

[@McBioBones]

Maybe probably 👀

[@osrenegados2420]

For me its a triple tie,this shot,the closeup of the Witch saying "candy", and the split-second frame of her towering over her victim at the bedroom

[@wormyangel]

Literally it was my favorite scene it gave me CHILLS

[@matrixiekitty2127]

Or when he crumples himself into the cupboard like some twisted creature?? Omg the fear I felt!

[@imthedude2351]

I loved how Lorenzo/Pumpkin Rabbit added a _chilling_ twist to the phrase repeated in the short: "Mister and Missus Waterman were very, very bad people" When he says it, he adds an extra, _emphasized_ "Very", and is unable to finish the rest without a _trembling chuckle_ It's like he's bragging to these last two survivors, these _children,_ that he and his wife were actually *_WORSE_* than what people said they were, _and he's _*_relishing_*_ in it._ Absolutely _terrifying_ monster of a villain, he's amazing

[@ExtermaFrontier]

Yeah. He says it as if he knew the kids made a mistake coming to their house. Almost saying it like it’s the children’s punishment. Hes basically saying :”The legends you heard weren’t half as bad as who we really are.”

[@BarbieDreamDungeon]

I absolutely love that reoccurring line, especially when he says it because he's talking about himself like he's an old ghost story

[@ghoul_loverr]

The Return of the Pumpkin Rabbit might actually be the first analog horror I've watched where I couldn't sleep after. The art, the animation, the voice acting, and the writing brings the horror to life perfectly.

[@ParisCulp]

That video made me check my closet and under my bed for weeks after.😂

[@EFoxy89]

Wuss (joking 🙂)

[@BananaBoi_]

The first few Mandela catalogues and Walten Files 3 did that to me, but this one also had me trouble sleeping at night.

[@XED-x4i]

You could tell they put love in return of the pumpkin rabbit

[@RandomaccountImadelol]

Bro I had nightmares after watching return of the pumpkin rabbit . I had never been so terrified by a analogue horror

[@bahesb2419]

A terrifying aspect of pumpkin rabbit is how polite he acts while murdering his victims. Hiding his pure evil and sadistic nature behind a affable facade. Ironically his only moments where he express his genuine feelings is when he finally faced karma for all his actions.

[@AintAaron]

william afton

[@HaKilly]

This is exactly "Faux Affably Evil" trope

[@jf_kein_k8590]

Witch Sheep went from a somewhat safe appearing lure, seemingly controlled/created by the Pumpkin Rabbit, to being his partner and equally as terrifying.

[@bearturtle6058]

Her voice performance here is a massive improvement from the goofy text to speech in the first one. Very memorable

[@wallysullivan9315]

Whereas the pumpkin rabbit feels the need to kill you on the spot, the terrifying part of her is that she knows the house has no escape, and so she's basically never in a rush. Her one kill shows this patience to the extreme. She was hiding under the bed, and it was almost certain that she would have been willing to kill that kid in his sleep. But when she accidentally reveals herself, we see that stealth isnt her only option, just her preference, and she's perfectly capable of pure violence as well

[@ghostrobots]

i had always thought of her as her own character tbh, she's someone who knowingly helps the pumpkin rabbit do what he does, and is complicit in the crimes, as reflected by them both receiving punishment at the end

[@SplendidSuperman122]

Seeing the original Clyde sprite at the beginning of this video and then seeing the updated one Pastra uses now was kinda crazy to see- The Clyde model really has received a lot of polish and improvement.

[@DaKingKayden]

Just a me thing but i kinda miss the old look. He was hunched back and wrong looking, in a way. This new one is more orderly and more humanoid, which i think makes it look less scary. Oh well theyre both cool looking

[@mimocraft9113]

I would say that the only real design change is the neck

[@landonkam6727]

​@@DaKingKayden I also think the original was scarier. Just more unnerving and cool. The new one is good too, but the og is just perfect 👌

[@icetide9411]

@@DaKingKayden The original looks like it's trying to mimic the look of a onesie, the new Clyde looks like a monster wearing a onesie. Different vibes

[@RaspberryPastry]

I can see the LOVE

[@AceDrawingz]

I love how the scrapbook is extremely important to the story, acting as an anchor as it ties down the souls of their past victims. Similar to the picture of the Yellow Rabbit in the FNAF movie.

[@bahesb2419]

Maybe it was inspired by the fnaf movie

[@AceDrawingz]

@bahesb2419 Maybe

[@charlie8829]

I think it actually did a lot better then the fnaf movie too, this video unlike the fnaf movie does not hold back from the sheer brutality and I feel like it was what was missing from the fnaf movie

[@AceDrawingz]

@@charlie8829 I wonder what kind of movie we'd have if the FNAF movie didn't hold back on violence.

[@miguelthekewlkid272]

​@@charlie8829 While I agree, I think child gore would have been way too distasteful. Hopefully in this new movie, the flashbacks show us the horrifying reality of what the kids had to face without going overboard. Letting us see and hear enough that we make the rest of the image in our heads.

[@blackbloom8552]

The way the pumpkin rabbit play games with its victims remind me of the rolling giant from the oldest view. They pull the same trick of creating a false sense of security by setting up some clear rule only to reveal later that those rules never truly existed.

[@anusername8350]

Mr the oldest view

[@felop136]

@@anusername8350is gonna make fettuccini an iceberg man

[@ThatGuyorsomething]

​@@anusername8350 * Mr. Oldest Hugs

[@JusttrustSans]

​@@anusername8350mr the oldest view is gonna make iceberg boy an iceberg man

[@pretender1456]

It feels heavily inspired by the life of William Afton with how he killed the 6 children.

[@bahesb2419]

What I also love about Return of the pumpkin rabbit is that it‘s that kind of sequel where you don‘t have to know the original/previous story to understand this one.

[@ladymoragsbootlaces8059]

Yes! I actually watched it without knowing about the Mysterious House video and enjoyed it immensely, especially since I didn't know exactly what to expect from the Watermans except that they're Really Really Bad People... and it was so good going in blind! And then I subsequently learned it was a sequel to a video called the Mysterious House, so I watched it, and then rewatched Return of the Pumpkin Rabbit again to fully appreciate all the callbacks and context, and I feel like that was a super satisfying way to experience both videos for the first time!

[@lukasbanana4949]

Something that always creeped me out about the new direction for the Pumpkin rabbit is his laughter. His direction and writing can really be seen when he's trying to get the kid in the Pumpkin patch to get his ball back. The "Can i have it back, please?" followed by a subtle laugh from the Rabbit is like a wolf in sheep's clothing. Like he can't resist the idea of tearing him apart, and squeaks out a small out of breath chuckle. It's a great way to set the tone, and it really is a perfect sequel in every way. Great video!

[@trancandy1]

his laughter unsettled me as well, especially when he's attacking the children, because it's such a polar opposite to the rest of his personality. he's polite, well-composed, and measured most of the time. but the second he gets his hands on someone, he sounds like a child excitedly opening a christmas present. there's something so uncanny about it

[@lukasbanana4949]

@ I agree, that’s a good illustration. It’s so cool that Martin improved on the original in so many ways. You can tell it got a lot of people ranting about its quality.

[@aidenfrozenbite5395]

The way the Waterman died twice, and this time for good made me feel a kind of relief that's hard to put into words, I know it is fiction but seeing the two bastards crying in fear made me laugh with joy.

[@boxcarz]

I choose to believe that the Waterman house resets before every Halloween like an annual dungeon raid, hence the Watermans becoming mannequins in the basement, lying dormant until some idiot lights the candle in the living room the next year.

[@Phishface]

@@boxcarz I think it's more likely they actually took pictures of themselves in the scrapbook, allowing them to return after death (maybe why the witch sheep kills for no reason now, because she's under the PR's control), hence why burning the scrapbook was so instrumental in their defeat.

[@Rottenishere]

I like the overall doll like aesthetic to the new protagonists. It makes them feel more innocent and tiny overall, like they have no idea at all what is happening. It also makes the gigantic contrast between the two antagonists of the short with their hyper detailed designs, and how the cute exterior of the children(particularly the bat dog in the beginning) is ripped away once the pumpkin rabbit and the witch sheep tear into them.

[@shiloh02]

The beady eyes, no mouths, and round faces really add to the innocence

[@lionelschweetz4844]

I like the designs of the Watermans as well. In TMH, Tammy and Ducky had no idea that they were dangerous, hence the cartoony designs. These kids have grown up on horror stories of these two. So when they’re seen here, they are terrifying, hulking monsters.

[@ReeseyPuffy]

Dino was honestly my favourite thing about the video. I don’t believe it’s confirmed, but he exhibits a lot of behaviours commonly associated with autism like echolalia, being easily distracted, and not expressing much. Funnily enough, these traits are also what helped Jay, since Dino grabbed the photo album without anyone noticing and he spent the entire night behind the door to the basement until Jay fell down with him. As someone who’s on the spectrum and shared similar struggles growing up, it’s really nice seeing representation like that in subtle ways.

[@waffler-yz3gw]

yooo i got the same vibes, it had to be intentional

[@blackrosejinx5563]

Autism saved the day once again

[@StrandedOnDuna]

TROUBLE! 😊

[@CatSlapps]

HOUSE!

[@AlextheHomo]

JERKS! 😍

[@sauceman2885]

The scene of the pumpkin rabbit slowly opening the cupboard showing his smiling face and eyes is single-handedly the scariest thing Martin walls has made

[@bearturtle6058]

It's weirdly far more unsettling when I imagine it out of nowhere when alone in dim lighting than actually seeing it in the video. Where I am mostly neutral and appreciate how well crafted the visual is.

[@StrandedOnDuna]

with the exception of some of the corpses in bunnyfarm

[@sauceman2885]

@StrandedOnDuna rosemarys scream was pretty horrific

[@StrandedOnDuna]

@@sauceman2885 thats mainly the part i was thinking of

[@mettatonneo1147]

I love how much the Pumpkin Rabbit looks so much more scarecrowish in Return, it's a cool design evolution and fits his whole vibe of being a horrific spooky guy

[@ignightroad]

Whoever voices the Pumpkin Rabbit has the most PERFECT voice for it. He sounds genuine, and soft, but at the same time he sounds so creepy and unnerving and makes my hair stand on end.

[@waffler-yz3gw]

hey, i'm the voice for pumpkin rabbit and this is super cool to hear! it was a ton of fun doing his voice, glad to see people enjoy my work!

[@jitterbuggs]

that would be the talented Eva/Bravvy, she also voices Bon (both Bons) in the main series. it used to be Martin (in The Mysterious House at least), but i think the performance that Eva gives really elevates the character in a way that makes him sooo much more intimidating.

[@theshockinglyeloquentdog9945]

​@@waffler-yz3gw Yeah no you aren't. You're just an annoying schizo

[@theshockinglyeloquentdog9945]

​@@jitterbuggsyou're telling me a woman voices Bon?? That's insane

[@theshockinglyeloquentdog9945]

@@waffler-yz3gw no you aren't

[@GamingAgeYT]

Wow this video is so well edited, i bet whoever edited it is awesome and cool and smart and has impeccable video game taste.

[@TheBatspecter]

I bet whoever edited it knows how to clutch

[@DarkK-90989]

Hmm... Could he have edite- naaaaah, no way

[@Moonlight-sigma]

what games would this really cool person, hypothetically, recommend?

[@Frogman920]

Whoever edited this video did very well and deserves more recognition

[@GamingAgeYT]

@@Moonlight-sigma kingdom hearts...

[@Shenorai]

I love how I can genuinely hear you grinning during the Villains segment. I'm glad you enjoyed the sequel as much as I have. ^^

[@kannodePVC]

I'm not usually the "I'm a super fan of this person" guy, but Martin Walls is an exeption. His art brings such a feeling of discomfort that I feel wrong just to look at the scenes. You know the characters are dead, but you can't tell how, and your brain tries to formulate an answer.

[@StrandedOnDuna]

theyre so mangled and coated in blood that its almost mechanical

[@BeepiBoi]

The first analog horror that actually scared me in years. BUT. I WAS SO INVESTED AND HANGING ON MY SEAT AT THE SAME TIME

[@filippohl9097]

Something interesting no one talks about is how the Watermans have their own picture on the very first page, this is most likely the reason they survived the burning.

[@katelawyer3689]

It’s nice to see that someone else realized that.

[@zaida_16]

I love the return of the pumpkin rabbit so much it is genuinely so terrifying. I also must say Draxx's (i think its them?) small animations and bits in this video is downright unsettling and amazing.

[@I_alwayscomeback602]

The funny thing is I played this video for a movie night with my friends a few weeks ago and I swear to god they not only got scared sometimes but loved it, and we kept on repeating that phrase “Mr and Mrs Watermen were very, very, very bad people!” I loved it. I swear to god I got more scared of this video probably more than the first mysterious house. And my friends and I don’t regret watching this.

[@Fall_Cake]

I loved the return of the pumpkin rabbit so much. I emailed it to my American Studies profesor for my horror mpvie class and submitted it for us all to watch as experimental horror. He absolutely loved it and said it was one of the best horror shorts hes ever seen

[@phoenix45hb3]

Lucky!

[@z1andonlymig448]

So cool!!!

[@AstromanArt]

The beauty of this sequel is that even without the use of cheap jump scares, the video left me incredibly disturbed. When the pantry door opened, I didn’t jump, I didn’t shriek, I just felt paralyzed in fear, staring into the eyes of the pumpkin rabbit. I just was left so distraught that a jump scare wasn’t even needed. In that one scene, you could feel the dread and despair like if it were YOU inside the pantry.

[@editoranimatoralexcod]

9:28 I love that the Witch Sheep follows the philosophy of "We do what we must, because we can!" from Aperture Science. Now that I think about it...

[@FalconX299]

Finally the return of pasta talking about the pumpkin rabbit

[@s4r0d]

Pasta ❤

[@6857-cu6lr]

Ah, yeah. Hit KZbinr Pasta, my favorite.

[@s4r0d]

@@6857-cu6lr Pasta my beloved

[@DreamerOfTheSouth]

Delicious

[@goldfishsandwich9737]

This pasta guy is kinda creepy

[@Guesti_playz]

0:27 The mysterious house 2: Electric boogaloo 😭😭😭

[@Wedgyboi]

The way he laughs as he gets closer and closer when chasing the kids just made the video a lot more scarier than the original especially the animation also aiding the voice acting

[@kaior1]

I felt genuinely scared

[@Wedgyboi]

Same dude I couldn't stop thinking about these moments in the vid

[@jacobw618]

The fact that the kid who outright refused to step foot inside of the house easily got the most gruesome and horrific death in the short 💀

[@WhimzyToon]

Fun fact: The two children who survived are based on childhood plushies of Martin and his gf, and they couldn’t bare to kill them. Oh, and TROTPR was made in one month

[@VannMunson]

Ralph walking to the back yard after his ball is one of the first things in a long time to make me feel sincere dread. Knowing that Martin is willing to brutally kill off a child character just made me feel so TENSE for the entire experience. And then the shock of the actual death being shown on camera, the screaming, the LAUGHTER. It's such a good scene. Actual cinema. *Also, side note, here's appreciation for Dino, a bastion of innocence in this cruel world. I'm so glad he's okay.

[@ScribbledChicken]

I love how smart some of these kids are, like jay and the dog were so smart with their actions lol. Both dogs ran almost immediately

[@Hypnobard6115]

11:47 dr facilar's death audio fits over this part of the original video so well

[@barium_barium]

the pure bliss I felt opening KZbin and seeing Pastra uploaded a Walten Files video is unmatched

[@AShaftOfLight]

Return of the Pumpkin Rabbit is easily one of the best horror things I've watched. Best sequel I've seen for something in a while. Amazing video, Pastra :)

[@WweepWwoop]

5:46 AAAND im turning on my light 😭

[@rynemcgriffin1752]

Damn, they made “The Pumpkin Rabbit lives in an Old Wawa in Philadelphia” scary

[@Lefty-Loki]

Fun fact! When Dino opens the book we learn the waterman’s names are Lorenzo and Rachel! My friend was over and we were watching the short while making a pumpkin rabbit cosplay and for the rest of the night we were freaking out about the fact they have names

[@FatherBendy]

OH MY GOD THIS NOTIFICATION POPPED UP RIGHT AFTER I FINISHED WATCHING A VIDEO ESSAY ON RETURN OF THE PUMPKIN RABBIT-

[@alexblurphy5800]

Well now you get more

[@FatherBendy]

@@alexblurphy5800 Hell yeah-

[@TTastic-pb5nt]

This sequel was awesome. It not only improved upon the original but also has an outstanding story as well.

[@charlie8829]

Another detail I really like is the eyes. It sounds weird but the children’s eyes being simple dots shows their innocence while the villains eyes just simply having the white makes them feel different and when the “kid” is trying to get the dog to open the door you can tell something isn’t right immediately by the eyes.

[@CatSlapps]

You mean that the kids have that innocent shine in their eyes and the villains don’t

[@VannMunson]

I gotta point out how much of a cruel joke it is to put the words "The End" with a rainbow in the final room of the funhouse, just beneath a narrow, sealed window. One last bit of false hope for escape before the actual end of your life. Really sells how monstrous the Waterman's are.

[@Exquisitecitrus]

13:33 Pastra has a new and original theme music piece now?!?!

[@bella_daze3092]

I WAS SQUEALING ABOUT THAT TOO OMG

[@TiberiusCyanide]

Yeah Lyrahorrorz made it and she absolutely cooked!

[@realsharknap]

The sequel aoso has lots of fantastic details, such as a quick flash before the kids enter the house which is later revealed as the Waterman's taking a picture of them, hence the POV of the photo in the book when jay and dino look through it

[@wyatt8315]

What stands out the most about this video is that it has the balls to show children getting murdered instead of having it be offscreen

[@KaneyoriHK]

Something I appreciate is that whenever Pastra's avatar changes, it doesn't bounce. Something that I hate when text and PNG avatars do in videos.

[@KaneyoriHK]

If they do eventually make another one. If this is evidence of how much they improved. Then the next one will be absolute peak.

[@andrewmcdonald183]

I love how it has improved visually and how it is genuinely unsettling compared to the original.

[@SpaceLoverrrr]

You failed to mention how not only this episode is made 4 years after the original, The episode ITSELF takes place 4 years after the original. Which is a great attention to detail I would like to also mention some other things you didn’t touch on Billy and TVA: In the basement of the house, (also the place Tammy was shown to be killed in) We see Billy and TVA’s dead bodies. The main thing I would like to mention here would be that in the room Billy’s dead corpse is in, We can see a photograph from a couple years prior to Duckie and Tammy’s death showing that Billy and TVA were originally kids. which might imply that Billy and TVA were blackmailed into being alongside them. Which is horrifying. Ralph’s death: We can see Ralph getting mutilated by Lorenzo. (The Pumpkin Rabbit’s real name) Which vaguely gives us an idea of how he killed his victims prior to the events of this episode. I will add more stuff later on but yea this is all I am writing for now. Great video Pastra!

[@guestonly1451]

I didn’t understand what you meant being “alongside them” and blackmailed? Can you explain more? Like ???? What????

[@SpaceLoverrrr]

@ So basically blackmailing is a criminal act where someone forces you to do something for them. And in Billy and TVA’s case they were possibly forced or blackmailed into helping them do their killings. Hope this helps.

[@SpaceLoverrrr]

What I basically meant was that Billy and TVA were possibly forced into helping them kill more children until they weren’t doing anything for them, so they left their dead bodies in the basement left to rot. But that could be wrong.

[@beyheroanims4249]

​@@SpaceLoverrrr it's more likely that Billy and TVA are also victims of the watermen, the reason why they are helping is that the couple had their soul and will bonded to maniquns to do their bidding. This is backed by the date that the picture was taken. Nearly three years before the first episode.

[@SpaceLoverrrr]

@@beyheroanims4249 Thats what I was thinking because the manipulation theory seems a bit off.

[@cazelle_pie5370]

One thing i love about the art direction is that, unlike The mysterious house where the artstyle was first cartoony before showing the horrible reality of how the Pumpkin rabbit looked, The return of the Pumpkin rabbit always have a consistent realism style as a way of saying they don't need to fool you anymore so they just get to the point

[@Joshua-pc3iq]

Dino is such an adorable lil guy, I'm so happy he lived.

[@CooperMorris-m4i]

Pastra, dont know if you noticed this but here goes. If you look closely behind the tammy scarecrow in the close up of its face, in the background there is a Johnny Bear scarecrow.

[@RoyalAspects]

LET’S GO HE’S FINALLY BACK! THANK YOU FOR REVIEWING THE SEQUEL! RAAAAA🐰👹

[@Limaocourado3456]

you did it pastra, you waltened the files again

[@LICH_REAPER]

1:23 bro gave us a textbook thesis statement

[@beek2027]

The original video was the first time I ever watched you. The growth of this channel and this being a full circle moment is just so sweet.

[@SNoodleJuJu]

When I saw the pumpkin rabbit's return on my youtube feed the day after halloween, I legit YELLED at my screen from sheer surprise and excitement. I LOVED the way they animated him, and watching him CRAWLING through the pumpkin patch was outright scary. We also got to see HOW he committed his "crimes", too. After having NO idea how he did it in The Mysterious House, getting a good look at his methods here was not only satisfying, but also terrifying. I have a fear of slow, horribly painful deaths. I just want it to be over, but from the looks of it, you'll be screaming in agony for a WHILE before it's finally over. That's the kind of thing that'll give me nightmares.

[@ondrafiala5793]

The scariest and number one most disturbing scene ever in this short in my opinion is the cupboard scene due to the pumpkin Rabbit not ONLY mimicking the one of the dogs friends but MAINLY when he opened the cupboard with that nightmare fuel wide open mouthed smile (just as disturbing as the face of the monster from the lights out short horror film) IT WAS JUST CREEPY AS ALL HELL IN MY OPINION SCARIER THEN ROOM ZERO and also in the cupboard on how he was chasing her while laughing and chuckling it was like a "Life of Luxury" monster video!!!!!!!!!!!😨😨😨😨😥😥😥😥

[@StillRainArchive]

Please, don't use that many emojis, your comments will get more likes

[@ondrafiala5793]

@@StillRainArchive sorry....☺

[@StillRainArchive]

@ondrafiala5793 it's ok

[@The_Red_Scare]

I watched this episode twice. First I watched it, then I read the comments and went to watch the original, then I watched the sequel again with newfound appreciation for what came before and how it tied into it. Mind you, I've never been one to watch The Walten Files, but these episodes were the exception.

[@TylerGoatMan]

Your original video on the Mysterious House was my introduction to analog horror. I used to be scared of a lot of things. Two years later I still am, but this channel and that video has really opened my eyes to the wonders and the rush horror content can give. When I saw this notification both for this video and the short film itself, I didn’t click with curiosity and fear, but eagerness and excitement. Then immediately back to fear once I actually started watching.

[@TheCakeCrusader-rq1tz]

It reminds me of a Javanese puppet show from my childhood, not just the story, but the way that the characters slide across the set with eerie silence.

[@Evinexity9]

Watched this episode when a friend was over, we were on my couch just shaking, my friend when the sheep reached out from under the bed, jumped. Great time though. Return of the pumpkin rabbit is one of the best sequels every made for an analog horror series. I throughly enjoyed rewatching it after me and him watched it. Great analysis of the video!

[@SplendidSuperman122]

Yes! Pastra’s talking about peak again! I love Return of the Pumpkin Rabbit!

[@b-3nn1]

To me, the Witch Sheep just felt indifferent. She neither kills nor helps. Her whole existence is just for the Pumpkin Rabbit. Especially with near the end, not killing one of the kids, but only restricting them. Perhaps her job in the relationship is simply to make kids feel safe, to view her as a comfort, a mother figure, only to betray them and the help the Pumpkin Rabbit to make the kids suffer that much more. I honestly don't remember much about the original Walton Files video, but even still, Pumpkin Rabbit was an awesome video :)

[@waffler-yz3gw]

she does kill someone though???

[@b-3nn1]

@waffler-yz3gw When?

[@Doodleandcompany]

She killed Paco though

[@b-3nn1]

@Doodleandcompany Was that in the original or this one?

[@Doodleandcompany]

@@b-3nn1 this one

[@EFoxy89]

Honestly, this is the film that inspired me to make my own analog horror series. Both the mysterious house and the return of the pumpkin rabbit!

[@Meta10.]

The thing i love the most about the waterman couple (and basically what you said too) is how much more different they are The Pumpkin Rabbit is clearly shown as being much more playful because he seems to know that he WILL catch his victims eventually with the exception of the last two that burned the book. On the other hand the witch sheep is much more quiet and seems to try to keep her victims in an enclosed area and be a lot sneaker than her husband who manically giggles whilst chasing them I love both these characters and claim the pumpkin rabbit as my husband YOU CANT STOP ME!

[@__mikey]

Not even watched this yet i can see the why its so amazing, this creator is genuinely so good at what they do from the walten files to this, they are so incredibly, beautifully, amazing at the stuff they make. Their creativity, their story telling, their world creating, the way they create thing is just so unimaginably unique and talented. I cant even put into words how amazing they are, because i see small clips and already im terrified

[@eldarzh6290]

The sequel was so good, Martin definitely overcompensated on that one

[@yurielicay]

When the Witch Sheep said "There's no bitchin' in the kitchen" it made me shudder.

[@CLOWNISE_ACE1247]

Also, its implied Billy and TVA were abducted by the watermans when they were small children. Theres a photo of both of them during the scene when jay finds Billy's body, while TVA's body became that weird record thing out in the hall.

[@Garfeed_Awesome]

Ngl The Return of the Pumpkin is WAY scarier than The Mysterious House, which didn’t really scare me for some reason.

[@Randomlad.0737]

The Mysterious House is more unnerving then flat out scary.

[@KaijuKappa]

I love it when my favourite creator discusses my favourite horror series

[@E-Gaming-k1c]

7:58 I don't know but something about seeing the Pumpkin Rabbits face still like that made me laugh for some reason

[@Sjinu-sc1fu]

Just thinking about the scene of Mr. Waterman opening the closet makes me jumpy. genuine horror masterpiece

[@Av3ry_Skullz]

I was so stoked when I saw the thumbnail of this vid because The Return of The Pumpkin Rabbit is the only analog horror video that actually keeps me up at night. Like I actually had a nightmare that the pumpkin rabbit tore off my face, I was that scared of it. The Pumpkin Rabbit is one of the best villains in ALL of fiction, imo, because he’s so conceiving.. his voice is so deep and intimidating that as soon has you hear it, you know something up with him. His appearance in TROTPR is even scarier than the first video with him because he’s so bulky and uncanny.. in the first ep he at least looked like he fit with the rest of the cast, but now.. he just looks so alien. His horrifying laughter while he mercilessly tears the face off of the children while they’re screaming in agony is bone chilling. That first kill actually made me feel sick, it was so gruesome. As horrible as the pumpkin rabbit is, I can’t help but love him. He’s such an evil villain, he has no morality, no mercy, he’s just a monster luring in unsuspecting visitors with candy and hospitality, and I know that sounds weird to say I love him, but I love him from a villains perspective. That’s how you write an amazing antagonist, imo, lol. And seeing him finally get some long deserved karma was so satisfying and so gut wrenching. Being torn apart by the very children he murderer and left to rot inside his own home is one hell of a way to go. May he rot in hell for all eternity and never see the light of day again.😋 (Sorry for the rant, I just love the series sm)

[@razzberryfox]

IM SO HAPPY YOU DECIDED TO COVER THE NEW EPISODE!!! it makes watching the original/first episode of this series really funny cause you realize just how low quality it looks in comparison to how much martin has improved to now. it’s really amazing and it genuinely got me so bad when i first watched it, ESPECIALLY with the new art style and voice work. it’s so fucking good

[@liamramos1285]

It’s actually really cool in the intro when Pastra shows the first pumpkin rabbit and we see how Clyde’s design was back then to now. Times change huh.

[@TheLindenbeat]

There have been a lot of analog stinkers lately due to it's popularity but The Return of the Pumpkin Rabbit def isn't one of those which makes me happy because when done right, analog horror is imo the most scary horror format. (aside from videogames.)

[@fredygiraldo4011]

First of all, great video! You cleary have enjoyed the effort put into making "The Return of The Pumpkin Rabbit" into as much of an piece of art as It is. But secondly, there is another detail in this short that you didn't mention, but it is one the creepiest things in the story for me. And that's the fact that TeeVee and Billy, the two other inhabitants of the Waterman house seen in "The Mysterious House", are revealed to have been a pair of previous victims in the photo album. Meaning that all the time Tammy & Ducky were around those two, *they were sharing the room with actual CORPSES of fellow children, without even noticing.* The retrospective horror is one of this movie's biggest strengths, and this detail absolutely adds up to that!

[@bahesb2419]

12:31 I whouldn‘t say they aren‘t canon. They kinda are just not to the main storyline of the series but more as it‘s own,different universe.

[@Square1789]

Agree and it can add elements/ draw parallels for character

[@Pkmn_Collector_0006]

Yay, Pastra has released a new video! I get to enjoy horror without getting too many nightmares!

[@worm.on.a.string.]

i knew you'd love, was totally excited to see how joyful you were at it..

[@dr.holiday613]

Watching the original mysterious house, I had grabbed a replica air gun on my desk out of fear. This time I had two and was pointing them at my screen like a one sided rail shooter.

[@frankonstein8748]

Since i didnt see anybody mention it, the fragments at 6:09 6:20 9:05 are TERRIFING, i thought they were some kind of bonus content i havent seen ,its a really great job :D

[@susanafernandez8600]

This is the best analog horror video I have ever seen and the pumpkin rabbit is probably is my favorite horror character EVER

[@kristianbanks6450]

As soon as I watched it, my mind immediately knew that Pastra would love it! It was such a horrifyingly fantastic sequel that was somehow better than the first, which was already amazing!🧡🎃 I had such a hard time watching it, it terrified me so much. The art style was so disturbing, the voice acting was unsettling and is overall a huge improvement!

[@MoonSystem-They-It]

Having first watched The Return of the Pumpkin Rabbit through it's YTP about a Wawa or something was honestly the greatest surprise and first time exposurers we've ever experienced

[@phoenix45hb3]

Wawa lmao-

[@jackdavis4657]

Take a drink,or mark it down, every time Pastra says, 'MY FAVORITE' and 'EVER'. Bonus points for 'ALL TIME'. Can be applied to every video.

[@sillyl1ttlef3lla]

One thing I don’t see people talk about often but something I really appreciate is the odd way the pumpkin rabbit moves. He stumbles sometimes when he walks, wobbles a little bit, but even so he moves with purpose and never trips. He is much too efficient for that. When he isn’t stumbling, like when hes crawling through the cupboard to chase Jay or running through the pumpkin patch, his movements still look so freakish and unnatural. The way he seems to contort his body as he forces himself into the small space is sooo GRGRGHAGAGGRRRR!!! And the way he runs through the pumpkin patch is incredibly odd too, he just moves in such an inhuman way that I find so incredibly interesting. ALSO. ALSO ALSO ALSO. The repeating of “Mr and Mrs Waterman were very very bad people” leading up to the pumpkin rabbit himself saying it to taunt his victims is SO FUCKING GOOD ARGH

[@Angel-m6h9r]

Love hearing Pastra talk about this since the pumpkin rabbit has always been one of my favorite analog horror characters! Definitely worth the wait

[@SOBEKCrocodileGod]

I’m pretty desensitized and don’t get scared by media often, but this had me genuinely chilled. Especially that chase in the pumpkin patch

[@Yellow_Hastur]

What a funny orange little ghoul, I sure hope he doesn't manipulate my mind and make me look like human soup

[@whitelightF0x]

Knowing the VHS version supposedly has new scenes makes seeing these creepy quick flashes in this video so much scarier bc I can't tell where they came from or if they were made souly for this video or not

[@Jamba-v7u]

Nothing like watching pastra while drinking some soda and eating off-brand bbq nachos, love watching these videos late or in the morning

[@randomdeinternet3582]

Best or worst part is that not all souls got freed I won't know where but one of the kids find a photo out from the album, and it seems it's the oldest, it never gets burned so the first two souls that they killed never get to be freed from their grasp, maybe dragging them down to hell too

[@the_international_clown]

THE SECOND I WATCHED I WAS HOPING YOUD MAKE A VID ABOUT IT, ITS SO PEAK

[@Roth0329]

The way the pumpkin rabbit runs towards the dog in the Batman costume is an actual nightmare

[@Smasher-bq1uk]

wow you actually did a video on the second pumpin rabbit video on the new vhs like i (and im sure many others) have suggested thats so cool thank you so much your the best pastra 🧡 edit:yea ok 😅0:45

[@TiberiusCyanide]

The second I saw The Return of The Pumpkin Rabbit I thought to myself “oh yeah, Pastra is gonna love this”