Last weekend,Tom Hankshosted NBC’sSaturday Night Live, where he portrayed a new character that became aninstant classicamong fans, David S. Pumpkins. The original sketch featured a young couple played byKate McKinnonandBeck Bennett, who visit a Halloween-themed haunted elevator ride called “100 Floors of Frights,” operated byKenan Thompson. It features the unusual inclusion of David S. Pumpkins, a man more bizarre than scary. Thanks to the Internet, this character has now gone on to invade some of your favorite horror movies.
Buzzfeed’sJesse McLarenput together a brief video onTwitter, that edits David S. Pumpkins into movies likeThe Shining,Insidious,The Conjuring,The Ring,Screamand the originalHalloween. Given the sudden popularity of David S. Pumpkins, it wouldn’t be surprising to see even more of these mashups surface as we get closer and closer to Halloween. In case you didn’t see it last weekend, or if you just want to watch it over and over again, we also have the original sketch below.
David S. Pumpkins has become so popular that there are alreadyHalloweencostumes selling out for this character. While it’s possible that this character may come back at some point, it won’t be this weekend, sinceSNLis airing a repeat episode. Given his rapid rise in popularity, perhaps a movie could be developed around this character?
WhileTom Hanksis certainly no stranger to comedy, he definitely hasn’t had much of a foothold in thehorror genre. The actor actually made his feature film debut in the 1980 horror thrillerHe Knows You’re AlonestarringDon Scardino, but aside from his classic horror-comedyThe ‘Burbs, he hasn’t had much of a presence in horror films. He did also appear on a 1992 episode ofTales From the Crypt, and he also voiced Woody in the animated horror comedy shortToy Story of Terror.
Tom Hanksstars in the newRon HowardthrillerInferno, which hits theaters this weekend. This film marks the third time the actor has portrayedRobert Langdon, following 2006’sThe Da Vinci Codeand 2009’sAngels and Demons. Take a look at this Twitter video with David S. Pumpkins invading classic horror movies, along with the fullSNLsketch below.
