'Fun' was, in fact, the prevalent mood on the Pumpkinhead set. Despite many additional burdens and responsibilities, Winston brought the same sense of humor and lighthearted spirit to directing Pumpkinhead as he had to his creature effects assignments. "Stan was a blast as a director," recalled Alec Gillis. "He was fun and completely relaxed on the set, as if he didn't have a care in the world. I remember one day when we were in this cramped cabin set, and I was very tense and tired because Shane and I had just spent three hours applying makeup to the actress playing the witch. But then I looked over and saw Stan standing across the room, staring at me, with his glasses cocked at a weird angle on his head -- just to make me laugh. There was my director, making an idiot of himself for nobody's benefit but mine. That isn't something most directors would do!"