From the distant year 1976...no, that's not it.

Slain by mobsters on Halloween night, his body disposed of in a pumpkin patch, the detective's spirit took over the dormant form of...no, that's not it either.

Finding the fabled PUMPKIN OF SHANGRI-LA...no, that's just silly.

Able to call upon the mystic forces of Samhain...hmm, closer but not quite.

Armed with high explosives and little regard for the safety of others...THAT'S IT!