Spooky, Scary, and Downright Silly Jack-O-Lanterns

A favorite Halloween past-time involves carving up pumpkins into spooky faces or shapes, and sometimes silly designs. When you carve a jack-o-lantern for Halloween, do you stick to the traditional triangle eyes and evil-looking toothy grin or do you get a bit more creative? Need some inspiration for this year’s jack-o-lantern? Check out some of these jack-o-lantern photos for ideas. It’s amazing what people can do with a pumpkin, isn’t it?

This guy makes me rethink having that piece of pumpkin pie!

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I’m ready for my close-up!

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I’m not sure if this little guy warrants an Aaaaah! or an Awwwww reaction.

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Maybe it’s just because I live in a heavily-wooded area, but the image of a creepy tree come-to-life is much more frightening to me than a mean little face on a pumpkin any day.

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This is what happens when baseball fans just aren’t quite ready to let go of the season yet.

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Poor Bill. How would you like your misdeeds displayed on the side of a pumpkin?

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This is what happens when you leave the candle burning a little too long!

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These guys almost look like an acapella group — I wonder what tune they’re waiting to belt out.

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If you were coming at me with a carving knife, I’d probably make this face too!

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It looks like even jack-o-lanterns enjoy the company of furry little friends.

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The teeth on this jack-o-lantern impress me. I always did suck at creating cool creepy teeth.

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Go ahead. Reach in my mouth and try to scoop out my flesh. I daaaare you!

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Anyone who would even think to carve a Thundercats jack-o-lantern is A-OK in my book!

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Awww. I think he’s blushing!

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How would you like this guy guarding your home this Halloween?

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It looks like someone might have their holidays a bit mixed up.

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I’m meeeeeelting!

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You have to love Alfred Hitchcock. Seeing this has the theme song from his series going through my head — perfect suspenseful shows and films to watch around Halloween.

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It almost seems like a shame to get this artistic with something that’s literally going to rot away.

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Somebody must want to scare the kiddies away from their house this Halloween. This jack-o-lantern’s sure to do the trick!

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