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50 Times People Took Halloween Pumpkin Carving To A Whole New Level And Created These Masterpieces (New Pics)
If you take a step back, it might seem a bit strange that every fall, thousands, if not millions of innocent pumpkins are carved up, just to give a room a spooky look. But there is no denying that a creatively carved pumpkin does add that little bit of spice to any Halloween decor. And some people really do take their decorations to the next level.
So people from all over the internet share the most interesting, cool, and spookiest pumpkins they have carved, designed, and decorated in the spirit of Halloween. So get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote your favorite creations, and be sure to comment your thoughts and ideas below.
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#1
This Year’s Pumpkin Worked Out
Nicole 2 years ago
You can just buy the teeth for the pumpkin. I’ve seen them a lot this year for sale.
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Crybabyartist 2 years ago
You'd probably love a job painting watch dials! Radium is super fun!
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Gimme that Cash 2 years ago
The time and effort that went into creating this anglefish is impressive. Can't wait to scare the trick or treats hehe...
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#2
Pumpkin Carving Of Carving A Pumpkin
quentariel 2 years ago
This isn't a carved pumpkin, this is art that just happens to be on a pumpkin!
#3
My Pumpkin This Year
The CareTaker 2 years ago
awwww, My old pup, {rip} used to love eating pumpkins, after Halloween, {cause he was so small} he would beg us to put him inside it and he would EAT HIS WAY OUT! he was a s**t-poo: a shih tzu poodle mix, and would growl if you took his pumpkin away {here is a link to his first pumpkin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AteUGHnxIcI and another of him https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KzsAlse9BM My sister recorded them, His brother loves them and is still with us, but he don't love them like sebby did
The origins of the carved pumpkin (or jack-o’-lantern) are nearly as spooky as Halloween itself. The lights, if certain tales are to be believed, represent or were inspired by the will-o'-wisp, a creature out of European folklore. This creature or spirit, depending on which interpretation one goes by, can be “found” at night, trying to lure people off of paths.
After leading a person into a marsh or other remote, wild area, it disappears, leaving them lost. As per usual in European folklore, spirits, and creatures of the night are seldom around to help us humans. While the jack-o’-lantern isn’t exactly the same thing, its lights are supposed to represent these spirits.
#4
Finished My Pumpkinpede
Dorlinda Chong 2 years ago
Hope they grew those pumpkins themselves, or they are independently wealthy.
#5
Instead Of Carving The Jack-O'-Lantern Myself This Year, I Poked A Bunch Of Small Holes In A Pumpkin And Stuffed The Holes With Peanut Butter
I then let the squirrels go at it for two days. The result is something truly disturbing.
Upstaged75 2 years ago
The squirrels did that to our pumpkins last year without any help from peanut butter! Little boogers made a huge mess on the porch.
EP 2 years ago
When I bought my pumpkin at the farm stand I told the lady I can only buy one small one and see what happens bc my squirrels Eat them. She said they get drunk of pumpkins that pumpkins have that affect on squirrels. (And for anyone who will tell me to spray the pumpkins with hot sauce or hot pepper etc… I have in the past. They still ate it and the spray was home made and something you couldn’t even not have gloves on the handle. They came back for more pumpkin even when I would respray too. So that first bite did not even deter. What kind of hell born squirrels live here?!)
#6
A Very Easy Pumpkin With A Truly Haunting Result
While the pumpkin is currently the undisputed king of carved vegetables, in the past it was common to also use turnips and even rutabaga to make faces. These faces and “lanterns” were used to ward off evil spirits at the spooky time of year, although in some cases they would also represent said spirits, so it seems that different people had different relationships with the spirits.
#7
Finished The Pumpkin Carving
#8
My Pumpkin Carving For This Year
#9
Carved By My Incredibly Talented Husband. Yes, It’s A Real Pumpkin. He Used Watered-Down Acrylics To Create The Aged Wood Texture
Nimitz 2 years ago
I did this once but instead of paint I took a little soy sauce and a stick of black incense. Scraped off the black powder and ground it till it was super fine with a rock and paper plate, mixed it with the powder, painted it on. Smells weird but good and is fine if the lantern's outside
While the tradition originated in the British Isles, the actual pumpkin is a vegetable from the Americas. So it’s not surprising that the first mentions of a carved pumpkin in North America go all the way back to 1837. However, at the time, it was more a celebration of the harvest than anything to do with Halloween or spirits, evil and benign.
#10
My Attempt At A Mera Mera No Mi Pumpkin
Second time ever carving a pumpkin and took 20+ hours so please be gentle with the critique.
Satan Laughs 2 years ago
It’s a glowing orb of genius… your technique is other-worldly and it’s new to me. Gorgeous any time of the day.
Geoffrey Scott 2 years ago
20 HOURS!...I coulda done it in 20 days, would not have looked that good, but...
Skim Beebles 2 years ago
Is that what's going on? It looks really cool but I couldn't figure why it was giving me worse heebie-jeebies than some of the scarier pumpkins in here 😛
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Ozymandias73 2 years ago
IDK what a mera mera is but, that carving is unique and very well done!
#11
My Boss Told Me My Pumpkin Was “Too Basic” To Be Entered Into Our Work’s Pumpkin Carving Contest
ThatBlackNightingale 2 years ago
I never thought I'd be saying a pumpkin is cutest wittle thing everrrrr
#12
I Carved A Pumpkin Beholder
HelluvaHedgehogAlien 2 years ago
For a second I thought it was mike wazowski
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It would only be a few decades later when Americans would start to associate the carved and candle’d pumpkin with Halloween. Given that Halloween and the harvest aren’t that far apart, the connection seems pretty easy to make. After all, you can't have an abundance of pumpkins to carve without a harvest.
#13
Poison Apple Pumpkin
#14
Tried Something Different During Pumpkin Carving This Year. Pretty Stoked With The Result
#15
Jacked-O'-Lantern
Since the 1860s, the craft of carving pumpkins has only expanded, as well as the actual size of canvas. Just recently, the record for the world’s heaviest pumpkin was broken again by Travis Gienger, with a 1,226 kg (2,702 lb) pumpkin named “Michal Jordan.” One can imagine a skilled pumpkin carver looking at this massive “canvas” and being overwhelmed by the possibilities.
#16
A Brigantine-Style Boat That’s Brimming With A Treasure Haul Of Pearly White Gumballs And Candy Gold Doubloons. No Tricks, All The Treats
#17
Giant Pumpkin Geode
We carve/decorate a giant pumpkin for Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta every year for my company's Peapod Jewelry. This was our entry for 2022.
Marissa Bradshaw 2 years ago
I love the Damariscotta Pumpkin Festival!! I've only been a couple of times, but the pumpkin boat races are so incredible. If you don't know, google it! It's hysterical.
#18
My Gandalf & The Balrog Pumpkin
Went LOTR for my second pumpkin of the year - Gandalf and the Balrog of Morgoth! YOU SHALL NOT PASS!
Stencil creation: ~1 hour
Stencil transfer/prep: ~1.5 hours
Carving: ~6 hours
Ozymandias73 2 years ago
I wonder if there's a way to preserve that b/c that's seriously a work of art!
Certain North American towns take their pumpkin carving very, very seriously. For example, the inhabitants of Keene in New Hampshire worked together to carve, light up, and display a staggering 30,581 pumpkins in 2013, setting a new world record. While the individual quality of the pumpkins is questionable, there is no denying that quantity has a quality of its own.
#19
I Won The Work Contest With This Guy
Populus tremuloides(they/them) 2 years ago
I thought that was a cantaloupe
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My Kid Is Obsessed With Sea Life. This May Be The Coolest Pumpkin I’ve Ever Carved
WindySwede 2 years ago
Reddit: "The teeth are a set of glow-in-the-dark plastic pumpkin teeth I’ve had laying around in the Halloween box for like 10+ years"
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#21
Stunning Tiger Carving
Snakeloverforever 2 years ago
This person should win an award so should all the other people to
The art of pumpkin carving has expanded alongside technology. While in the past, people would be limited to candles or perhaps lanterns, access to better, more consistent lights now allow people to work with light like never before. At the same time, more accessible tools allow people to make more intricate carvings.
#22
A Lil Over The Garden Wall Inspired Carve On 6.5” Michaels Foam Pumpkin. It’s A Pumpkinception
and_a_touch_of_the_’tism 2 years ago
Over the Garden Wall! That series is gorgeous. Seriously a work of art, on a physical and emotional level.
2WheelTravlr 2 years ago
This has a cartoon-inspired chiaroscuro feel to it, and I'm glad it's done on a foam pumpkin so it won't be pumpkin mush in a few weeks.
#23
Kitty Cat Jack-O'-Lantern
WindySwede 2 years ago
"If you come any closer, I'll fart in your general direction"
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#24
Here's A Little Beetlejuice I Carved Recently On A 6.5" Foam Pumpkin
Rob(erta) Roy (They/Them) 2 years ago
I think it's a pumpkin made of foam
Load More Replies...Add in paint, glitter, stencils, and other extras and a committed carver can turn a pumpkin into almost anything. As you can see in this list, some pumpkins, for better or worse, have strayed so far from their original form that they more resemble sculptures than anything else.
#25
I Know Halloween Is Over But My Pumpkin Won 3rd Place In A Contest Tonight And I’m Super Stoked
#26
I Was Proud Of My Maleficent Pumpkin Carving
Crybabyartist 2 years ago
NO DUDE! Pay attention he said WAS!!! it's over now! So "should have been!" No longer proud, moved on.
Load More Replies... The Shadow of Darbows 2 years ago
The horns transitioning into the dragon neck is utterly astounding.
#27
Some Of The Floors Had A Pumpkin Carving Contest
Eliza Osenbaugh-Stewart 2 years ago
I love the themed vibes, even if some aren't as attractive
It’s arguable that this has created a sort of pumpkin art escalation, as creatives vie with each other to see who is going to do something different with a pumpkin. Some don’t even bother with lights and instead treat the outer skin of the pumpkin as a sort of canvas, a sentence that out of context sounds as spooky as Halloween itself.
#28
This Is The Wall Pumpkin
#29
1st Butternut Squash Carving
glowworm2 2 years ago
According to the original post, purple sweet potato.
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Šimon Špaček 2 years ago
Butternut pumpkins actually taste good, for carving use hokaido or giant. Those are amazing after 20 minutes in hot oven.
#30
Girlfriend's And My Pumpkins This Year
Regardless, every fall, we are treated to a bountiful harvest of cool and creative pumpkin art. So if you feel like seeing more, Bored Panda has got you covered. Check out our articles on expert-level pumpkin carving and our list from 2021 with some of the most eye-catching pumpkin-based art out there.
#31
First Pumpkin Carving Of The Season
#32
I Made An M. C. Escher Pumpkin. Had A Costume Too, But Most People Thought I Was Harry Potter
#33
I Think I Have Arthritis Now... Done With All My Pumpkins For The Year
#34
I Carved A Happy Little Bokoblin
SuperDarkStudios 2 years ago
oh my god I didn't expect to see a Zelda pumpkin! HES ABSOLUTELY ADORABLE
CORGI QUEEN 2 years ago
I have played it for years but I am too afraid to defeat any divine beasts. Like even the camel. lol
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#35
My Wheezing Jack-O'-Lantern That I Carved Way Too Early
I just carved a pumpkin for the first time in over a decade and it turns out a carved fruit doesn't do so well outside in Florida.
Satan Laughs 2 years ago
I’m in Southern California and it’s been warm this year. We’re thinking about carving turnips like in the old days.
#36
Carved Pumpkins By Danish Midwives At A Local Hospital
#37
"Skeleton Drinking" - Me, Pumpkin, 2022
#38
Vecna Pumpkin. Freehand Carved And Painted
#39
Dragon/Basilisk Pumpkin With Shark-Style Double Row Of Teeth
#40
Finished My Pumpkin For Halloween
The Problem With Censorship Is ******* 2 years ago
I like the two side pumpkins in the top photo.
#41
Friend’s Hocus Pocus Pumpkin Carving
#42
Andromeda Proxy. Carved Into A Living Pumpkin
#43
My Latest Carve
#44
Carved A Pumpkin Into One Of My Favorite Witcher Monsters: A Leshen
Steph Bombardier (Stephhhh) 2 years ago
i thought that said 'a lesbian" for a second and i was like "...what"
#45
This Is Tator Tooth. He Has No Eyes, I Don't Know If I Want To Ruin It Adding Eyes
PlatinumThe8-BitCat 2 years ago (edited)
I think it looks cooler this way, the no eyes makes it look like a Chomper
#46
Another Mini Pumpkin
I used a Dremel to get the skin off and then used an Xacto knife to cut all the triangles. I wanted them to be scallops (first row) but it wasn’t turning out right so I changed it. Too short for a tea light, so phone light it is.
#47
I Carve Pumpkins. People Always Say I Should Sell Them, But I Just Do It For Fun
Dorlinda Chong 2 years ago
You could probably make money selling them. Then you could carve more.
Raiden Holt 2 years ago
I don't want to sound rude, but the venom and the Dr strange look photoshopped
#49
I Won First Prize At My Company's Pumpkin Carving Contest This Year. Not Much Carving, But It Is More Of A Sculptural Piece
#50
Happy Halloween Grounded! I Tried To Make The Scariest Pumpkin Possible
The tradition of carving pumpkins for Halloween is a time-honored one, steeped in both historical significance and creative flair.
For those looking to elevate their carving skills and create truly inspired designs, exploring advanced carving techniques can make all the difference. These methods offer ways to transform ordinary pumpkins into extraordinary works of art.
#52
My Pumpkin Carving This Year
#53
I Carved The Torontoest Pumpkin Of All Time. Happy Halloween
#54
My Entry For The Pumpkin Decorating Contest At Work Last Halloween
My work had a pumpkin decorating contest last Halloween and this was my entry (didn't realize I hadn't posted) it came out pretty close to how I imagined it. Not freaky, just kind of mellow. It can be lit from the front or back. I prefer the backlit look.
My entry for this will be a sleepy hollow theme, I think, cause I bought a second pumpkin when the craft store had them 70% off after Halloween.
#55
We Went As Leah And Harvey For Halloween! Bonus Chicken Pumpkin
#56
My Take On An Angler Fish Pumpkin Carving
Bored Retsuko 2 years ago
No wonder, it's perfect... glows in the dark AND super scary.
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#59
My Hollow-Knight-Themed Pumpkin
#60
First Real Pumpkin Of The Season
#61
My Dad Carved Alien Ten Years Ago, But Now He’s Come Full Circle And Carved Predator For His Yearly Pumpkin Carving. Happy Halloween
#62
Ghastly I Made For My Work's Pumpkin Decorating Contest
#63
Salvador Dali
#64
One Last Tribute? I Saw This At A Jack-O'-Lantern Festival
#65
My Pumpkin For A Painting Contest At Work
#67
Pumpkin Beholder
So I had an idea of a pumpkin beholder. I couldn't get gourds, so used carrots (and a parsnip - thanks Tesco soup mix). Took roughly two episodes of Andor to make, and I had to liberally stabilize the carrots with cocktail sticks/toothpicks so they wouldn't sag. My DnD ancestral guardian/eldritch knight/knowledge cleric halfling for scale. Definitely boss monster-sized.
10/10 - recommend, wasn't impossibly hard, would do it again.
#68
I Made A Pumpkin Based On Skull Knight Breaking Through The Eclipse For My Fourth Annual Berserk Jack-O’-Lantern. Let Me Know What You Think, And Happy Halloween
#70
I Made My Pumpkin Into A Portal Turret For Halloween This Year
#71
My Stranger Things Pumpkin. Happy Halloween
#72
My Pumpkin Submission For The Decorating Contest
#73
Happy Holyween, Thank You For The Joy That Christian Kirbo Brings Us All
Sleepy Panda 2 years ago
When you’re trick or treating but you need to take a moment to talk about our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
#74
My Pumpkin This Year
#77
My Jack-O'-Lantern For The Year… This Ought To Scare Them
Sleepy Panda 2 years ago
The pure talent shown in every entry on this list is so unreal! All of these pumpkins are incredible! Well done to all the artists that were featured here! 👏🏼👏🏼
#78
Thought I'd Carve A Truly Terrifying Pumpkin This Year
#79
Happy Halloween! My Pumpkin Is For A Specific Audience
#80
"You Sure About That?" - Carved Pumpkin, 2023
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What do you think ?
Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 2 years ago
Me, too, but apparently BP doesn't give a dayum.
Load More Replies... Kimberly Alison 2 years ago
I like the ones not done by real artists. Give me the homegrown versions any day!
Powerful Katrinka 2 years ago
And the ones made with real pumpkins or gourds.
Load More Replies... trollingergirl 2 years ago
I just had to upvote them all. Wonderful, all of them. Happy Halloween!
Lisa Siess 2 years ago
Simona Kinderyte - most of your posts and your profile are broken links for app users.
ℂ𝕒𝕗𝕗𝕚𝕟𝕒𝕥𝕖𝕕 𝔻𝕠𝕘 2 years ago
Am I the only one who thinks that these pumpkin carvers should be on Halloween Wars?
Betty Vanderhooven-SchmaaSchmaa 2 years ago
About half of the topics don't load. Uninstall the app. I can do without all the junk TEMU ads.
Inge van Echelpoel 2 years ago
Is there anything that still work here or only everything that is plain boring
Crybabyartist 2 years ago
Actually most of the time I dont understand why they stop at 30 0r 50 or whatever when there are 150 good images of things. But i could hardly wait to get through this c**p. Sorry . just a lot of the same old stuff waiting to rot.
Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 2 years ago
Me, too, but apparently BP doesn't give a dayum.
Load More Replies... Kimberly Alison 2 years ago
I like the ones not done by real artists. Give me the homegrown versions any day!
Powerful Katrinka 2 years ago
And the ones made with real pumpkins or gourds.
Load More Replies... trollingergirl 2 years ago
I just had to upvote them all. Wonderful, all of them. Happy Halloween!
Lisa Siess 2 years ago
Simona Kinderyte - most of your posts and your profile are broken links for app users.
ℂ𝕒𝕗𝕗𝕚𝕟𝕒𝕥𝕖𝕕 𝔻𝕠𝕘 2 years ago
Am I the only one who thinks that these pumpkin carvers should be on Halloween Wars?
Betty Vanderhooven-SchmaaSchmaa 2 years ago
About half of the topics don't load. Uninstall the app. I can do without all the junk TEMU ads.
Inge van Echelpoel 2 years ago
Is there anything that still work here or only everything that is plain boring
Crybabyartist 2 years ago
Actually most of the time I dont understand why they stop at 30 0r 50 or whatever when there are 150 good images of things. But i could hardly wait to get through this c**p. Sorry . just a lot of the same old stuff waiting to rot.
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