The Most Impressive Jack-O'-Lantern Carvings, From the Sinister to the Spectacular

A ghastly cityscape glows on the surface of this pumpkin.

Barack Obama and Joe Biden look happy as ever on the face of these jack-o'-lanterns.

A close-up on Barack Obama's jack-'o-lantern look-a-like.

A traditional take on a time-honored practice. 

A "smooth criminal" is lurking in the dark.

This intricate display of graceful swans features a majestic dragon looming in the background.

A close-up of the sculptures in the background.

Medusa's has never looked more frightening on this gourd.

There's always another side when you peel back the layers.

It took dozens of pumpkins to create this dinosaur of a display.

There's two sides to every pumpkin.

Will it be Donald Tremble or Hillary Creepy?

Who knew a smile could be so threatening?

Looks like jack can't wait to escape his lantern.

A close-up shows the three-dimensional pieces in the carving.

Beware, ye who dare enter.

I wouldn't dare cross this Norse seafarer. 

What's got his gourd? 

Don't wake him, or you may face with the mummy's revenge.

A Native American wearing a traditional headdress is carved onto the surface of a pumpkin.

Do I have something on my face?

The Three Wise Men look like they might have gotten a makeover.

No viking is complete without his bone helmet.

This jack-'o-lantern is taking the season to reflect.

Arr!

This jack-o'-lantern is ready for the full moon.

Orange you glad it didn't get squashed?

This jack-o'-lantern will have you screaming for your mummy.

This new job as a winter caretaker of the Overlook Hotel seems to really be getting to Jack Torrance's head. 

This poor pumpkin is feeling under the weather.

This gourd's got a taste for pumpkin.

It's always the ones you least expect who end up hurting you the most.

This is the player you want on your fantasy football squad.

The candle lighting up the jack-o'-lantern isn't the only thing that's bright. 

This Neanderthal is waiting for the right time to come back from the dead.

Would you stay here for $1,000,000?

This naturescape wasn't complete without the cilantro forest in the background.

Pippi Longstocking, is that you?

To be or not to be? This skull will even have Hamlet shaking in his boots. 

Even the nearby trees appear spooked by the haunted clocktower.

Nobody puts baby underwater.

These predators of the sea are carved right on the pumpkin.

Lord Voldemort, or Professor Quirrell? 

The doctor may have made a grave mistake.

What's scarier than a shape-shifting extra-terrestrial? Even Doctor Who has trouble keeping the Zygons in check.

Don't cross Captain Hook or you'll walk the plank.

The candle inside the jack-o'-lantern gives the display a haunting glow.

Some say they have heard the witches cackle in the night.

A delicate rose is carved onto the surface of the pumpkin.

A turkey-shaped pumpkin, perfectly suited for the weeks between Halloween and Thanksgiving.