For many of us, simply buying a pumpkin and maybe carving a simple smile into it is a real Halloween accomplishment. After all, anyone who’s carved (or tried to carve) a pumpkin knows it’s a lot harder than it looks. Not only do you have to deal with all the messy prep of scooping out the seeds, but then you also have to carefully and artistically cut all sorts of lines and shapes into a thick and unforgiving canvas. Simply put: Pumpkin carving is not for the weak-willed. And that’s why it’s so impressive when we come across pictures of successfully carved pumpkins that go way beyond the standard two eyes and a mouth design. You too? While you’re noshing on Halloween candy today, take a look through these amazing jack-o’-lanterns.
Why stop at one amazingly carved pumpkin, when you can create an entire display?
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Seriously, how did those super narrow carousel poles not snap? Teach us your ways.
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This Tinker Bell carving is absolutely precious.
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The extremely wide smile takes this one from being the usual jack-o-lantern face to a seriously creepy rendition.
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This seriously detailed “Trumpkin” is almost as terrifying as the thought of Trump becoming President.
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This one’s not far behind…
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And of course, there are the Hillary pumpkins, too.
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Do these things take days to create? We must know.
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Because doing one of the basic, yellow face emojis would be taking the easy way out.
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Pumpkin carver Edward Cabral celebrated the Chicago Cubs playing in the World Series by recreating the team’s infamous marquee.
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