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  Arise from the Dead

  Jacquie W. started carving pumpkins after being inspired by photos in Martha Stewart Living. She looks for photos of New England headstones online, sketches them, and then carves designs onto pumpkins using a linoleum cutter and wood chisels of various sizes.

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  Pumpkin Proposal

  Hiller12 says she arrived home last Halloween to this unique proposal.

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  Halloween Spirit

  Arthur says Martha always gets his Halloween spirits up!

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  Creeping Cat

  This creeping kitty roamed many a window in the creator's home on the days leading up to Halloween.

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  Goofy Face

  K8ybug created this goofy pumpkin last year. Everyone just loved it, and it took her only 20 minutes.

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  Oddball Pumpkin

  Liisa from Half Moon Bay, California, says pumpkins are everywhere in her community this time of year. Her favorite thing to do is to go search for that one oddball pumpkin. She scooped this one up and started carving.

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  Smiling Ghost

  Pernickety carved this smiling ghost. She said she wanted something fun and spooky without it being too frightening for her small children.

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  Giant Pumpkin

  Yourgaem submitted this photo of her son and his first pumpkin.

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  Hogwarts Halloween

  EKG of Atlanta is a Harry Potter fan. So she couldn't let Halloween go by without some type of Potter-inspired pumpkin. Here's one with the Hogwarts coat of arms.

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  Rabbit Run

  SavageLettuce submitted a few photos of mice and this adorable rabbit. She uses squashes and pumpkins alike to create her fun jack-o-lanterns.

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  The Scream

  This tribute to Edvard Munch's famous painting is sculpted on a 120-pound pumpkin. After all, what is Halloween without a scream?

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  The Tin Man

  KShep created this Tin Man last year for her daughter's annual pumpkin-decorating contest at school.

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  Scuba Pumpkin

  This pumpkin, submitted by magomel33, was carved underwater in Skaneateles Lake, New York, for the annual National Aquatic SCUBA club Halloween party.

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