But where Zombie Pumpkins excels is in the horror imagery department. Wickstrand currently has 254 patterns online and is adding to it all the time. And I’m not just talking during October.

Pumpkin-carving patterns don’t have to feature ghosts ... Carve this spine-chilling zombie hand into your pumpkin, then plant more fake hands in your yard. It’ll look like the undead are ...

They haven t forgotten." The only way to avoid the curse of the zombie pumpkins is to carve them into original stencils. "This time," he says, "it s carve or be carved! They can t be stopped!

Try these free pumpkin carving stencils to scare up some mythical fun ... For even more pumpkin carving ideas, add some fright with a zombie pumpkin stencil featuring a withered hand reaching ...

Nonprofit worker Noel Dickover is a master pumpkin carver ... 30 hours to carve. This zombie carving took Dickover 12 hours because of the difficulty in making the pattern in the background ...

The sculptor began with a pumpkin, this year, weighing just under a ton to create a vividly realistic life-sized, stringy-haired orange zombie pulling other zombies out of a pumpkin garden.

Websites like ZombiePumpkins.com not only offer carving tips and patterns based on your skill level, but you'll also find a user generated picture gallery showcasing hundreds of zombie pumpkin ...

The sculptor began with a pumpkin, this year, weighing just under a ton to create a vividly realistic life-sized, stringy-haired orange zombie pulling other zombies out of a pumpkin garden.