Sure, you can just put some spooky eyes and teeth on your jack-o’-lantern and call it a day ... chasing you around a labyrinth was really scary.

Pumpkins are now one of the most recognizable symbols of Halloween, but they weren’t used as jack-o’-lanterns until the mid-19th century. How did pumpkins go from being an ordinary squash to a ...

Hoberdy's Lanterns had carved-out faces in turnips and the stump of a candle within. Pumpkins eh? here's proper scary, a traditional Irish Jack-O-Lantern made from a turnip. It dates from 1903 and ...

Pumpkins! These round, orange vegetables are a familiar sight as Halloween approaches. But have you ever stopped to ask - why do people carve pumpkins for Halloween? And why are carved pumpkins ...

If Halloween is your favorite holiday, chances are you have a collection of scary jack-o-lanterns on your front porch, fake cobwebs in your trees and spent a few bucks on your Beetlejuice or ...

It all begins with a black and white template she creates on her computer. Then, using thumbtacks, she punches the design onto the pumpkin, using it to guide her carving. Karrah Youngblood However ...

The disappointing time of year when those scary jack o’lanterns melt into slime, and the ghost of Mariah Carey emerges from its tomb. But on the bright side, November means new video games - and ...

The origin of the practice of carving scary faces in pumpkins ... began to arise known as Stingy Jack. The myths around Jack – after whom the jack-o’-lantern is named – are based on the ...

NICHES Land Trust will host its fifth annual Jack-O'-Lantern Hike Oct. 25 to 27. The not-so-scary, self-guided walk through the woods will offer hikers the chance to vote for their favorite carved ...