These pumpkin carvings require skill, ingenuity, and admittedly, more time than most of us have. But maybe some of them will inspire a creative wielding of the knife and those pumpkin seeds will start flying!
If you've got a cleverly-carved pumpkin in your window, send me a picture (acarone@kpbs.org) and we'll post some of them before the Halloween weekend. In the meantime, check out these pumpkin feats!
I admire the obvious fandom at work in this pumpkin Death Star.
The late King of Pop gets a pumpkin in his honor.
![Michael Jackson pumpkin by John.](https://cdn.kpbs.org/dims4/default/1ea5e84/2147483647/strip/true/crop/500x308+0+34/resize/880x542!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fkpbs-brightspot.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com%2Fimg%2Fphotos%2F2009%2F10%2F13%2Fmichael-jackson-tribute-pumpkin-face.jpg)
I love this one from Killbox!
![Pac-man characters!](https://cdn.kpbs.org/dims4/default/e9827e6/2147483647/strip/true/crop/500x308+0+34/resize/880x542!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fkpbs-brightspot.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com%2Fimg%2Fphotos%2F2009%2F10%2F13%2Fcool-pacman-pumpkin-face.jpg)
And for the gamer in your household...
![World of Warcraft pumpkin by Somegeekintn.](https://cdn.kpbs.org/dims4/default/d257551/2147483647/strip/true/crop/500x308+0+13/resize/880x542!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fkpbs-brightspot.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com%2Fimg%2Fphotos%2F2009%2F10%2F13%2Fworld-of-warcraft-alliance-pumpkin.jpg)
And for the 80s movie fan, this "Say Anything" pumpkin does the trick.
This one is my favorite because it's just so crafty and mixes your fruit and vegetables!