halloween Watch: Hundreds of jack-o-lanterns haunt Transylvania University in amazing display Carla Sinclair

halloween SNL's classic "Haunted Elevator" and the amazing David S. Pumpkins Jason Weisberger

History The fascinating history and traditions of the Jack-o-Lantern Gareth Branwyn

records 2,560-pound Pumpkin crushes U.S. weight record Rob Beschizza

pumpkins Watch this time-lapse of a 700-pound pumpkin gaining 49 pounds a day Mark Frauenfelder

pumpkins Time-lapse of a wee little seed turning into a 1,300 pound pumpkin Popkin

timelapse Watch this Timelapse of a pumpkin growing from a seed Thom Dunn

pumpkins Farmer shows how he turns pumpkins into Frankenstein heads Rusty Blazenhoff

pumpkins An easy one-eyed Jack-o'-lantern tutorial by master pumpkin sculptor Ray Villafane Rusty Blazenhoff

Delightful Creatures Capybaras chow down on a jack-o-lantern Andrea James

comedy An ode to that "Decorative Gourd, Season Motherfucker" post that goes around every fall Thom Dunn

Kids Watch this incredible stop-motion animated with carved pumpkins Andrea James

maker 62-pound pumpkin modded into a 144-decibel subwoofer Andrea James

halloween How to make an omnivoyant Halloween pumpkin Rob Beschizza

Boing Boing Gadgets Celebrate National Puzzle Day and get the 2 Million Dollar Puzzle for only $19.99 Boing Boing's Shop

Delightful Creatures Enjoy these animals eating pumpkins! Jennifer Sandlin

SNL David S. Pumpkins is back! Jason Weisberger

Science In 1938 a farmer grew pumpkins with realistic human faces Popkin

halloween Carving pumpkins with 13 levels of difficulty Gareth Branwyn

Coffee Recoil in terror, friends, pumpkin spice season is upon us Devin Nealy