

One of the pumpkins carved by Kyrstyn and Skylyr Cieply. Chris Cieply
One of the pumpkins carved by Kyrstyn and Skylyr Cieply. Chris Cieply
Charly, a 1,150-pound polar bear, with a jack-o'-lantern, is seen at SeaWorld San Diego’s Wild Arctic attraction in September 2009. MIke Aguilera/AP/FILE
A pumpkin at the Great Jack-o-lantern Blaze in Croton, N.Y., is seen here on Oct. 2. More than 4,000 individually hand-carved pumpkins were at the festival. L. Gallo/WENN.com/Newscom
One of the jack-o'-lanterns at the Great Jack-o-lantern Blaze in New York is seen here on Oct. 2. Janet Mayer/Splash News/Newscom
A hedgehog named Streek sits in a ceramic jack-o'-lantern in London in October 2009. Newscom/FILE
A diver carves a jack-o'-lantern underwater on Oct. 30 in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary off Key Largo, Fla., during a contest. The event is staged annually just before Halloween by the Amoray Dive Resort. Bob Care/Florida Keys News Bureau/AFP/Newscom/File
A jack-o'-lantern design by Christine Mariner is seen here in this undated photo. Newscom
A dragon made out of hand-carved jack-o'-lanterns is seen lit up at the Great Jack-o-lantern Blaze in Croton, N.Y., on Oct. 2. L. Gallo/WENN.com/Newscom
A jack-o'-lantern is seen at the Keene Pumpkin Festival in New Hampshire in this undated photo. Newscom/FILE
This undated stock photo shows a jack-o'-lantern with some squash. Newscom
Ken Clayton is a graphic artist whose nickname at this time of year is Dr. Carvenstein. Clayton uses simple kitchen tools to carve the perfect jack-o'-lantern. He is seen here with some of his finished creations in Knoxville, Tenn., in October 2003. J. Miles Cary/Newscom/FILE