The Zombie Pumpkins! site offers its own breed of pumpkin carving patterns. Each stencil has been carefully crafted to work easily with traditional cut-out carving techniques.
There are currently 213 pumpkin designs to choose from and you can have immediate access to these patterns today. All you need is a printer, some carving tools, a pumpkin and maybe some guts.
New pumpkin patterns are being added all the time. Traditional Halloween stencils, classic and modern movie monsters, television and music heroes, kid friendly characters... they're all here.
Don't doubt your skills, with these patterns anyone is an artist! Just follow the simple pumpkin carving tricks on the Terrifying Tips page and you'll be shocked by your stunning monsterpiece, even on the first try!
Just dig through the Gruesome Gallery and you'll witness thousands of chilling creations from carvers of all ages and experience levels.
For seven years, Zombie Pumpkins! has been your one-stop haunted home for everything pumpkin carving.
As the pumpkin portal for the people, most of the pumpkin patterns here were created by request. If there's a pattern you'd like to see, make contact.
And while you're here, be sure to enter the Shocking Shop, which can provide you with all the gory goods you'll need for cutting, gutting, lighting and displaying your jack o' lantern.
02/21/10
Between October and December of 2009, creative carvers submitted thousands of photos to the Gruesome Galleries.
The fruits of their labor are now available to view in the recently
completed 2009 Pumpkin Carving Gallery.
1,159 photos made the cut, was yours one of them?
02/14/10
Today is a day to show you care, and I love nothing more than
passionate pumpkin carvers. So take a moment to show your affection for these labors of love that
are past Creepy Contest winners.
Newly revamped winner galleries ranging from the first in 2002, to the previously unpublished list of 2008 champions. Beware, they're not for the faint of heart.
11/26/09
Still have a leftover pumpkin you didn't get to carve on Halloween?
Celebrate Thanksgiving today by having dinner like the Pilgrims, with
a Native American at your table. Available for free, my thanks to you.
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"I just want to thank you for such great pumpkin patterns. My mom and I have been doing 25 or more pumpkins every Halloween for the last 11 years and your patterns are by far the best out there!"
- Dawn C., Cherokee AL
While carving sharp corners in a pattern design, always pull out the saw and reinsert at the new angle. Never twist the saw, as it will likely bend or break.
