What You'll Need

• 1 cute, round pumpkin (1 to 1 ½ times the size of a human head)
• Carving and Gutting tools: jigsaw, reciprocating saw (if pumpkin flesh is tough), steak knife, big metal spoon
• Electric Drill
• A selection of plastic worms and/or maggots from the fishing section of your favorite mega-store

How To

1. SCALP your pumpkin
2. SCRAPE the inside walls to remove all the guts.
3. CARVE a scared-looking face. CLEAN the rough edges.
4. DRILL or CARVE some 3/8-inch (1cm) holes into the pumpkin.
5. INSERT a plastic worm or two into each hole. You want it to look like the worms are eating the pumpkin flesh. To make it grosser, you can ADD some fake maggots; they should be sticky enough to attach without glue.

What You'll Need

• Dry Erase Marker
• 1 pumpkin, any shape (its diameter should be 8 or 9 inches about the size of a pie plate)
• Carving and Gutting tools: jigsaw, reciprocating saw (if pumpkin flesh is tough), steak knife, big metal spoon.
• NOTE: Power tools are optional
• Aluminum foil pie plate
• 1 can of Great stuff (or other cream-colored expanding foam insulation)
• Pair of old or disposable gloves

How To

1. DRAW a horrified face on the lower two-thirds of your pumpkin. Try to come up with a convincing expression of genuine agony, such as a gaping, down-turned mouth and droopy eyes.
2. SCALP the pumpkin, removing the top one-fourth of the head to reveal a gaping hole where the pie plate will fit snugly. (The pie plate will serve as the "brainpan.")
3. GUT the pumpkin and CARVE its face. CLEAN rough edges.
4. INSERT the pie plate in the opening, right side up, to block it off and support the brains. Without the pie plate, you would have to fill the entire pumpkin with insulation, which would be a big waste of Great Stuff.
5. Following the instructions on the can of Great Stuff, FILL the pie plate with insulation. WEAR gloves because it's very sticky.

What You'll Need

• 1 pumpkin shaped like a fat human head (any size will do)
• A doormat or scrap of old carpet (optional)
• NOTE: Power tools are optional

How To

1. SELECT a good spot to display your pumpkin and do your carving there, as pumpkin puke is not easy to transport. Alternatively, carve your pumpkin on a doormat; a shag carpet mat would look especially gross
2. SCALP the pumpkin and REMOVE about half of the guts.
3. CARVE the eyes and nose. ADD a big, gaping mouth. CLEAN the rough edges.
4. PULL some guts out of the mouth and place them in front of the pumpkin. You can leave a little pulp in the mouth and some dripping from the nose for effect.

What You'll Need

• 1 pumpkin (twice the size of a human head)
• A pair of parsnips (or carrots)
• 1 long red chili pepper
• Carving and Gutting tools: jigsaw, reciprocating saw (if pumpkin flesh is tough), router (to shave off pumpkin skin), steak knife, big metal spoon.
• NOTE: Power tools are optional

How To

1. SCALP your pumpkin by cutting a circle around the stem and popping off the top.
2. GUT your pumpkin, scraping the inside walls to remove all the pulp and seeds.
3. CARVE a devilish face, including some nasty fangs. CLEAN the rough edges. To make the fangs look yellowish, SHAVE off the pumpkin skin to reveal the flesh beneath.
4. CUT two holes in the top of the pumpkin where you want Satan's horns to sprout. Make the holes a tad smaller than the parsnips at their largest point.
5. PUSH the parsnips through the holes from the inside of the pumpkin until they are snugly stuck in the holes.
6. NAIL or GLUE the stem end of the chili pepper inside the mouth.