Pumpkins

Like it or not, fall is here, (pretty much, let's not get technical about it, okay?). We all know what that means -- hot apple cider, digging out your sweaters from the back of the closet, and people going on and on about how much they love pumpkin spice lattes.

Between your foolproof stencil of Justin Bieber's face and an endless supply of premium 99 cent carving tools, you probably envisioned yourself minutes away from that dreamy pop star pumpkin glowing all over your neighbors' jealous faces. What could go wrong?

When we carve pumpkins, we generally use a knife, but they must do things a little differently in the South. For example, Tennessee resident and YouTuber Hickok45 carves his pumpkin with a Colt 1911 handgun. Why, you may ask? Because using anything else would just be plain silly.

We’re self-proclaimed Halloween geeks. But honestly, how can you not be? There are so many ways to celebrate the holiday that by the time October 31st rolls around, our entire lives are defined by creepy stuff and ridiculous garb. Our pets aren’t big fans of the festive takeover, but that’s never stopped us from dressing them up as a turkey dog!

Over the weekend, a massive 300-pound pumpkin displayed at Hammer's Farm Market in Peoria, Illinois, went missing and may have been taken by thieves. We're not sure what's more impressive -- actually growing a 300-pound pumpkin or working out the logistics to steal one.

There are tons of things we love about America. Our grand ole’ country cranks out hysterical, nightmare-inducing shows about mini pageant queens and we throw Big Bird into the political scene, for example. But our recent discovery tops them all-- ladies and gentlemen, we live in the presence of the most recent world champion pumpkin grower.

Ron Wallace was able to grow a pumpkin to 2,009 pounds. And now the Greene, RI man is $15,500 richer for it.

Farmer Ken Desrosiers took photos of this giant pumpkin every fifteen minutes for four months -- or until it reached 1,487 pounds -- making it the largest pumpkin in the history of Connecticut. Watch the time lapse video below.

Filmmaker Devin Graham has taken it upon himself to film some pumpkins being smashed in slow motion. 1000 frames per second, to be exact.

Last night on 'Late Night,' Jimmy Fallon celebrated Halloween by engaging in round of "pumpkin bowling" with 'Project Runway' host Heidi Klum. Because what else are you going to do with pumpkins after Halloween?

Several Google employees recently swapped their laptops for carving knives and spent the day whittling six enormous pumpkins with the letters of the search engine's name. The result? The Halloween Google Doodle, of course.

Carving pumpkins for <a href="//thefw.com/category/halloween/"target_blankHalloween can be dangerous. You try to cut a simple eye hole or a mouth and you end up slashing your finger. So think of what the people who carved these pumpkins had to do. This isn't ...

A 1,818.5 pound pumpkin that currently holds the world record for the largest pumpkin is being carved into a macabre spectacle of flesh-hungry zombies.

Pumpkin carving isn't just for Jack O' Lanterns anymore. Food sculptor Ray Villafane makes some of the most impressive 3D pumpkin carvings we have ever seen. Who knew that pumpkins could be such a great canvas for amazing art?

What's cuter than a cat named Jumbo Pillow eating pumpkin strips while dressed in a pumpkin costume? Honestly, nothing. But if you don't believe us, feel free to take a look for yourself.