Ray Villafane is famous for creating 3D pumpkin carvings every Halloween.
Using sharp knives, the artist carves terrifying three-dimensional portraits into regular pumpkins.
For more inspiration, check out: Amazing Pumpkin Sculptures
Scary Halloween Pumpkin Carvings
October 26th, 2010 | Inspiration |
url00
Incredible!
Oct 26th, 2010
Moo
These are glorious! I wonder what work this guy does the rest of the year?
Oct 26th, 2010
monday
@Moo, I think it takes him the whole year!
Oct 27th, 2010
kcantu
@monday agreed
Oct 27th, 2010
Jantra
Wow! these are amazing
Oct 27th, 2010
Art of Concept
This is stunning!
Great patience, unique art and talent!
Oct 27th, 2010
Bird
that first one bout to give me nightmares
Oct 27th, 2010
jaqi mugo
Intricate stuff, real scary apart from the red indian
Oct 27th, 2010
enav
omg all those are so dam awesome… btw predator ftw
Oct 27th, 2010
cycarla
i love the last one, really detailed.
Oct 27th, 2010
Jodi White
OMG! Now i’ve seen everything. These are so scary and I was under the impression that pumpkin carvings can never be scary. I stand corrected!
Oct 27th, 2010
Doink
I like the predator idea, using toothpicks to create the hair :)
The skull with the zipper hood is simply hilarious haha
Oct 27th, 2010
Cindy Auligny
Unbelievable, out of my imagination. You know. So wonderful.
Oct 27th, 2010
Fuyoo
Creative to the max
Oct 27th, 2010
jack
10x better than last year!!
these are amazing
Oct 27th, 2010
betty cires
amazing! Love it!
Oct 27th, 2010
Steve
Brilliant!!!
Oct 27th, 2010
timmay
im speechless
Oct 27th, 2010
javad pourhosaini
so creative
Oct 27th, 2010
Michael
Amazing! I wonder if there is a way to preserve them (schlack em?), or do they just mold away…
Oct 27th, 2010
billy
The first one has a pretty mouth! lol
Oct 27th, 2010
Marc
This guy works for a toy figurine company carving action figures. I saw a tv story on him. You should find it. It’s awesome.
Oct 27th, 2010
Chedie
Oh my God! True works of art!
Oct 27th, 2010
tyse
wonderful works!
Oct 27th, 2010
junnie
This guy rocks at proportions. Hands down my favorite pumpkin carver.
Oct 27th, 2010
Bobby
WOW!!
Those sculptures R UNREAL@..
Oct 27th, 2010
Gene R
Awesome, almost unreal , but awesome
Oct 28th, 2010
oya
awesome!! 100 % art :)
Oct 28th, 2010
hugo
Amazing… I like it all
Oct 28th, 2010
Jane
The one with the snake heads was on Food Network Challenge
Oct 28th, 2010
Lau
love it!
Oct 29th, 2010
Katie
Wow these are so amazing!! They look so real!! The carver is very talented!!
Oct 30th, 2010
Jonas
Damn, I’ve never seen something like this! I love it =)He should do fruits and veggies every season!
Nov 5th, 2010
reskull
Freaky Creepy and awesome !
Predator and Brained-out one are greats ! I love ’em
^|^
Dec 5th, 2010
Ashley
holy crap your incredible thats amazing takes lots of talent and skill, Congrats on your amazing pumpkins wish you were at my halloween party :) …
Ashley Hamm xoxo
Oct 24th, 2011
whatgirl
i like the one that looked like a zuccini…
Oct 26th, 2011
imoel
how can they make it, awesome… (^_^)
Oct 26th, 2011
Sasha
How is the one of the indian fit in with “scary.” Little bit offensive…
Oct 26th, 2011
JBL
@Sasha
Oh puh-leeze.
Oct 27th, 2011
LEE
Agree w/all the above.
Oct 28th, 2011
custer
@sasha
To each there own girl!
Indians scare the hell out of me. You ever seen one DRUNK?
Oct 30th, 2011
Mr.Betty
soooooooo coooooool love it love all of them I wish I could do that
Oct 30th, 2011
Catherine
Wow, Ray does amazing work! Its crazy to see how far he’s come!
Oct 31st, 2011
Public Cyberfreak
Does anyone agree with me that pic 9 has a slight reseblance to the actor Bruce Spence?
Oct 31st, 2011
chameleonjamaica
crazy designs i love em all… hope to see my work displayed like that crazyy stuff i love em…
Nov 9th, 2011
Donna Hayes
Love your carvings, they give me inspiration every year during my company’s pumpkin carving contest :) Would love to submit a couple of my carvings. Is there an option on this site for that?
Thanks
Jan 4th, 2012
Carmen Cuellar
I saw a video of him carving once and teaching little kids @ elmentary schools to carve instead of just cut out holes, He is truly Amazing’ (=
Mar 22nd, 2012
viabela
Talented??? Hell to the YES!!! Say… Are u sure there aren’t real people under those faces??!!!
Oct 4th, 2012
Bronson
That predator pumpkin is one..ugly..motherf’er
Oct 25th, 2012
Decder
Wow……These are awesome!
Oct 31st, 2012