But what is it about the crisp air, changing leaves, and end of summer that urges us to break out the carving knives and carve jack-o’-lanterns? Halloween is filled with odd traditions ...

Come this time of year, Halloween jack-o’-lantern-shaped food and carved pumpkin recipes flood our feeds on Pinterest, TikTok and Instagram. That's why we've rounded up a few of our favorite ...

Pumpkins are now one of the most recognizable symbols of Halloween, but they weren’t used as jack-o’-lanterns until the mid-19th century. How did pumpkins go from being an ordinary squash to a ...

A far cry from the grinning pumpkins of Halloween today, the original folklore version of Jack-o-Lanterns, named for Jack O’Lantern of the Irish myth, were actually quite terrifying. They were ...

Jack-o’-lanterns aren’t truly "alive" until they're lit up. Historically, this has been done using real candles, but these days, there are many more ways to set them aglow that don't involve ...

And they may not even make it to Halloween if you buy and carve them ... But if you make the walls too thin, your jack-o’-lantern’s fangs will become inward-curving skin tabs as the pulp ...

Move over, Freddy Krueger. There’s a new Halloween icon in the mix. Just don’t call him a jack-o’-lantern. His name is Lewis. The Halloween decoration from Target has become a popular ...

“Jack O’ Lantern Journey” debuts on Saturday, October 5 at the Zoo in Royal Oak from 5 p.m. - 10 p.m. and also runs on Sunday, October 6 and Friday, October 25 - Sunday, October 27. The ...