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10 Awesome Evil Pumpkin Designs

10 printable awesome evil pumpkin designs β€” ready to download, trace, and light up the porch.

  1. 1. Unequal Eyes and Six Slashes

    Unequal Eyes and Six Slashes pumpkin carving stencil

    A menacing sneer built from two uneven glaring eyes, a small skull-like nose, a crooked mouth of jagged teeth, and three claw-slash marks raking each side of the face. All shapes pierce through, and the mismatched features do the intimidating. A medium carve; cut the six narrow slashes first with single confident strokes, then work the mouth teeth before opening the larger eye shapes.

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  2. 2. Triangle Eyes and Six Diamonds

    Triangle Eyes and Six Diamonds pumpkin carving stencil

    This elevated take on the traditional face pairs slanted triangle eyes topped with thin brow slits, a triangle nose, and a deep zigzag grin, then adds three small diamond cutouts on each cheek for extra sparkle. Every element is pierced through the wall. The brow slits and little diamonds are what push it to medium; cut the big shapes first, then handle each diamond with a narrow saw, working point to point so they stay crisp.

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  3. 3. Curved Horns and Diamond Chin

    Curved Horns and Diamond Chin pumpkin carving stencil

    A devilish face with two curved horns sprouting from the brow, narrow slanted eyes glaring beneath them, a wide grin studded with square teeth, and a diamond goatee stamped under the chin. Every piece is cut through so the whole sinister face burns bright. A medium carve with lots of payoff; cut the horn tips slowly since their curved points are the thinnest cuts, and finish with the easy diamond chin.

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  4. 4. Curved Horns and Barred Eyes

    Curved Horns and Barred Eyes pumpkin carving stencil

    Two curved horns rise from the crown while fierce slanted eyes, each split by a solid bar of rind, glare above a jagged toothy grin. The horns, eyes, nose, and mouth are all pierced through, with the eye bars and pointed teeth left as uncut bridges. On this medium carve, do the eye interiors in two halves around each bar so the thin strip never bends.

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  5. 5. Slanted Eyes and Six Slashes

    Slanted Eyes and Six Slashes pumpkin carving stencil

    A ferocious face glares out through slanted slit-pupil eyes above a fanged snarl, with three sweeping slash marks flaring from each cheek like whiskers of fury. The eyes, nostrils, toothy mouth, lower jaw slot, and all six cheek slashes are cut through the wall for a blazing, aggressive stare. At medium difficulty, save the long tapered slashes for last and cut them thin at the tips so they flick outward like real claw marks.

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  6. 6. Barred Eyes and Four Fangs

    Barred Eyes and Four Fangs pumpkin carving stencil

    Slanted, sinister eyes are crossed by narrow uncut bars that read like glaring pupils, while the sneering mouth bares pointed fangs above and below the grin. The face is all pierced openings, and those slim bridges across the eyes are the make-or-break detail. Cut each eye in sections around its bar rather than in one pass, and save the fang notches for last so the thin points do not snap while you work.

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  7. 7. Sloping Eyes and Unequal Fangs

    Sloping Eyes and Unequal Fangs pumpkin carving stencil

    A classic evil jack-o'-lantern with steeply slanted triangle eyes glaring downward and a wide jagged mouth of uneven fangs, some long and some short for extra menace. All shapes are pierced through for a fiery glow. Rated medium because of the zigzag mouth; cut each fang point with two clean strokes meeting at the tip, and bevel the eye edges outward so more light escapes upward.

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  8. 8. Angled Eyes and Seven Fangs

    Angled Eyes and Seven Fangs pumpkin carving stencil

    Two sharply slanted triangle eyes glare above a wide jagged mouth lined with seven pointed fangs, giving this face a classic menacing snarl. Every element is cut fully through, and the zigzag mouth does most of the work, so accuracy there pays off. Cut each tooth as two separate straight strokes meeting at the point instead of dragging the saw around the corner, and the grin stays razor sharp.

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  9. 9. Six-Slot Grin and Cheek Slits

    Six-Slot Grin and Cheek Slits pumpkin carving stencil

    Two arched, angry eyes glower above a huge crescent grin broken into a row of glowing tooth slots, with small slits flaring at each cheek. All the features are pierced through the wall, and the strips of rind left between the tooth openings become the dark teeth of the smile. Cut the mouth slots from the center outward and leave the narrow rind bridges at full thickness so the grin holds its shape.

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  10. 10. Swept Eyes and Melting Grin

    Swept Eyes and Melting Grin pumpkin carving stencil

    A wicked jack-o'-lantern with two swept, flame-like eyes, a small notched nose, and an enormous melting grin whose edges drip and ripple across the lower half of the pumpkin. All features are pierced through, and the wavy mouth throws dramatic, uneven light. This is medium work with one long tricky opening, so carve the mouth in sections from the center out and leave the drippy lower points attached until the very end for support.

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