10 Ghost Pumpkin Printables

10 printable ghost pumpkin printables — ready to download, trace, and light up the porch.

1. Ghost with BOO Balloon Pumpkin Stencil
A small ghost holds a round balloon with the word BOO written on it in this hard ghost pumpkin stencil, the balloon rendered as a thin open circle with letter cutouts and the ghost below it as a rounded blob with oval eyes and a wavy hemline. Both figures are outlined by thin curved lines that remain solid orange, so when lit the design shows glowing ribbons of light tracing the balloon string, the ghost body, and the BOO lettering. The string connecting the balloon to the ghost's hand is a single narrow line that must be cut last to keep the two halves of the stencil from shifting apart mid-carve.
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2. Surprised Ghost Pumpkin Stencil
A ghost face with two large oval eyes, a small heart-shaped nose, and a wide rounded mouth with a tiny tooth bump stares out from this simple pumpkin stencil. All four features are individual pierce-throughs floating in the pumpkin surface. When lit, the glowing eyes and mouth give the jack-o-lantern a look of wide-eyed astonishment. Since the four cutouts are widely spaced with generous pumpkin wall between them, cut the small heart nose last: its concave top curve requires care and the surrounding rigid wall makes it easiest to score clean inward curves.
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3. Skull Crown Ghost Pumpkin Stencil
A round skull face wearing a crumbling castle battlement crown tops this ghost pumpkin stencil. Large angry eyes with flame-shaped pupils, a small cracked nose bridge, and a row of jagged teeth fill the circular face, all pierced as cut-throughs while the surrounding ring frame and crown teeth remain as solid pumpkin. The lit jack-o-lantern glows through the eyes and mouth in a fierce scowl. Carve the crown battlements first before cutting the circle frame below, so the narrow wall sections holding the crown have full support while you work.
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4. Grinning Ghost Pumpkin Stencil
A cartoonish ghost with a jagged, wide-open grin full of pointed teeth flies across this easy pumpkin stencil. Wild claw-like hands reach out from the sides, and a wisp of tail curls below. The ghost body and the negative spaces inside the grin are both cut through, while the pointed teeth are left as solid pumpkin wall. When lit, the teeth appear as dark orange spikes floating in the glowing mouth. Carve the jagged mouth points with slow, deliberate strokes rather than trying to follow the zigzag in one continuous cut.
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5. Skeletal Ghost Pumpkin Stencil
A skeletal ghost figure with a domed, skull-like head, jagged mouth slits, and broad swept wings dominates this pumpkin stencil. The design carves as widely spaced curved pierce-through sections that fan across both sides, leaving bold orange bridges to define the creature's torso and face. Lit from inside, the jack-o-lantern reads as a dark specter bursting outward. Cut the inner face details first before tackling the large wing panels so shifting your grip doesn't crack the delicate center column.
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6. Mummy Pumpkin Stencil
A mummy's head and shoulders rise from a base of wrapping strips in this expert pumpkin stencil, the face emerging through layered horizontal and diagonal bandage cut-outs that reveal a single visible eye and a grimacing mouth. The design is dense with interlocking cut shapes separated by thin strips of uncut pumpkin that simulate gauze wrapping. Work from the face outward, completing the eye and mouth details before tackling the long bandage strips so the central features stay stable throughout.
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7. Ghost Reaper Pumpkin Stencil
A faceless hooded ghost figure clutching a large scythe stands amid swirling ground-level mist and gnarled branch tendrils in this hard ghost pumpkin stencil, the entire composition built from one connected silhouette with the robe edges and mist tendrils forming narrow cut points. When lit, the reaper-ghost and the curling ground fog glow together as a single haunting shape. Cut the thin mist tendrils at the base and the ragged robe hem first, then work upward to the broader robe body and the diagonal scythe shaft.
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8. Sad Ghost Pumpkin Stencil
Two drooping teardrop eyes, a tiny pierced heart for a nose, and a jagged zigzag mouth give this ghost jack-o-lantern pumpkin stencil its mournful expression. All five cut pieces are bold and generously sized, making them straightforward to carve cleanly. The small heart is the trickiest element; cut its two lobes with short inward strokes meeting at the bottom point so the tip stays crisp rather than tearing.
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9. Cartoon Ghost Pumpkin Stencil
A cartoon ghost floats upright in this easy pumpkin stencil, with a swirling curl at the top of its rounded head, two three-fingered hands spread wide at its sides, and an oval body that dissolves into a trailing tail. The interior body region and surrounding cut-away areas are pierced through while the ghost outline and a central oval chest patch remain as solid skin. Because the design is mostly open cuts, the pumpkin glows bright around the solid ghost shape for a classic reverse-silhouette look.
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10. Demon Tree Pumpkin Stencil
A demonic tree creature roars from this expert pumpkin stencil: a gnarled trunk rises from spreading roots, branching into twisted limbs with curling twig tendrils, while a menacing face with jagged saw-tooth teeth and hollow eye cavities glares from the center. Dozens of thin, curving cut sections radiate outward, separated by very narrow orange bridges. Work from the outermost twig tips inward toward the central face to avoid snapping the thin outer branches while the interior is still supported.
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