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Spooky Pumpkin Carving Ideas
Get inspired by spooky pumpkin carving ideas you can save, rate, and recreate this Halloween. 400 designs are in the gallery below, the newest added Sep 25, 2026. A standout is “Grinning Dracula Pumpkin.” Tap any pumpkin to see it up close, save it for your own carve, or rate it.
400 carvingsPart of Scary & Horror
The gallery
Spooky pumpkin carvings
Browse the designs below, save the ones you want to carve, and rate your favorites.
Free PDFs
Spooky stencils to download
Print, trace, carve. Every PDF is free and sized for 8.5×11.
Witch with Staff Pumpkin Stencil
Expert
Howling Wolf Moon Pumpkin Stencil
Hard
Spider Emblem Pumpkin Stencil
Easy
Spider Pumpkin Stencil
Easy
Spooky Tree in Moon Pumpkin Stencil
Expert
Rat Pumpkin Stencil
Hard
Grim Reaper Pumpkin Stencil
Hard
Ghost with BOO Balloon Pumpkin Stencil
Hard
Explore other categories
Not feeling spooky? Try one of these.
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Funny & Cute
1254 carvings · 1 ♥
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Halloween Classics
722 carvings · 0 ♥
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Fantasy & Mythical
291 carvings · 0 ♥
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Movie Monsters
380 carvings · 0 ♥
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Words & Monograms
302 carvings · 0 ♥
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Animals
1366 carvings · 1 ♥
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Kids & Family
1608 carvings · 1 ♥
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Spooky Faces
1281 carvings · 0 ♥
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Pop Culture
551 carvings · 0 ♥
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Sports & Hobbies
172 carvings · 0 ♥
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Fall & Harvest
178 carvings · 0 ♥
Good to know
Spooky pumpkin carving FAQ
- How do I carve a spooky pumpkin?
- Pick a design from the gallery above for reference, print a matching stencil, and tape it to your pumpkin. Scoop the pumpkin out, poke the outline through the paper, then cut the largest shapes first and save the fine details for last.
- How many spooky pumpkin ideas are on this page?
- There are 400 spooky designs here right now, and a popular one is “Grinning Dracula Pumpkin.” We add new carvings from the community throughout the season, so check back for more.
- Are the spooky pumpkin stencils free?
- Yes. Every stencil linked from this page is a free PDF sized for 8.5x11 paper, so you can print, trace, and carve at home.
Category leaderboard
How scary stacks up
Live rankings across all 12 categories. Updated as new carvings get submitted and voted on.
Most submissions
#5/ 12
812 carvings
9% of all submissions
Most loved
#4/ 12
0 total ♥
Total votes across all carvings
Highest avg score
#4/ 12
0.0 ♥ per carving
Quality, not quantity
Full leaderboard — by total ♥
#1
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Funny & Cute
1 ♥1254 carvings
#2
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Animals
1 ♥1366 carvings
#3
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Kids & Family
1 ♥1608 carvings
#4
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Scary & Horror
0 ♥812 carvings
#5
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Halloween Classics
0 ♥722 carvings
#6
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Fantasy & Mythical
0 ♥291 carvings
#7
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Movie Monsters
0 ♥380 carvings
#8
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Words & Monograms
0 ♥302 carvings
#9
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Spooky Faces
0 ♥1281 carvings
#10
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Pop Culture
0 ♥551 carvings
#11
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Sports & Hobbies
0 ♥172 carvings
#12
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Fall & Harvest
0 ♥178 carvings