25 weird and wacky jack-o'-lanterns to carve for Halloween

Need some inspiration for this year's jack-o'-lantern? (iStock)

With fall comes pumpkins — and with Halloween comes jack-o'-lanterns. These symbols of the spooky season can be found in all shapes and sizes, but only the scariest or silliest usually catch our attention.

Whether you're planning to plop one on the stoop of your house or display it in a fall festival, deciding what to do with your annual jack-o'-lantern can be difficult. Do you want to make something terrifying? Or capture a celebrity likeness? Or, do you simply want to keep it fun and PG for the trick-or-treaters?

If you need some help coming up with ideas, consider some of these weird, wacky and incredibly creative designs:

1. Political pumpkins

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2. Green Frankenstein pumpkins

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3. 'My Old Kentucky Home' pumpkins

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4. Platypus pumpkins

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5. Astronaut pumpkins

6. Naturally funny-looking pumpkins

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7. Not-quite-a-pumpkin pumpkins

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8. French Bulldog pumpkins

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9. …or maybe pug pumpkins

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10. Pumpkins in a fish tank (because hey, why not?)

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11. An entire jack-o’-lantern band

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12. 'Beauty and the Beast' pumpkins

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13. Pineapple jack-o'-lanterns (for warmer climates)

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14. Firetrucks made out of pumpkins

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15. 'Game of Thrones' pumpkins

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16. Pumpkin baristas

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17. Pinched-cheek pumpkins

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18. Drunk pumpkins

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19. Patriotic pumpkins

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20. A carnival of pumpkins

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21. Pumpkin ceiling adornments 

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22. Frankenpumpkins

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23. VW Bus pumpkins

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24. Scary tree pumpkins

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25. Googly-eyed demon pumpkins

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