Best Pumpkin Carvers on the Web
This Old House Online
By Tabitha Sukhai
October 2008

New Haven, Connecticut based carver Ryan Wickstrand studied graphic arts but, "It wasn't until 2001 that I realized I could combine my love of art and pumpkins by creating my own pumpkin patterns," he says. His site is home to over 100 downloadable patterns in a searchable archive, so you can find just the zombie pumpkin you're looking for.

Unsurprisingly, the pattern for "Frankenstein" (shown here) is one of Wickstrand's most popular. "This is the perfect carving to display with a green LED pumpkin light inside," he says. It's the first in a series of classic monster patterns that includes "The Bride of Frankenstein," "Dracula", and others.