Every year, around Halloween, sculptor William Janelle would earn a little extra money carving faces on gourds in front of crowds at shopping centers, theme parks, and fall festivals. It wasn’t really ...

A floating light. A ghost named Jack. An angry devil. And… a pumpkin? Though jack-o’-lanterns are now an American cultural icon of Halloween, their symbolism is quite recent — and the story of how ...

Archeologists have been aware of the carved faces for years, but the low water levels have unearthed previously unseen specimens. The carvings appear to have been created by indigenous people before ...

Human faces sculpted into stone up to 2,000 years ago have appeared on a rocky outcropping along the Amazon River since water levels dropped to record lows in the region’s worst drought in more than a ...

With glowing, jagged eyes and a crooked smile, the jack-o’-lantern is one of the most recognizable faces of Halloween. Behind that face is a story — a story about ancient traditions and Irish American ...

Carving pumpkins is a favorite pastime around Halloween, but the origins of the tradition are more sinister than you might think. Jack-o’-lanterns come from Ireland, specifically the Irish legend of a ...

Other than trick or treating, pumpkin carving is considered one of the most popular things to do on Halloween. The great thing about pumpkin carving is that you can be a complete novice at it or a ...

Archaeologists believe they may have unearthed an "incredibly rare" stone carving of the face of a person who lived in Fife more than 1,000 years ago. University of Aberdeen student Jodie Allan made ...