“Over time people started to carve faces and designs to allow ... and eventually, jack-o’-lantern, it often seemed like “a floating flame that would move away from travelers,” Mannion ...

Hoberdy's Lanterns had carved-out faces in turnips and the stump of a candle within. Pumpkins eh? here's proper scary, a traditional Irish Jack-O-Lantern made from a turnip. It dates from 1903 and ...

Jack-o’-lanterns aren’t truly "alive" until they ... there are many more ways to set them aglow that don't involve an open flame. Not to mention, flames can also cause your pumpkin to decay ...

“As nice as candles in jack-o’-lanterns are, they really do shorten the lifespan of the pumpkin, since the heat from the flame ends up cooking the flesh,” said Andres. “A flickering ...