#original: pumpkinheads

[cassandraillustrates]

Days 25-31 of Retrosupply’s art challenge

And we are DONE with art challenge 2023!

I did prepare sketches a month ahead so as to not stress about what to draw, but first day of the challenge I scrapped all that and decided to draw these kids as the main focus in these silly scenarios. So I ended up stressing anyway and fell behind a week, but powered through a weekend and caught up.

There are a few that are lackluster from literally having no idea what to draw and wanted to skip the prompt so badly, but I refused to skip any days. 😤

Happy Halloween!

Next year I’ll for sure be more prepared !

Days 1-10

Days 11-16

Days 17- 24

[kappycrowart]

Marvelous land designs yippee!!

[random-thot-generator]

Pumpkinhead

"Keep away from Pumpkinhead,

Unless you're tired of living,

His enemies are mostly dead,

He's mean and unforgiving,

Laugh at him and you're undone,

But in some dreadful fashion,

Vengeance, he considers fun,

And plans it with a passion,

Time will not erase or blot,

A plot that he has brewing,

It's when you think that he's forgot,

He'll conjure your undoing,

Bolted doors and windows barred,

Guard dogs prowling in the yard,

Won't protect you in your bed,

Nothing will, from Pumpkinhead!"

-- Ed Justin

[aura-morgenstern]

warmup colored marker doodles

Allocer 🪼 and Boo Pumpkinhead 🎃

[kittynannygaming]

This is the spooky season, so a spooky legend: JACK-O-LANTERN

The Sandman related: Could this be Mervyn story? Is his story in the Sandman his redemption arc?

Original Video: Légende d'Occulture: Jack-O-Lantern

I only translated it for the non-french speakers

[whispersweetly2me]

Spooky Halloween

Happy Halloween

Source Me laf@ilyF 🥰

[pancakessart]

page of my pumpkinhead OC I've had for foreeeever now that I forgot to post <3 I honestly forgot his name so yall can rename him if you want

[bubbykat]

what a... pumpkin head

[mrhallowseve666]

Redesigned Mr. Hallows for the first time in literal years lol,

Artwork and character by me

Character: Mr. Hallows Eve

[kappycrowart]

Happy birthday to the number 1 girl ruler of Oz!!!

[that-plague-doctor]

Hi everyone! Since Halloween is just around the corner I thought I would finally share some Ocs I've been working on!

I'll have their summaries under a cut but these are my Halloween brothers! Their names are Trick and Treat, homage to the common phrase "Trick or Treat!" said on Halloween night.

If you want to read more about them-more info under the cut!

Trick: Trick is half of a set of Pumpkinhead twins I have created. His name is homage to the common Halloween phrase “trick or treat!” He is an anxious, melancholic pumpkin who loves his brother dearly. Since he was just a young pumpkin boy he had always been a bit different from his twin. He’s very standoff-ish and does not like to meet new people. He is the assistant manager of the Trick and Treat theater and manages the ticket booth. 

He greatly enjoys instrumental jazz music; made in the 1920’s/30’s. He does not like most of the scary movies aired within the theater (especially the slasher flicks) but will sit and watch any Tim Burton film. He especially loves Edward Scissorhands and the Nightmare Before Christmas. He has a soft spot for the cheesy romances in them. 

Appearance wise, Trick has a tall slender build (being made entirely of wood). His pumpkin is a darker orange bearing carved triangular eyes with glowing yellow pupils. His nose is also triangular. His mouth is sharp and jagged. His work outfit consists of a black long sleeved button down with an orange and white striped vest. He wears black slacks along with sleek black boots. 

Treat: Treat is the other half of my Halloween Brothers. His name is homage to the common Halloween phrase “trick or treat!” He is a very happy-go-lucky pumpkin with nothing but good thoughts running through his head. He also loves his brother very much! Treat is always the one to introduce them both when meeting new folks and he does not mind a bit. He is the main manager of the theater and takes his job very seriously. He also works at the snack bar for the theater. 

Treat is also a jazz lover but enjoys more songs with lyrics. He loves a good slasher movie and also loves the original Universal Monsters (Dracula, the Invisible Man, etc). He is not the biggest fan of gore but will put up with it to an extent. He also loves collecting antiques and will decorate his apartment with them. Walls covered in old posters and things he enjoys. 

Treat is a bit shorter than his brother and is also completely made from wood (besides his head of course). His pumpkin is a light orange, carved with slender triangular eyes, a slim nose and a mouth with fangs. His work uniform consists of an orange long sleeved button up (he normally rolls up the sleeves in order to keep himself a bit more tidy) and a vest that is white with black stripes. He wears black slacks as well and boots.

[willowwormwood]

I redid some art of Issace Pumpkinhead (he/him) that I was pretty happy with

[aura-morgenstern]

silly doodle based on this

[theabyssalorange]

OC-Tober Day 17: Pumpkin

[kittynannygaming]

Jed is a bit sad that Mervyn is the only one of his kind; so with the help of Uncle Dream, he makes Marley Pumpkinhead (Mervyn's niece or something). She's a very happy girl.

Based on this happy pumpkin head by @complete-clownery

Boots (Joules Women's Wellington Welly Boot)

Mervyn's clothes (recolored)

[thenightling]

A theory about Merv

I have a theory about Mervyn Pumpkinhead.  I’d say it’s a headcanon but it’s more a theory. 

  According to the tale of Stingy Jack (the origin of the jack-o-Lantern) we carve Jack-o-lanterns to drive away old Jack and other wandering ghosts.  The Jack-o-lantern is a protection ward against supernatural threats from entering your home. One superstition has it that if you blow out the Jack-o-lantern before midnight on Halloween you invite evil spirits to enter your home for the entire year.  It’s only safe to blow it out after midnight. Another superstition is if you let the Jack-o-lantern burn out naturally you invite good luck for the entire year and have warded your home against evil for the full year.  It is especially good luck if it manages to burn until after sunrise. In The House with a clock in its walls Pumpkin Jack-o-lanterns are used as protection wards all year long. Jack-o-lanterns, at their heart, are symbols of protection.  Now, because we see Mervyn as a Mervyn Turniphead in The Sandman story The Tempest, it’s very clear that his Jack-o-lantern head isn’t just for the aesthetic. In his Turnip form, that is an old school Irish Jack-o-lantern.  That is a pre-Halloween decoration (use for any time of year) Protection symbol against supernatural threats.

So even in present day when Mervyn has a modern Pumpkin Jack-o-lantern head, Mervyn is a walking, talking, protection ward against supernatural threats.  He’s not just the groundskeeper or janitor.  He’s a line of defense.   This does explain why Mervyn stands up to The Furies (The Kindly Ones) the way he does.

And this is also one of the many reasons I, myself, love Jack-o-lanterns.  They aren’t just symbols of Halloween. They are kind of comforting in their protective light.