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The Thing-O'-Lantern: How to Build the Fantastic Four's "Thing" Out of Smashed Up Pumpkins

By Gabrielle Taylor

Oct 26, 2012 10:39 PM

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Of all the ways you can use pumpkins for Halloween decorations, this has got to be one of the most creative.

Pumpkin sculpture resembling a muscular figure, illuminated at night.

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Redditor wizardtig used pumpkin shards to construct a 6'4" replica of the Fantastic Four's Thing. Does this technically count as a jack-o'-lantern?

The Thing-O'-Lantern: How to Build the Fantastic Four's "Thing" Out of Smashed Up Pumpkins

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Under the eleven pumpkins that got smashed to bits for this project is a wooden frame wrapped in chicken wire, with the pumpkin pieces attached to the wire.

Artistic installation made from wood and orange fabric in a workshop setting.

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You can check out more photos of the build process on his Imgur album.

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