Alfred Paredes puts the finishing touches on a 3-D pumpkin sculpture for Halloween. Photo: --

Alfred Paredes puts the finishing touches on a 3D pumpkin sculpture for Halloween. Photo: --, Villafane Studios

Alfred Paredes puts the finishing touches on a 3D pumpkin sculpture for Halloween. Photo: --

A 3D pumpkin sculpture from Villafane Studios. Photo: Villafane Studios

A 3D pumpkin sculpture from Villafane Studios. Photo: Villafane Studios

A 3D pumpkin sculpture from Villafane Studios. Photo: Villafane Studios

A 3D pumpkin sculpture from Villafane Studios. Photo: Villafane Studios

This undated publicity photo provided by Maniac Pumpkin Carvers shows the Maniac Pumpkin Carvers' interpretation of "Starry Night," by Vincent van Gogh, which was gifted to the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, where it was displayed in the lobby last Halloween. For at least three months each Fall, pumpkin carvers Marc Evan and Chris Soria, of New York City, relinquish their illustrator occupations to carve fantastical pumpkins full-time to become the Maniac Pumpkin Carvers. (AP Photo/Maniac Pumpkin Carvers, Marc Evan) Photo: Marc Evan, Associated Press

Illuminated jack o' lanterns, with many themes including the movie "Cat Woman" are displayed at the Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence, R.I., Monday, Oct. 8, 2012. Some 5,000 carved pumpkins are on display for this year’s Jack-o’-lantern Spectacular, one of the nation’s largest jack-o’-lantern shows. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Photo: Charles Krupa, Associated Press

A girl uses her iPad to photograph a pumpkin carved with the theme of the movie "Halloween" while viewing illuminated jack o' lanterns at the Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence, R.I., Monday, Oct. 8, 2012. Some 5,000 carved pumpkins are on display for this year’s Jack-o’-lantern Spectacular, one of the nation’s largest jack-o’-lantern shows. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Photo: Charles Krupa, Associated Press

Illuminated jack o' lanterns are seen at the Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence, R.I., Monday, Oct. 8, 2012. Some 5,000 carved pumpkins are on display for this year’s Jack-o’-lantern Spectacular, one of the nation’s largest jack-o’-lantern shows. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Photo: Charles Krupa, Associated Press

This 2011 publicity photo provided by Maniac Pumpkin Carvers shows an alligator carved from a pumpkin serving as guerrilla-style street art in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Maniac Pumpkin Carvers) Photo: Associated Press

This undated publicity photo provided by Maniac Pumpkin Carvers shows a bird house scene carved on a pumpkin. For at least three months each Fall, pumpkin carvers Marc Evan and Chris Soria, of New York City, relinquish their illustrator occupations to carve fantastical pumpkins full-time to become the Maniac Pumpkin Carvers. (AP Photo/Maniac Pumpkin Carvers) Photo: Marc Evan, Associated Press

Illuminated jack o' lanterns, with many themes including the movie "Titanic" are displayed at the Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence, R.I., Monday, Oct. 8, 2012. Some 5,000 carved pumpkins are on display for this year’s Jack-o’-lantern Spectacular, one of the nation’s largest jack-o’-lantern shows. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Photo: Charles Krupa, Associated Press

A sabertooth pumpkin from the book "Night of the Pumpkinheads," by Michael J. Rosen, featuring photographs of actual pumpkins carved by Hugh McMahon (Dial; 32 pages; $16.99; ages 4-up), Photo: Hugh McMahon Artwork

A page from "Night of the Pumpkinheads," by Michael J. Rosen, featuring photographs of actual pumpkins carved by Hugh McMahon (Dial; 32 pages; $16.99; ages 4-up), Photo: Dial