How to make the scariest pumpkin ever

At Make Online, Marc de Vinck shows you how to make the "scariest pumpkin ever." I love it.

[#1 posted by SeppTB, September 2, 2009 1:32 PM]

That should be a hit with the neighbors!

[#2 posted by Brainspore, September 2, 2009 1:43 PM]

Why not just load the thing up with some C-4 while you're at it? That'll teach the little punks to press big, inviting buttons.

[#3 posted by IWood, September 2, 2009 1:47 PM]

Needs more stab.

[#4 posted by Anonymous, September 2, 2009 3:16 PM]

Is it time for Septembroween already?

[#5 posted by Anonymous, September 2, 2009 3:27 PM]

I jumped. Like a lot.

[#6 posted by murrayhenson, September 2, 2009 5:28 PM]

I was expecting it to turn into a master mind flayer or at least explode. I bet it wouldn't be hard to do the latter.

[#7 posted by Daemon, September 2, 2009 6:41 PM]

Replace horn with recording of a human scream, and might be worth doing.

[#8 posted by Antinous / Moderator, September 2, 2009 8:49 PM]

An easier way to make a really scary pumpkin is to stick it with a knife and leave it in a warm, moist place for a week. Put that on your front porch and your candy budget drops to zero.

[#9 posted by Anonymous, September 3, 2009 1:39 AM]

Was anyone else expecting this to turn into one of those screamer videos the second time he pressed the button? I was all braced and ready and all I got was a *toot* from the horn. The internet makes me paranoid.

[#10 posted by Maximillian, September 3, 2009 4:09 AM]

It's not "scary" it simply startles you.

For the viewers at home, I'll break it down:

Dude with a chainsaw in the dark: scary
Loud noise: startling
Creaking floorboards in the dark: scary
Balloon popping in the dark: startling

So really, if it's just a loud noise, it isn't scary unless the person has been traumatized and that loud noise invokes a fearful memory (like that time they almost got run down by a huge truck that was blaring it's horn).

[#11 posted by Anonymous, September 3, 2009 2:47 PM]

I was hoping for flames shooting out of the mouth!