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Jack-o'-lantern | |
Classification: | Miscellaneous |
Associated franchises: | DC Universe Halloween film series |
Associated films: | Halloween Halloween III: Season of the Witch Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers |
Associated programs: | American Horror Story |
Associated comics: | Vamps: Pumpkin Time Vol 1 |
Character examples: | Danny Berkhart Daniel Cormac Liam McHugh |
Related articles: | Pumpkin |
A jack-o'-lantern (sometimes also spelled Jack O'Lantern) is typically a carved pumpkin. It is associated chiefly with the holiday Halloween, and was named after the phenomenon of strange light flickering over peat bogs, called ignis fatuus or jack-o'-lantern. In a jack-o'-lantern, typically the top is cut off, and the inside flesh then scooped out; an image, usually a monstrous face, is carved onto the outside surface, and the lid replaced. At night, a light is placed inside to illuminate the effect.