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Scary Pumpkin Stencils
Scary pumpkin stencils for a porch that makes trick-or-treaters hesitate: zombies rising, clawed hands, monster mouths, reapers and skulls. All original designs, free to print, with bridges so the creepy details survive the knife.
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AI likenessAbout these scary stencils
Scary designs rely on contrast: big dark areas of skin with sharp, jagged openings. Teeth, claws and narrowed eyes read clearly from the street, so even a medium-level design looks dramatic.
Want something scarier? Try the evil grin face from our pumpkin face stencils, or shade the darker parts with the 3-tone technique.
Every scary pumpkin stencil on this page
24 free designs, from 5 easy to 9 hard. Each one opens its own page with a free PDF in small, medium or large.
- Creepy Hand (medium): a bony clawed hand reaching up.
- Zombie Rising (hard): a zombie rising from a grave with arms outstretched.
- Evil Eyes (easy): two narrow evil eyes and sharp eyebrows.
- Monster Mouth (medium): a wide monster mouth full of sharp jagged teeth.
- Creepy Doll Face (hard): a creepy cracked porcelain doll face with hollow eyes.
- RIP Tombstone (easy): a tombstone with the letters RIP and grass at the base.
- Coffin (easy): a coffin with a cross on the lid.
- Mummy Face (medium): a mummy face wrapped in bandages with two glowing eyes.
- Scarecrow (hard): a ragged scarecrow on a pole with a stitched sack face.
- Hooded Figure (medium): a hooded shadowy figure with glowing eyes.
- Simple Skull (easy): a simple skull with round eye sockets and teeth.
- Sugar Skull (hard): a day of the dead sugar skull with flower eye sockets and decorative patterns.
- Skull and Crossbones (medium): a skull over crossed bones.
- Grinning Skull (medium): a grinning skull with cracks.
- Skull with Roses (hard): a skull with roses growing around it.
- Skeleton Wave (medium): a skeleton hand waving.
- Dancing Skeleton (hard): a full skeleton dancing.
- Skull with Candle (medium): a skull with a melting candle on top.
- Grim Reaper (hard): a hooded grim reaper holding a scythe.
- Easy Reaper (medium): a simple hooded reaper silhouette with a scythe.
- Scythe (easy): a curved scythe.
- Vampire Face (medium): a cartoon vampire face with a round head, spiky hair, pointy ears, a high collar cape and two small fangs, original cartoon design that does not resemble any actor.
- Vampire with Cape (hard): a vampire spreading his cape like wings.
- Vampire Castle (hard): a gothic castle on a cliff with bats.
How to carve a scary pumpkin
- Pick a design and download the PDF in the size that matches the flattest face of your pumpkin.
- Cut a lid or a hole in the back, scoop out the pulp and thin the front wall to about 1 inch so the light shines through.
- Tape the stencil flat, poke along every line about 3 mm apart, then peel the paper off.
- Cut out the black shapes with a small saw, smallest pieces first, and keep every white bridge.
- Light it with an LED and clean up any edges that block the glow.
Carving tips
- Use a bright LED so jagged teeth cast sharp shadows.
- Carve on a dark, warty pumpkin for extra texture.
- Leave thicker bridges on claws and teeth; they break first.
New to stencils? Read how to use a pumpkin stencil. Cut the black areas, keep the white; every design here already has bridges, so no piece falls out.
Want your own design?
Drop a photo of your pet, your kids or your own pumpkin. AI turns pets and faces into a stencil that looks like them, shows any design carved on your pumpkin, or traces a logo for free.
Scary stencil questions
What are good scary pumpkin ideas?
Monster mouths, zombie hands, grim reapers, skulls and evil eyes all read well from a distance.
Are scary stencils hard to carve?
Many are medium. Start with evil eyes or a monster mouth before trying the zombie or reaper.
Do you have horror movie stencils?
No. We only offer original designs, not copyrighted characters.