Angry Birds

Angry Birds pumpkin carving

Who can explain the phenomenon that is Angry Birds? Maybe this amazing pumpkin carving can. [Source]

Captain America

Captain America pumpkin carving

In case you can’t place it, this is modeled after the “Marvel Heroes” line of kids’ toys and cartoons — not the terrific Marvel movie from this Summer. [Source]

Deus Ex: Human Revolution

Deus Ex: Human Revolution pumpkin carving

Behold Adam Jensen, the protagonist of one of our favorite games of 2011. [Source]

The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games pumpkin carving

With the movie only five months away, Hunger Games fever is at an all-time high right now. Pictured: the all-important “Mockingjay” symbol from the books and the film. [Source]

The Smurfs

The Smurfs pumpkin carving

God help us all, The Smurfs was one of this year’s biggest box office hits — for kiddie flicks, that is. Here’s Smurfette, the one and only girl Smurf. (Seriously, how does the species procreate with only one female? Must be a “queen bee” kind of thing…) [Source]

Steve Jobs #1

Steve Jobs pumpkin carving

I couldn’t resist including two Steve Jobs tributes after seeing how amazing both of these are. First up: a spot-on recreation of the late Apple creator, all lit up at night. [Source]

Steve Jobs #2

Steve Jobs pumpkin carving

The second tribute I came across uses the same photo as its source, but generates a completely different result by applying the methods of a true sculptor. Here’s how it looks in the dark. [Source]

Thor

Thor pumpkin carving

Fantastic rendition of Thor’s hammer, from this summer’s blockbuster movie (and the comic book, of course). Also see this photo of it glowing. [Source]

Transformers

Transformers pumpkin carving

Not sure, but I think that’s Shockwave, who was of course one of the big baddies in this summer’s Transformers: Dark of the Moon. Somebody correct me if I’m wrong. [Source]

The Walking Dead

The Walking Dead pumpkin carving

The infamous “Bicycle Girl” from the pilot episode of AMC’s mega-hot zombie apocalypse series, which just entered its second season. Not the greatest picture, but impressive work on the pumpkin. [Source]

Space Shuttle Pumpkin

Perhaps in honor of the pending retirement of the shuttle fleet? By Ernest Aguayo.

V for Vendetta Pumpkin

Nice dual celebration: Halloween and Guy Fawkes Day. Extra points for looking better when lit. By Tico-Machi.

Kirby Pumpkin

So cute you can’t possibly resist it. Don’t bother trying. By HamHamLuvsKirby.

Gollum Pumpkin

So good, it’s downright precious. (Had to do it.) By Turbine.

Hunger Games Pumpkin

As a big fan of Suzanne Collins’ books, this one made me smile. Plus, I had to have something on the list just to spite the Twilight fans. By Ramsey-the-Arab.

World of Warcraft Pumpkin

Impressive Ragnaros. By Tanya01.

Phineas & Ferb Pumpkin

This one goes out to my wife, the world’s biggest Perry the Platypus fan. By Melissa Gutierrez.

Thundercats Pumkin

Thundercats, Ho-oh! Nice detail with the eye being the brightest part. By Scott Smith.

Voltron Pumpkin

Takes me way back… Man, I used to love that show. By Mark Ratliff.

You should check the full article out, but here’s a tiny glimpse of what’s in store for you. Needless to say, they’re the ones that made my blood flow more quickly.

Twitter’s Fail Whale – who does not recognize this creature? Twitter has received a lot of flak for its intermittent service, although we have to admit is has become much better. Still, the fail whale has earned its place in history.

Firefox and IE – I use Chrome now since Firefox started to crash on me all the time about a month ago, and I haven’t used IE since forever, but these pumpkins still look awesome, don’t they?

Reddit – I love how they used a reddish hue for the lighting inside the pumpkin. This alien is cuter than ET, in my opinion.

Apple – of course. I could have thought of this myself if I didn’t see Mashable’s write up first (yeah right). A geek pumpkin fest will not be complete without an Apple carving, don’t you think? Maybe you can use Steve Job’s face for a more unique carving?

All photos courtesy of Mashable