he used on his blog, The Derringdos.
"My family and friends often chide me about my love for these characters because I have become so immersed in their lore over the years," he said. "But at the same time they love how it has influenced my own creativity and work. As an homage to these great films and mythology I have carved my favorite Dark Lords of the Sith into pumpkins for Halloween."
geek" who lives in Akron, Ohio, said he loves Halloween and carving pumpkins so much that he usually ends up with at least 10 gouged gourds each year. At least one of them is usually inspired by George Lucas' film franchise, as is this Darth Vader jack-o'-lantern.
-- more because of the amount of time/effort and my erratic, suggestive Halloween happy-dancing."
Photo: Nige (aka Norbini on Flickr)
in our theater in my hometown of Woodstock, (Ontario, Canada) in 1977," said Travis Allison, 37, who carved this stormtrooper. "I remember being there with my dad but nothing else other than being so caught up in the story."
The diminutive Jedi master is perfect for a pumpkin because of dark and brooding demeanor, Hergert said: "His sage and mystical qualities come through perfectly in the orange glow."
pumpkins. My fandom is worn fairly prominently, so it's never a surprise when I do something like this."
"Our friends back home, when they saw the pics, at first didn't believe it was real or, if they did, that we made it," Newton said. "It wasn't until we showed them some pics of us actually carving the pumpkin that they believed us.... Once we convinced them that the pumpkin was actually ours, I think they were pretty damn impressed."
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