I think two things about making a gallery of pictures of jack-o’-lanterns. One: This is exactly the sort of task I’m up to on a November 1. I tend to enjoy my sweets in the four of bourbon for Halloween, and as a result November 1 is a hangover to rival January 1. In stumbling around the house groaning for advil and wondering how I stubbed my presently lame big toe, I present a more convincing zombie than any you saw in Georgetown last night. Two: Something about taking pictures of pumpkins makes people go nuts with the photoshop. How is it that photos of orange gourds look so green?

Here are some of the jacks-o’lantern that found their way into the DCist photo pool. Y’all are a creative bunch, but I’m afraid that I don’t see anything here that tops the One Jack-o’-Lantern To Rule Them All.