Walk through thousands of hand-carved jack-o’-lanterns at Jack O’ Lantern World! The popular pumpkin attraction is returning to Lake Zurich this month to kick off spooky season. As dusk turns to ...

The term jack-o’-lantern was first applied to people, not pumpkins. As far back as 1663, the term meant a man with a lantern or a night watchman. Just a decade or so later, it began to be used ...

In the passage below, Ott explores the origins of the carved jack-o’-lantern, especially as it relates to the classic "Sleepy Hollow" legend. One of the best-known literary works in which a pump ...