Last year, our story about Ray Villafane’s ghastly zombie pumpkins got over 1.2 million pageviews in just a few days, and many readers asked where and how they could view these ghoulish gourds for ...

If you don’t know what Ray Villafane does for a living, you might guess he’s a life coach. Nuggets of everyday wisdom spill out of him as easy and plentiful as coins from a slot machine. “Always try ...

As Halloween approaches, you may be thinking of carving your own Jack O'Lantern out of a pumpkin. American Ray Villafane takes pumpkin carving to another level. Drawing on his background in art and ...

Artist Ray Villafane created a pumpkin that reminds me of MMA's best punch-faces. That is an impressive work of art, particularly the flying pumpkin teeth. Could you do any better? Here's the ...

MESA, AZ — He’s known for his incredible pumpkin-carving skills and has captured the attention of Halloween enthusiasts around the world. Starting this Saturday, teacher-turned-sculptor Ray Villafane ...

It takes several months to grow the fruit but amazingly just two hours for artist Ray Villafane to sculpt these petrifyingly detailed portraits out of pumpkin. The American model designer and former ...

Ray Villafane’s playful, carved pumpkins are synonymous with Halloween in Carefree. But when COVID-19 hit, he was forced to make a change when the town canceled its events. “Strange Encounters: A ...

Ever see one of those 3-D Halloween pumpkin carvings so elaborate it looks almost lifelike and wonder to yourself: How did they do that? Us too. So we went to the expert. Turns out, with a few simple ...