Nerdy Pumpkins for Nerdy People (Can Has Stencils!)

Sooo Halloween is this Saturday, as I am sure you are aware of dear readers. And I don’t know about you, but every year I go on the internet and see all those fantastically geektastic pumpkins that everyone has carved and I think to myself… hey, why cant I do that? Well often times it’s because I don’t want to draw up my own pattern. Though I am informed that many people also just don’t like to draw. WELL little blogglets, I have gone through all the trouble of researching some fabulous templates, ranging from easy to medium in vegetable artistry difficulty in hopes that it will aid you in creating that perfect nerdy pumpkin you want all of your neighbors to see so they can either A) judge you from afar or B) think you are super sophisticated because they have no idea what your pumpkin is. So here are some awesome pumpkin carving ideas for you to print out and enjoy! (Disclaimer: yes I stole these from the internet)

Well here of course is the traditional Batman symbol. This is fun for kids and adults alike. Its recognizable, its geeky and its EASY. The beauty of this one too is that it is the original bat symbol, so while other people look lame by just doing the fancy Dark Knight symbol or a creepy Heath Ledger Joker, your pumpkin will stay stylish, simple and classic.

So, for all the math geeks out there, this is both clever and nerdy. Again, very simple and easy to cut, but haha! Its pumpkin pi! Get it? Impress people with your incredible wit! You are clearly the most clever person on your block, to put such a witty pun into your holiday festivities.

 

 

 

 

Everyone loves video games! Here are two video game based templates to show your support for both Gears of War, or if you are feeling slightly more ambitious and less violent, the ever popular Rock Band! Gears of War is a pretty easy design, where as Rock Band is a little more ambitious, ranking out at a solid medium level of difficulty. So rise up gamers! Show your fandom AFK!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now what kind of magnificent ass hat would I be if I didn’t include some Star Wars stencils? These are great for the whole “Dark Side of the Porch” theme. Both Bobba Fett and Dark Vader will look incredibly creepy and badass, scaring adult and small child alike. And we all know scaring children is what Halloween is all about. Right? RIGHT?! But yeah, both of these you just cut out the grey parts and you’ll have something pretty awesome. The Fett man is pretty easy and Sir Vader is an easy to medium cut. Have fun!

 

 

 

 

Now, while I am not personally a Linux person, I know the people who are will defend this little Tux Penguin TO THE DEATH. So if you are one of the folks who runs this incredibly strange system (no offence intended, it just confounds me), show off your techie pride!

 

 

 

 

Looking for something a little more pop culture oriented? Show your happiness for the return of Futurama with this fantastic Bender the Robot stencil. Got kids in your neighborhood? Don’t include the writing. Don’t give a shit about kids in your neighborhood? Go for it! The orange area indicates that this area can be “shaded”. If you don’t know how to do that though, its totally fine to just not cut out that area of the pumpkin. Either way this is a great fun easy design for fanfolk!

 

 

 

 

Speaking of pop culture, lets stray away from the Team Edward/Team Jacob pumpkins this year. They will probably get smashed by anyone who isn’t 16 years old and a girl. Instead, how about trying this True Blood template to spice up your vampiric night life. Super simple but very iconic, this image is a great way to add a little sex to your doorstep, I mean, if thats what you’re into .

 

 

 

 

This is a super sweet throw back to the original series of Star Trek. Just cut where the white area is, and you’ll have young Lenord Nemoy looking out on all your neighborhood, judging human emotions in silence, but with dignity. With the new Star Trek movie, you’re bound to get a ton of Federation clad trick or treaters, so this design will be a great hit with almost everyone who sees it! It looks harder than it is, but this design is totally easy to medium on the difficulty level scale.

 

 

British fear is the best kind of fear. This Doctor Who template is a GREAT way to show off incredible fandom and it also makes for a pretty terrifying looking pumpkin. Even if people don’t know what it is, this Ood will send shivers down the spine of any geek or non geek that visits your door. Probably the hardest design of the group, ranking out at a solid medium in difficulty, this still is totally doable by the artistically challenged and would be a super cool, super unique addition to your doorstep.

Last but not least ladies, I give you my personal favorite. Meet the Ash pumpkin. Encapsulating all of the Evil Dead/Army of Darkness glory that is Bruce Campbell, this design is incredibly fun and fantastic for the geek who just doesn’t have enough chainsaw hand in their life. This thing looks FANTASTIC when finished, and ranks at a medium carving level (the chainsaw and the scraggly pant leg is why it gets that rating), but out of the mouth of the great man himself, this pumpkin design is one word. Groovy.