Halloween is on the horizon, with the annual fright-fest taking place this year on Saturday October 31.

And what better way to celebrate Halloween than to decorate your very own pumpkin with a scary - or not so scary - face and candles?

Here are 10 of our favourites to get you inspired to carve your own!

1) Nightmare Before Christmas' Jack Skellington

2) Scary bat designs!

3) Go for a children-friendly heart pumpkin

4) Get arty and do a fun cartoon design!

5) Do a traditional triangle carving...

6) Carve some super-scary fangs!

7) Go for a pretty autumnal design

8) Incorporate Halloween characters like black cats!

9) Use the seeds and insides for a funny pumpkin!

10) Or even paint the outside of the flesh!

Keep up-to-date on the latest spooky Halloween news and events on our dedicated page .