Unleash the beast inside your pumpkin.

If you’re still using everyday cutlery to whittle works of art from mere gourds, then you need to step up your game. Forget the namby-pamby carving kits they sell in craft stores – those are for seasonal suckas. The gang on DIY Network recommends power tools, of course. Not saying you’ll end up with the museum-worthy jack-o-lanterns found in this Extreme Halloween Pumpkin Carving photo gallery, but you might surprise yourself. Learning how to use a battery-operated reciprocating saw could make you the envy of the co-op. Watch Ahmed Hassan wield power tools like electric toothbrushes to create Jacks ten times better than the ones my Mom and I carved with a steak knife.