The winners of this year's pumpkin-carving contest have been chosen -- and they're monstrously spectacular. We'd like to thank everyone who participated this year, and we can't wait to see your mad scientist skills in action again next time around. Check out all of the creepy, incredible, and creative winning pumpkins:

Rogue Crest from World of WarCraft

Mark Zolton - Kansas City, MO

Worgen

Pablito Tumbos Jr. - Longwood, FL

Smoldering Ember Wyrm Mount

Raine Pye - Kemptville, ON. Canada

Shadow the Fox

Nicole Honder - dEdmonton, AL. Canada

Ur'zul

Erin Murphy - Rocky River, OH

Honorable Mentions