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Meet the ‘Picasso of Pumpkin Carving,’ Whose Halloween Creations Are Absolutely Insane

Meet Farmer Mike, a self-taught artist who transforms giant pumpkins into intricate Halloween masterpieces using simple tools.

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Warning: reading this Associated Press story about the guy who might be the world’s best pumpkin carver will either inspire you to carve a gorgeous jack-o’-lantern in the few days left before Halloween, or make you toss the one you already carved into a woodchipper. Either reaction would be appropriate once you’ve seen some of the work of the guy known as the “Picasso of pumpkin carvers.”

Mike Valladao is a cybersecurity systems engineer. But when the fall season rolls around, he transforms into his alter ego, Farmer Mike, a........

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