The Story of Halluminations

Growing up in the late ’70s and early ’80s, Halloween was everything.

Cheap plastic costumes. Toxic-smelling trick-or-treat buckets. Hard plastic masks with eye holes designed for some other species. Fake spiderweb that probably violated several modern building codes.

And pumpkins.

In our house, after carving them, my father would turn off the lights, grab the scariest jack-o’-lantern, and chase us around the house with it.

It was ridiculous, mildly dangerous, and unforgettable.

Halloween eventually got bigger. Giant skeletons, fog machines, animatronics, projectors, remote controls.

But the pumpkin barely changed.

Carve it. Put a light in the bottom. Watch it glow.

I thought we could do better.

I started experimenting with mounting the light underneath the pumpkin lid. It made the light easier to access, but more importantly, it freed up the bottom of the pumpkin.

Suddenly there was room for fog, candy, props, scenes, and completely different carving ideas.

The pumpkin became more than a glowing shell.

It became a stage.

That idea became Halluminations.

We create products designed to rethink pumpkin lighting and give people new ways to carve, decorate, and experiment with Halloween’s most iconic tradition.

Because after all the giant skeletons, inflatable monsters, and animated corpses, we still believe the pumpkin is the heart of Halloween.

We just think it can do a hell of a lot more.

Halluminations — For the Greater Gourd.