# AI Pumpkin Head Photo > You, a real carved pumpkin over your head, sipping iced coffee through the jack-o'-lantern mouth. - URL: https://soracai.com/ai-pumpkin-head - Type: photo effect - Category: Holiday (https://soracai.com/effects/holiday) - Cost: 10 credits per run (packs from $4.99; pricing: https://soracai.com/pricing.md) - Inputs: Your photo – Waist-up or full body works best; your outfit and hair are kept - Time: about 15 seconds - Watermark: none - Updated: 2026-10-05 ## What is the AI Pumpkin Head Photo? The AI pumpkin head template lets you join the pumpkin-head photoshoot without hollowing out a pumpkin. Your photo becomes a candid, everyday shot: you sit in the passenger seat of a car with the door open, one arm on the door, wearing a large carved pumpkin over your whole head like a helmet. The jack-o'-lantern has triangle eyes, a toothy grin and its curly stem on top, and you are sipping an iced coffee through a straw poked into the carved mouth. Your own hair spills out from under the rind, your outfit stays the same, and the autumn light outside is soft and overcast. Pumpkin-head shoots have been a fall tradition on TikTok and Instagram for several years. People carve a big pumpkin, put it on, and pose somewhere ordinary: a car, a sofa, a field. The more normal the setting, the funnier it is. This template picks the car and iced coffee version, one of the most copied frames. It keeps your body, skin tone, hair and clothes, and asks for a real pumpkin with visible rind thickness and a shadow on your shoulders, not a cartoon. The carved holes show only darkness inside. Results arrive in about 20 to 40 seconds as a vertical 9:16 photo, sized for Stories. Examples here were made from AI-generated fictional people. ## Why it looks real A pasted-on pumpkin looks fake for three reasons: no thickness at the cut edges, no shadow where it meets the shoulders, and hair that stops at a hard line. The template asks for all three: a real rind with visible thickness, a contact shadow, and your hair coming out from underneath naturally. The carved eyes and mouth show only dark shadow inside, with no face or candle glow, which is how a real hollow pumpkin on someone's head looks in daylight. ## More Halloween looks For something spookier, the 90s Halloween Watcher template puts you in a late-90s bedroom with a hooded figure in the doorway, and the Halloween AI photo template turns you into a moonlit witch. If you want motion, the AI flying broom video has you riding a broomstick through traffic. Pumpkin-head photos tend to peak in mid to late October, so it is worth making yours early. ## How to use it 1. Open https://soracai.com/ai-pumpkin-head and upload a photo. 2. Press Generate (10 credits). 3. Download the image. ## Tips - Use a waist-up or full-body photo; your outfit is what makes the shot yours. - Long or visible hair looks great spilling out under the pumpkin. - Cosy autumn clothes fit the mood; the template may add a knit layer if it suits. - Make a few runs and pick the one with the best pumpkin carving. - Post several in a row as a mini photoshoot, like the original trend. ## Use cases - A fall or Halloween post without the carving mess. - A matching set for friends who each upload their own photo. - Profile pictures that keep your face private. ## FAQ ### How do I do the pumpkin head trend with AI? Upload a waist-up or full-body photo and press Generate. You get the car and iced-coffee pumpkin-head shot in about 20 to 40 seconds. ### Is it free? New accounts get free credits for photo templates, so you can try it at no cost. More runs use credits from a pack or plan, and the cost is shown before you generate. ### Will my face show? No. The pumpkin covers your whole head, so only your hair, outfit and body carry over. That makes it a good private profile picture. ### Can I change the setting? This template uses the car scene. Run it again for small variations. ### Will there be a watermark? No. Downloads are watermark-free. ### Is it safe to upload my photo? Your upload is stored in Firebase Storage (Google Cloud) under your account so the generation can run and you can see your result later. It is not public, and you can email support to request deletion. To run the effect, a copy is sent to our AI model provider (kie.ai); result files are kept for 14 days, so download what you want to keep. ## Related effects - [Halloween AI Photo](https://soracai.com/ai-halloween-photo): Turn a selfie into a moonlit witch portrait with a jack-o'-lantern, floating candles and a black cat. - [AI 90s Halloween Photo](https://soracai.com/ai-90s-halloween-watcher): A late-90s bedroom snapshot of you on the phone, with a faceless hooded figure watching from the doorway. - [AI Ghostface Trend](https://soracai.com/ai-ghostface): Your selfie on pink satin sheets with a 90s phone, and a masked figure watching from the doorway. - [AI Flying Broom Video](https://soracai.com/ai-flying-broom): You float on a broomstick in city traffic, glance back at the camera and zoom off between the scooters. - [AI Bald Filter](https://soracai.com/ai-bald-filter): See yourself with a clean shaved head without touching the clippers. - [AI Clay Filter](https://soracai.com/ai-clay-filter): Upload one photo and get yourself back as a handmade plasticine stop-motion character. - [AI Winter Photo](https://soracai.com/ai-winter-photo): Turn any photo into a quiet, melancholic winter film portrait in falling snow at blue hour. - [AI Christmas Photo](https://soracai.com/ai-christmas-photo): One selfie in, a high-fashion Christmas editorial out: red velvet, Santa, tree and fireplace.