Halfway To Halloween: Hatbox Ghost

This stunning Hatbox Ghost Pumpkin was made by the amazing Bridget McCarty.  Bridget McCarty makes some of the finest pumpkins I’ve ever seen! Her secret is that she hand carves her pumpkins and then she hand paints them.  This gives her pumpkins amazing texture and color.

Many of her stunning pumpkins can be found at Disneyland. Want to see more of Bridget’s work? She is on Facebook and Instagram.

My husband is a big fan of The Haunted Mansion.  Years ago, I got him the CD  The Story and Song from The Haunted Mansion.  It is a copy of the promo record that was made to publicize The Haunted Mansion.  One of the things which makes this record so cool is that The Hatbox Ghost scene is included.  After listening, I have a question for Haunted Mansion fans.  Since The Hatbox Ghost and The Bride scene were side by side, was the Hatbox Ghost originally the Bride’s groom?

I’ve written other posts collecting a bunch of Bridget’s wonderful painted pumpkins. These posts feature the following characters:

• Stitch, the doorknob from Alice in Wonderland, The Little Mermaid, Winnie the Pooh & Tigger and Sally from The Nightmare Before Christmas.
• Darkwing Duck, the Queen of Hearts, Yoda, It’s A Small World, Jessica Rabbit and Stitch.
• Ariel, Ursula, Eric, Chef Louis and Sebastian.