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This 374-Pound 'Trumpkin' May Be The Scariest Halloween Pumpkin Ever

By Kate Shepherd in News on Oct 28, 2015 4:54PM

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A new phenomenon is sweeping the nation and it's scarier than zombies or ghosts. It's "The Trumpkin."

An artist from Ohio turned a 374-pound pumpkin into a larger than life portrait of reality TV star, businessman and GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump, according to WATE.

It took Jeanette Paras more than 10 hours to complete with the iconic hair taking the longest time. She creates a pumpkin celebrity every year and she chose Trump because he's become the man of 2015, she says.

The Donald's constant media attention has inspired others to paint or carve their own "trumpkins."

Pictures of a few other Trumpkin masterpieces have surfaced on social media so far this year:



This one captures his mouth very well:



There's even a shirt!: