Jack-o'-lantern (disambiguation)

A jack-o'-lantern is a decoratively carved and internally lit pumpkin or turnip. associated with Halloween

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Jack-o'-lantern may also refer to:

Customs and folklore

In English folklore, jack-o'-lantern is an alternative term for will-o'-the-wisp or ignis fatuus, an unearthly light which attracts travellers
In Irish folklore, jack-o'-lantern is an alternative term for Stingy Jack, also known as the Smith or Drunk Jack

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional entities

Jack O'Lantern (DC Comics), several DC Comics superheroes
Jack O'Lantern (Marvel Comics), several Marvel Comics supervillains
Pyro Jack, sometimes called Jack O'Lantern, a demon found in the series of games Shin Megami Tensei

Other arts, entertainment, and media

Jack O'Lantern (musical), a 1917 Broadway musical
Jack O'Lantern (novel), a 1929 thriller novel by George Goodchild
Jack O'Lantern (film), a 2004 film
Dartmouth Jack-O-Lantern, a magazine

Other uses

Omphalotus olearius mushroom, commonly known as the jack-o-lantern mushroom

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