Mike Craghead
@mikecraghead.com
Insufferable twit, Halloween Wars vet, carver of pumpkins and sand and other silly things, worstselling author: LowArtHighCraft.com. Avoid mikecraghead.com at all costs.
OctoBEARfest 2026 at the Sequoia Park Zoo: Three bears! Two with eight legs ("Octo..." GET IT?!): a tardigrade ("water bear") and an Octobear (with tentacles!) both carved from butternut squash, and a life-sized pumpkin bear cub.
#pumpkincarving
#SequoiaParkZoo
#HalloweenWars
#OrganicMattersRanch
#pumpkincarving
#SequoiaParkZoo
#HalloweenWars
#OrganicMattersRanch
October 13, 2026 at 5:22 AM
OctoBEARfest 2026 at the Sequoia Park Zoo: Three bears! Two with eight legs ("Octo..." GET IT?!): a tardigrade ("water bear") and an Octobear (with tentacles!) both carved from butternut squash, and a life-sized pumpkin bear cub.
#pumpkincarving
#SequoiaParkZoo
#HalloweenWars
#OrganicMattersRanch
#pumpkincarving
#SequoiaParkZoo
#HalloweenWars
#OrganicMattersRanch
There's clearly a story behind this one, I just don't know what it is. You tell me!
#pumpkincarving
#Halloween
#HalloweenWars
#pumpkincarving
#Halloween
#HalloweenWars
October 6, 2026 at 7:49 PM
There's clearly a story behind this one, I just don't know what it is. You tell me!
#pumpkincarving
#Halloween
#HalloweenWars
#pumpkincarving
#Halloween
#HalloweenWars
Such a treat to carve alongside my fellow vets of Halloween Wars season 14, Sarah "Bloodstain" Blostein and Alan Silva!
#pumpkin
#pumpkincarving
#halloween
#foodnetwork
#halloweenwars
#humboldtcounty
#pumpkin
#pumpkincarving
#halloween
#foodnetwork
#halloweenwars
#humboldtcounty
October 5, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Such a treat to carve alongside my fellow vets of Halloween Wars season 14, Sarah "Bloodstain" Blostein and Alan Silva!
#pumpkin
#pumpkincarving
#halloween
#foodnetwork
#halloweenwars
#humboldtcounty
#pumpkin
#pumpkincarving
#halloween
#foodnetwork
#halloweenwars
#humboldtcounty
A great start to the season!
See y’all tomorrow (Sunday) Organic Matters Ranch, with fellow weirdos Alan J Silva and ahead.of.the.carve (Sarah “Bloodstain”)!
See y’all tomorrow (Sunday) Organic Matters Ranch, with fellow weirdos Alan J Silva and ahead.of.the.carve (Sarah “Bloodstain”)!
October 4, 2026 at 5:23 AM
A great start to the season!
See y’all tomorrow (Sunday) Organic Matters Ranch, with fellow weirdos Alan J Silva and ahead.of.the.carve (Sarah “Bloodstain”)!
See y’all tomorrow (Sunday) Organic Matters Ranch, with fellow weirdos Alan J Silva and ahead.of.the.carve (Sarah “Bloodstain”)!
Live pumpkin carving at Organic Matters Ranch, Sunday, October 4, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Join Halloween Wars veterans Sarah "Bloodstain" Blostein (Toronto), Alan Silva (LA) and Mike Craghead (Eureka), all weirdos from 2024's season 14 of Food Network's Halloween Wars!
#Halloween
#PumpkinCarving
Join Halloween Wars veterans Sarah "Bloodstain" Blostein (Toronto), Alan Silva (LA) and Mike Craghead (Eureka), all weirdos from 2024's season 14 of Food Network's Halloween Wars!
#Halloween
#PumpkinCarving
September 23, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Live pumpkin carving at Organic Matters Ranch, Sunday, October 4, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Join Halloween Wars veterans Sarah "Bloodstain" Blostein (Toronto), Alan Silva (LA) and Mike Craghead (Eureka), all weirdos from 2024's season 14 of Food Network's Halloween Wars!
#Halloween
#PumpkinCarving
Join Halloween Wars veterans Sarah "Bloodstain" Blostein (Toronto), Alan Silva (LA) and Mike Craghead (Eureka), all weirdos from 2024's season 14 of Food Network's Halloween Wars!
#Halloween
#PumpkinCarving
Obie, beans, Halloweens.
September 17, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Obie, beans, Halloweens.
I’m not on Halloween Wars this season, but some of my favorite weirdos are, so I’ll be watching on Sunday, September 13!
Here’s my “Road to” segment from season 14 (2024):
youtu.be/JLTdvoxo2wQ?...
#HalloweenWars
#PumpkinCarving
Here’s my “Road to” segment from season 14 (2024):
youtu.be/JLTdvoxo2wQ?...
#HalloweenWars
#PumpkinCarving
Mike Craghead on the Road to Halloween Wars, season 14, ep 1
YouTube video by Mike Craghead
youtu.be
September 6, 2026 at 12:23 AM
I’m not on Halloween Wars this season, but some of my favorite weirdos are, so I’ll be watching on Sunday, September 13!
Here’s my “Road to” segment from season 14 (2024):
youtu.be/JLTdvoxo2wQ?...
#HalloweenWars
#PumpkinCarving
Here’s my “Road to” segment from season 14 (2024):
youtu.be/JLTdvoxo2wQ?...
#HalloweenWars
#PumpkinCarving
Got October plans? Cancel them and watch pumpkins get weird!
Actually no, that would be bonkers, don’t do that. But should your plans fall through organically, here are like a dozen ideas of what to do instead!
#PumpkinCarving
#Halloween
#HalloweenWars
Actually no, that would be bonkers, don’t do that. But should your plans fall through organically, here are like a dozen ideas of what to do instead!
#PumpkinCarving
#Halloween
#HalloweenWars
September 2, 2026 at 3:54 AM
Got October plans? Cancel them and watch pumpkins get weird!
Actually no, that would be bonkers, don’t do that. But should your plans fall through organically, here are like a dozen ideas of what to do instead!
#PumpkinCarving
#Halloween
#HalloweenWars
Actually no, that would be bonkers, don’t do that. But should your plans fall through organically, here are like a dozen ideas of what to do instead!
#PumpkinCarving
#Halloween
#HalloweenWars
Reminder: if you miss this, you will have missed it!
August 17, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Reminder: if you miss this, you will have missed it!
Join us at the 57th Annual Annie & Mary Days, at Blue Lake, CA's Perigot Park, Sunday, Aug. 9.
CEO/Fog plays at noon, then we're up at 1:15, followed by Firesign and UKEsperience.
CEO/Fog plays at noon, then we're up at 1:15, followed by Firesign and UKEsperience.
August 5, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Join us at the 57th Annual Annie & Mary Days, at Blue Lake, CA's Perigot Park, Sunday, Aug. 9.
CEO/Fog plays at noon, then we're up at 1:15, followed by Firesign and UKEsperience.
CEO/Fog plays at noon, then we're up at 1:15, followed by Firesign and UKEsperience.
Important announcement: I’m John Scalzi’s pumpkin guy now!!
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Thank you, Pumpkin Mike
July 29, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Important announcement: I’m John Scalzi’s pumpkin guy now!!
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Meteorologist or Meaty Urologist? Discuss.
July 8, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Meteorologist or Meaty Urologist? Discuss.
Some sand sculptures from past years.
Here’s how to make your own: instructables.com/id/Sand-Sculpture
Here’s how to make your own: instructables.com/id/Sand-Sculpture
June 30, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Some sand sculptures from past years.
Here’s how to make your own: instructables.com/id/Sand-Sculpture
Here’s how to make your own: instructables.com/id/Sand-Sculpture
Mike on Tuesday, Sari & Mike on Saturday. See you there!
June 21, 2026 at 5:12 AM
Mike on Tuesday, Sari & Mike on Saturday. See you there!
Come for the beer and stay for the music! Or vice-versa, your call!
May 29, 2026 at 12:47 AM
Come for the beer and stay for the music! Or vice-versa, your call!
Ok fine, I’ll be the next James Bond but only if they pay me in Doritos
May 18, 2026 at 3:10 AM
Ok fine, I’ll be the next James Bond but only if they pay me in Doritos
Attention, folks planning on visiting Kaptain’s Quarters Taproom on May 21, and/or Redwood Curtain Brewing Company on May 28:
My apologies for all the noise.
My apologies for all the noise.
May 1, 2026 at 4:23 AM
Attention, folks planning on visiting Kaptain’s Quarters Taproom on May 21, and/or Redwood Curtain Brewing Company on May 28:
My apologies for all the noise.
My apologies for all the noise.
On Tuesday, April 21, I hereby promise to make noises that pair perfectly with what’s on tap at Redwood Curtain in Myrtletown!
#singersongwriter
#insufferabletwit
#singersongwriter
#insufferabletwit
April 21, 2026 at 11:23 PM
On Tuesday, April 21, I hereby promise to make noises that pair perfectly with what’s on tap at Redwood Curtain in Myrtletown!
#singersongwriter
#insufferabletwit
#singersongwriter
#insufferabletwit
Join Jeff for an evening of great music, Saturday, April 25 in Trinidad Town Hall, for Trinidad Art Nights - I’ll also be there, but you should come anyway!
April 16, 2026 at 5:10 AM
Join Jeff for an evening of great music, Saturday, April 25 in Trinidad Town Hall, for Trinidad Art Nights - I’ll also be there, but you should come anyway!
Easter bunny, standing on an egg, holding a tulip. Carved from a redwood 2”x2” on Easter 2025, finished today.
Cheers!
Cheers!
April 5, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Easter bunny, standing on an egg, holding a tulip. Carved from a redwood 2”x2” on Easter 2025, finished today.
Cheers!
Cheers!
Ok everybody, I think it’s time we let the pigeon drive the bus.
February 18, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Ok everybody, I think it’s time we let the pigeon drive the bus.
Ice storm in Minnesota…
Brown shirts have got to go
It’s long past time we wrote a
New version of “Ohio”
Brown shirts have got to go
It’s long past time we wrote a
New version of “Ohio”
January 31, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Ice storm in Minnesota…
Brown shirts have got to go
It’s long past time we wrote a
New version of “Ohio”
Brown shirts have got to go
It’s long past time we wrote a
New version of “Ohio”
Slimy Christmas friends: I inflicted banana slugs upon my family for stocking stuffers.
These were experiments, I’ll move to more robust materials when I put them up for adoption ;)
#SlugLife
These were experiments, I’ll move to more robust materials when I put them up for adoption ;)
#SlugLife
December 26, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Slimy Christmas friends: I inflicted banana slugs upon my family for stocking stuffers.
These were experiments, I’ll move to more robust materials when I put them up for adoption ;)
#SlugLife
These were experiments, I’ll move to more robust materials when I put them up for adoption ;)
#SlugLife
I took up basket weaving for Thanksgiving…
November 27, 2025 at 11:38 PM
I took up basket weaving for Thanksgiving…