Abstract: A top or lid for carved objects; particularly, pumpkins or jack-o-lanterns is provided comprising a base sized to cover an opening, a figurine coupled to the base, a light coupled to a power source, and possibly a speaker in communication with the power source, a sound generator capable of playing scary sounds or music and an amplifier coupled to the speaker. The figurines are various animated representations such as a spider, haunted house, skeleton, witch, etc.