In Pictures / Halloween 2025: Creepy collection of readers’ best images

1 November 2025 17:08

Chris Smith set up this photo of a spooky, smokey pumpkin.

WE ASKED, and you delivered – thanks to all of Shetland News‘ readers who sent in their incredibly creative costumes, pumpkins and decorations from Halloween 2025.

We were truly inundated with images after our call for Halloween horrors on Friday, with well over 100 photos flooding in over email, social media and messages.

Thank you to everyone who took the time to send one in, and we hope you had a great Halloween.

A skeleton and Wednesday. Photo: Lucy Saether

Some of the staff at Shetland Jewellery also donned pumpkins for a photoshoot.

Vicki Leslie’s Day of the Dead themed pumpkin.

A creepy display from Siobhan Johnson.

A spooky scream! Photo: Stacey Sehnert Leask

Heather Miller shared this photo of her son’s handmade Master Chief costume from Halo.

The K-Pop Demon Hunters was a popular costume this year. Photo: Ashleigh Pearson

Lowry proudly displays his Halloween bandana. Photo: Dianne Goudie

Rory channels Gandalf the Grey. Photo: Heather Ní Tnuthail

Three-year-old Connie Gear dressed up as a farmer. Photo: Shona Gear

Dressed up as a Halloween pixie is Snow. Photo: Katrina Williamson

This spooky skeleton display was seen out on the West Mainland.

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A K-Pop Demon Hunter and Pebbles from The Flintstones. Photo: Leanne Fisher

Zombie mermaid. Photo: Nicole Gilfillan

Heather Miller’s daughter is carried away by the wind.

A scary welcome for guizers in Unst. Photo: Beverly Tarby

The Manse in Mossbank. Photo: Zara Wharton-Baum

Lisa Ryder’s cat Ozzy in the spirit.

Thorin Buck, 4. Photo: Ellie Buck

Photo: Nicole Gilfillan

Lauren’s pumpkin. Photo: Alison Gifford

A classic neepy lantern. Photo: Laurie Goodlad Pottinger

Amelia as a witch and Caedmon dressed as Sonic. Photo: Ellie Buck

Gail Louise Wiseman’s spooky home, all decorated for guizers.

Photo: Kirsty Odie

A cute pumpkin. Photo: Mariel Leask

Photo: Erica Lines

A scary sighting of two horror icons. Photo: Sarah Flanagan

Trapped in a web. Photo: Fern Johnson

Even Dracula can get a fright on Halloween. Photo: Lucy Saether

Photo: Marie Stout

A trio of guizers. Photo: Marcia Scobie

Photo: Abby-May Irving

You’ll float too… Photo: Alicia Bishop

Photo: Lucy Saether

Photo: Danielle Nisbet

Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? Photo: Stephanie Mackay

Photo: Laura Black

Photo: Kathryn Brown

Photo: Leanne Louise Hodgson

Even killer dolls can sometimes be cute. Photo: Sharyn Louise Anderson

Halloween is for chickens too! Photo: Samantha Belokon-Dennis

Cocktail sticks and string was used to good effect on this pumpkin, pictured by Sarah Carr.

Chloe Hussey sent in this paw-some Halloween photo.

Ilyanna and Freddie Milne dressed up as the pumpkin prince and Disgust (from the film Inside Out).

This spooky pumpkin was carved by Ella Mae Laurenson, age 12.

Danny Nicolson, age two, cracking a smile as a peerie Paddington Bear.

Nadia Davenport sent in this photo of a carved pumpkin with a rather apt set of lights in the background.

Students from the Eric Gray centre dressed up as ghosts around UHI Shetland campus in Lerwick.

Staff at Shetland Jewellery dressed up for Halloween.

Marie-Louise Ramsay with Jemima and Willow Williamson, dressed as the Flintstones.

Zander MacDonald, who is nine months old, getting into the Halloween spirit.

Maci Williamson (4) and Brooke Johnson (7) sporting some striking facepaint.

Morgan sent in this photo of Hallie (4) and Romee (1).

Anna Mainland sent in this photo of pumpkins made by Ryan (left) and Ruby (right).

Staff from the Sandwick shop getting into the spirit and collecting for Shetland bereavement fund.

Angela McWilliam said she made these pumpkins for her sister from charity shop jumpers and rope.

Amanda Brown sent in this photo.

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