The concept of this pic is good. It is quite noisy though and looks to have been shot w/out a tripod, which is a must for real dark shots such as this. Also, would have liked to have seen a more natural glow from the pumpkin, but thats me.
I know you're getting pinged right and left on darkness and negative space. I love this image! It's just plain flat creepy; evocative of all the horrors that you can conjure up on a cold, dank spooky night. This thing has got to be sitting at the house that no kid in his right mind will go within 100 yards 'cause they KNOW that the boogeyman lives there! 7 to help offset any bad votes.....8>)