Pumpkin carver who creates portraits of serial killers and horror icons says side hustle earns £10,000 a year

Credit: Jamie Jones.A professional pumpkin carver, who creates portraits of serial killers such as Ed Gein and Jeffrey Dahmer alongside horror icons like Pennywise, has said he has earned £10,000 this year from his Halloween side hustle.Jamie Jones, 42, who lives in Capenhurst, Chester with his wife, Gemma, 40, and their two daughters, Penny, seven, and Alice, nine, discovered his love for pumpkin carving at age 30, honing his skills by practising on 30 to 40 pumpkins each year “until his fingers bled”.