Trick or Treat Through 31 Days of Toy Terror: Jack-O'-Lantern Pickup Truck by LEGO

 

   Happy Halloween 2026! Welcome to this year's installment of 31 Days of Toy Terror which is titled: Trick or Treat Through 31 Days of Toy Terror! I love horror themed toys but not all of them are really themed around Halloween, are they? No, of course not! This year, my focus is on toys that are directly connected to the holiday in some way. Pumpkins and Jack-O'-Lanterns? Absolutely! Toys that are based on media connected to the holiday like Trick 'r Treat and Halloween? Bring 'em on! Toys designed to be little Halloween tie-ins and impulse purchases? Sure, load them in the cart. Toys from the aptly named Trick Or Treat Studios, a company who produces lots of horror themed action figures? Hey, I gotta fill this list somehow, so I'm sometimes playing fast and loose with the rules. This year, I'm starting things off by delivering you a giant Jack-O'-Lantern. LEGO always puts out some fun and spooky stuff each Halloween and I really like this Jack-O'-Lantern Pickup Truck set that was released last year. It's not a huge set but it is pretty cool, featuring a farmer delivering a giant Jack-O'-Lantern in a pickup truck that has been decorated for some autumn fun. Maybe the farmer is taking this guy to a competition, parking him outside of a haunted hayride or a haunted corn maze, or perhaps taking part in a Halloween parade? Let's get the spooky season rolling after the break...

The Facts:

Set Name: 40822 Jack-O'-Lantern Pickup Truck

# of Pieces: 177 +  manual

Figures Included: Pumpkin Farmer

Year of Release: 2025

Original Retail Price: $15 dollars

The Farmer:

* This is a smaller set and so it only includes one minifigure: The Farmer. I like this little guy as he looks like your average farmer decked out in some tan overalls and a green, long-sleeved shirt. He has a grin on his face that looks a bit strained due to the drops of perspiration coming from his forehead and his seriously raised eyebrows. Perhaps he's exhausted from loading that giant pumpkin, or maybe he's actually a bit around the Jack-O'-Lantern and the other creepy crawlies surrounding it. 

* The Farmer has back printing to show off the back of his overalls (complete with some visible stitches). The printing of the top of the overalls is colored a bit differently from the legs since it's a lighter tan printed on a sand green color, so that's worth noting. The farmer doesn't come with any designated accessories other than his hat which is a perfect topper for the farmer. 

The Pickup Truck:

* I haven't reviewed any LEGO sets for quite a few years so I think I'm going to take a look at the build as I'm completing it since the build is part of the fun. The pickup truck starts as a single 4 x 12 plate and uses lots of smaller parts to build up the vehicle. There are some unusual colors you'll notice at first but the neon green and light grey won't really be visible once the build is completed. LEGO tends to use random colors for non-visible parts to break things up and make it easier to determine which parts go where. You also get more color variety for your own builds. 

* By step 20 you can see that the truck bed is completed,  the driver's seat has a steering wheel, and we're starting to work on the front of the truck. The headlights are neon green and there's a bone decoration on the front, little details that do make me think that the farmer has either decorated his pickup truck for a local Halloween parade or perhaps for the fall season at this pumpkin farm. 

* The build for the pickup truck itself ends with step 30 and now you've added on some translucent green wedges that serve as a decoration on the hood, a bed of vines and foliage for the giant Jack-O'-Lantern to rest on (perhaps they are the pumpkin's actual vines, still attached), and a giant spider. Is this meant to be a real spider hitching a ride or just a fun decoration? The spooky purple taillights are also neat, ensuring that the truck has all four of the Halloween colors: Orange, black, purple, and green. 

The Jack-O'-Lantern:

* Now that the truck is done it's time to build the Jack-O'-Lantern, who is real star of the show. This guy starts out with a little round plate and uses various bricks with studs on the sides to assemble the core of the model. There is a hollow center shaft, but we'll get to that in a minute.

* Around spooky step 13 of the Jack-O'-Lantern you get the idea of what's happening here: Curved pieces pieces with mostly flat surfaces are being placed on the sides, giving this giant gourd it's distinct shape. Do you think this is intended to be a real pumpkin or a display piece built for a Halloween parade or a fall festival? The hollow center has a series of tiles around it and you can place a skull and a little pumpkin inside. That's a cool little feature, allowing you to store them safely, give them to the farmer, or display them around the model. 

* Here's a shot of the giant pumpkin with three of the sides attached and the fourth side being constructed. Once it's finished those grey, white, and red pieces aren't even visible. 

* Here is the Jack-O'-Lantern, complete with his face and top. The top of the Jack-O'-Lantern is easily removable, allowing you to insert and remove the little extras. The face pieces are little tiles and you can move them around a bit, altering his expression. 

The Completed Model:

* Here's the Jack-O'-Lantern on the back of the truck. This pumpkin is huge, which definitely makes me think it's meant to be a prop for a parade or festival rather than a legit carved gourd. If you the LEGO The Nightmare Before Christmas Halloween Town set, this could be a cool addition to it.

* Here's a look from the other side, allowing you to glimpse the rear of the Jack-O'-Lantern. You can easily flip it in case you want the face displayed on either side. 

* The farmer can hop right into the driver's seat to haul this huge Jack-O'-Lantern along for all to see. 

The Jack-O'-Lantern Pickup Truck is a neat little vehicle. I missed it last year but this year I picked it up while grabbing another item or two from the LEGO Store online. It's currently sold out, but hopefully it will be back later this month before its retirement at the end of 2026. The truck isn't the best build or anything but it's neat and has a lot of character with the colors feeling like a old, rusty farm truck. It makes for a neat decoration, like it's something you'd see at a pumpkin farm or corn maze, so that's absolutely something that appeals to me. It's not an expensive set and the price point is pretty decent. It's a Great set to set the mood for the wonderful autumn days and spooky nights to come.