How does one master menace,
carving optimal malignancy
into a festive orange orb?

Sometimes the faces intended
to convey happy holiday blessings 
are the most creepy and disconcerting…

you know, like with real peoples’ faces.

Sometimes the faces intended
to torture souls and rend psyches 
are over-the-top and campy or silly…

you know, like with real peoples’ faces.

How does one master menace
on a festive orange orb?