Boo! Halloween is lurking right around the corner, and that means it’s time to get spooky. While paperboard is always a treat for consumers and retailers alike, it does have a few tricks up its sleeves. Check out these five ghostly folding cartons and rigid boxes!
Drakon
Boutwell Owens & Co. submitted their Drakon self-promotional design into PPC’s 2019 Carton Competition. Using the Greek spelling of “dragon,” the Drakon design is based on the multiheaded hydra that guards the underworld in Greek mythology. This intimidating design truly does have many heads—the project included 11 iterations, all with different finishing techniques.
The Carolina Reaper
Would you try the world’s hottest tortilla chip? This coffin-shaped carton holds a single, blistering Carolina Reaper pepper chip. Southern Champion Tray submitted this design into our 2017 competition, and the product even went viral on YouTube as consumers took the terrifying “one chip challenge.”
Stag-O’-Lantern
JohnsByrne Co. designed this glow-in-the-dark Halloween Jagermeister gift carton. A push-button LED light illuminates an eerie stag logo on the front panel while Frankenstein imagery, including orange eyes and a sutured mouth, haunts the rest of the box.
Rob Zombie Box Set
Another creepy JohnsByrne creation, this huge rigid box has a custom-made “creeper” mask and 11 vinyl records from the infamous metal musician and filmmaker. This design earned a gold award in our 2018 competition.
Cthulhu’s Beer
Cthulhu is a monstrous, octopus-like entity from the world of horror author H.P. Lovecraft—and the inspiration for a special aged beer from Adroit Theory Brewing Co. To package the evil brew, WestRock designed a gift box in the form of an obelisk wrapped in the menacing tentacles of Cthulhu. Eek!
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