Preheat oven to 425F.

Press pie dough into the skull cavities in the bakeware pan, cutting and patching as needed.

Divide cherry filling into cavities, about 1/2 cup per skull. Make sure y9ou save 12 cherries and about 1/4 cup of the gel for decor.

Top with remaining dough, cutting and piecing the dough as needed to shape and cover the tops, pinching to seal.

Use a small knife to cut a couple of vent holes in each.

Bake on the lower shelf of the oven for 45 minutes.

Allow to cool in pan.

Use a knife to free the edges of the dough, then cover with a cookie sheet and turn them out.

Just before serving, use a silicone brush to paint the crust with cherry pie filling gel, and fill each eye socket with a cherry.