The BEST episodes of Halloween Wars

Every episode of Halloween Wars ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Halloween Wars!

Teams of cake decorators, candy-makers and pumpkin carvers compete to see who can make the biggest, wildest and spookiest edible Halloween creations. They may end up walking home with a big cash prize and scare viewers' pants off with some of the most amazing horror tales, all made from cake, candy and pumpkins. A sister show to "Holiday Wars" and an annual favorite, "Halloween Wars" has had new seasons every year since 2011. While the judges and hosts may change each year, the creativity never does.

Last Updated: 12/21/2024Network: Food NetworkStatus: Continuing
Monster Trick-or-Treat
star
9.00
3 votes

#1 - Monster Trick-or-Treat

Season 14 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/6/2024

Host Jonathan Bennett challenges the teams of cake, pumpkin and sugar artists to design a scene showing the chaos that ensues when the monsters go trick-or-treating, and each teams must highlight one member's skill in their display. First up, pumpkin! In the end, judges Shinmin Li and Aarti Sequeira send one team home with an empty candy bag.

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Scary Tales II
star
8.84
25 votes

#2 - Scary Tales II

Season 9 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/27/2019

The final two teams, made up of an expert pumpkin carver, a cake artist and a sugar master, face off in an epic showdown; actor Caleb McLaughlin ("Stranger Things") serves as a guest judge.

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Look Out!
star
8.64
14 votes

#3 - Look Out!

Season 10 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/11/2020

In the final challenge, the team that best captures the terror and fun of the ultimate horror movie jump scare moment and impresses the judges, including actress Marisol Nichols, will be crowned Halloween Wars Champion and win $50,000!

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Trapped with a Monster
star
8.47
15 votes

#4 - Trapped with a Monster

Season 10 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/4/2020

The three teams are tasked with creating stunning and scrumptious Halloween-themed displays showing the claustrophobic terror that results when someone is trapped with a monster; actress Jocelin Donahue joins the judges to choose the final two teams.

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Boos and Booze
star
8.45
11 votes

#5 - Boos and Booze

Season 12 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/16/2022

The four remaining teams face another spine-chilling assignment from Ghost Adventures' Zak Bagans. This time, they must conjure up a ghostly rave party for judges Eddie Jackson, Shinmin Li and Aarti Sequeira inspired by the haunted Shanghai Tunnels that lie beneath the bustling streets of Portland, Oregon.

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Nightmares
star
8.44
25 votes

#6 - Nightmares

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/27/2013

The two remaining teams battle to create Halloween themed displays that capture nightmares; special guest judge, horror actor Derek Mears.

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Killer Waves
star
8.38
16 votes

#7 - Killer Waves

Season 12 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/23/2022

Three teams battle it out in the rough waters of the semifinals as Zak Bagans asks them to dive into their deepest fears, inspired by the dark and haunted sea that surrounds Cape Disappointment in Washington.

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Don't Go Into The Forest
star
8.35
31 votes

#8 - Don't Go Into The Forest

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/12/2014

The four remaining teams create displays that evoke the dire warning, whatever you do, don't go into the forest; with special guest judge, film producer Adi Shankar.

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Outbreak!
star
8.33
18 votes

#9 - Outbreak!

Season 8 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/28/2018

The final two teams face off in one last epic showdown; the team that can best illustrate a terrifying worldwide outbreak and the race for an antidote will be crowned the champions; actress and horror culture icon LeeAnna Vamp serves as guest judge.

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Zombie Dance Party!
star
8.33
6 votes

#10 - Zombie Dance Party!

Season 13 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/15/2023

With just four teams left, host Jonathan Bennett invites them to a killer dance party where ravenous zombies have brain-inspired treats on the menu! Judges Shinmin Li and Aarti Sequeira decide which three teams move into the semi-finals and which team's chances are dead on arrival.

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Frightening Folklore
star
8.29
7 votes

#11 - Frightening Folklore

Season 11 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/3/2021

Six teams sculpt astonishing cakes based on legendary stories of ghosts and ghouls from around the world. Inspired by Zak Bagans' Dybbuk Box, considered one of the most-haunted items in the world, the cake and sugar artists face their toughest test.

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What Nightmares Are Made Of
star
8.25
12 votes

#12 - What Nightmares Are Made Of

Season 14 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/29/2024

With qualifying rounds now completed, six remaining teams of amazingly talented cake, pumpkin and sugar artists face off against one another for the first time! Host Jonathan Bennett tasks the teams with creating a scene showing what it would look like if a nightmare came to life, and judges Shinmin Li and Aarti Sequeira decide which teams will continue living the dream.

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Escape from Alcatraz
star
8.25
12 votes

#13 - Escape from Alcatraz

Season 12 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/25/2022

Three teams go to battle in the last qualifying round as Zak Bagans asks the teams to imagine a monster prison escape inspired by one of the most haunted places on Earth -- Alcatraz. Judges Eddie Jackson, Shinmin Li and Aarti Sequeira decide which teams will escape to the next round.

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Halloween Time Travel
star
8.24
25 votes

#14 - Halloween Time Travel

Season 8 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/21/2018

The remaining teams pull out all the stops to create stunning and scrumptious Halloween-themed displays that bend time and space to show their vision of Halloween time travel; "Stranger Things" actor Gaten Matarazzo serves as special guest judge.

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Underworld
star
8.22
41 votes

#15 - Underworld

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/23/2011

Two teams made up of an expert pumpkin carver, cake decorator, and sugar artist go to battle to create mind-blowing Halloween themed displays of the Underworld.

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Zombie Wedding
star
8.22
32 votes

#16 - Zombie Wedding

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/28/2012

Teams must evoke the scene of a romantic yet horrific zombie wedding.

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Zombie Prom
star
8.22
32 votes

#17 - Zombie Prom

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/6/2013

Teams made up of pumpkin carvers, cake decorators and sugar artists battle to create Halloween-themed displays depicting a zombie prom.

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Swamp Creatures Attack
star
8.21
28 votes

#18 - Swamp Creatures Attack

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/20/2013

The three remaining teams battle to create Halloween themed displays that capture what happens when swamp creatures attack.

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As the Monster Turns
star
8.20
10 votes

#19 - As the Monster Turns

Season 14 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/22/2024

Four new teams face off in the second qualifying round, where host Jonathan Bennett challenges them to depict the moment a person transitions into a horrifying Halloween monster. Then, judges Shinmin Li and Aarti Sequeira move three more teams through, and one team is left in the dust.

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Science Gone Wrong
star
8.19
31 votes

#20 - Science Gone Wrong

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/21/2012

Teams capture the moment when a mad scientist's creation goes wrong.

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Witch Gets a New Ride
star
8.18
22 votes

#21 - Witch Gets a New Ride

Season 8 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/14/2018

Four teams put their skills to the test to create displays that show what happens when a witch trades in her tired old broom for a brand new ride; writer, director and producer Mick Garris of the iconic film "Hocus Pocus" joins the judges.

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Blind Date From Hell
star
8.17
18 votes

#22 - Blind Date From Hell

Season 10 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/20/2020

The five remaining teams -- an expert pumpkin carver, a cake artist and a sugar master -- are challenged to show that there's nothing scarier than dating as they create their scariest vision of a blind date. Guillermo Diaz joins the judging panel.

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All Dolled Up
star
8.17
12 votes

#23 - All Dolled Up

Season 12 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/9/2022

This time, it's personal as Zak Bagans introduces the five remaining teams to The Island of the Dolls in Mexico City -- one of his most frightening encounters. The competitors tackle another chilling challenge, hoping to wow judges Eddie Jackson, Shinmin Li and Aarti Sequeira.

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The Swarm
star
8.17
30 votes

#24 - The Swarm

Season 9 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/13/2019

Four teams made up of an expert pumpkin carver, a cake artist and a sugar master go into battle to imagine their most terrifyingly tasty displays yet: an attack by a swarm.

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Beware
star
8.16
37 votes

#25 - Beware

Season 7 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/29/2017

It's the spine-tingling finale of Halloween Wars; the final two teams made up of an expert pumpkin carver, a cake artist and a sugar artist have slaughtered their competition and must face off in one last epic showdown.

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