The WORST episodes of Halloween Wars
Every episode of Halloween Wars ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst 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.
#1 - Don't Go in the Attic!
Season 13 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/29/2023
Host Jonathan Bennett challenges the final two teams of pumpkin carvers, cake decorators and sugar artists to imagine what creepy creatures are lurking in the darkest corners of a haunted attic. Judges Shinmin Li and Aarti Sequeira crown one team the Halloween Wars Champions and award them the $25,000 prize.
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#3 - Spine-Chilling Circus
Season 11 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/10/2021
Paranormal investigator Zak Bagans taunts the five remaining teams with one of the creepiest exhibits at his museum: the Circus Room. For this challenge, the cake and sugar artists must show the true terror of the travelling circus.
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#4 - Two-Faced
Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/16/2016
Four remaining teams compete to create Halloween-themed displays that capture the horror of a two-faced monster; Carlson Young, actress from MTV's Scream, joins the judging panel to help decide which team will move on to the final battle.
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#5 - Addams Family Dream Vacation
Season 11 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/26/2021
The beloved Addams family enjoys a dream vacation with the scariest monsters in the world; four teams compete to impress judges Eddie Jackson, Shinmin Li and Aarti Sequeira with their creepy and kooky cakes inspired by the new animated film.
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#6 - Good vs. Evil
Season 13 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/17/2023
In the second qualifying round, host Jonathan Bennett asks three new teams to conjure up displays inspired by the classic film, The Exorcist. Then, the teams showcase the ultimate battle between good vs. evil in hopes that judges Shinmin Li and Aarti Sequeria choose the right side.
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#7 - That Voodoo That You Do
Season 12 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/18/2022
Three teams made up of an expert pumpkin carver, a cake artist and a sugar master compete in the first of three qualifying rounds. Zak Bagans introduces them to the famously haunted city of New Orleans and asks them to cast a sweet spell with the voodoo queen, Marie Laveau. Judges Eddie Jackson, Shinmin Li and Aarti Sequeira decide which team gets sent home.
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#8 - Killer Clowns!
Season 13 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/1/2023
Host Jonathan Bennett tasks the six remaining teams of pumpkin carvers, cake decorators and sugar artists with creating a killer display featuring a clown terrorizing an innocent victim at the scariest carnival ever seen! Judges Shinmin Li and Aarti Sequeria have the last laugh as they chose the creepiest clown.
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#9 - Witches vs. Warlocks
Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/2/2016
Teams made up of an expert pumpkin carver, cake decorator and sugar artist compete to create exquisite displays that capture a ghoulish clash between witches and warlocks; special guest Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, judges.
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#11 - Hybrid Horror
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/11/2015
The four remaining teams compete to create mind-blowing Halloween-themed displays that show a mutated and terrifying hybrid horror. The guest judge, actor Benjamin Papac from The Walking Dead, will help eliminate a team.
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#13 - The Boogeyman's Nightmare
Season 8 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/30/2018
Six teams, each consisting of an expert pumpkin carver, a cake artist and a sugar master, dive into the first battle of the season; they have to create displays that depict a monstrous creature so scary that it's the Boogeyman's greatest nightmare.
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#14 - Infestation
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/4/2015
Five teams, each composed of an expert pumpkin carver, cake decorator and sugar artist, battle to create the best Halloween display showing a terrifying infestation. The guest judge is actor Robin Atkin Downes from The Strain.
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#15 - Monster Road Trip
Season 10 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/13/2020
Six teams consisting of an expert pumpkin carver, a cake artist and a sugar master dive into the first challenge: creating spookily delicious displays of Halloween haunts taking a monster road trip. Actor Jeremy Ray Taylor appears as a guest judge.
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#16 - Monsters of London
Season 12 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/18/2022
In the second qualifying round, Zak Bagans shares the haunted Hellfire Caves in London -- and the monsters that haunt them. The three teams create amazing and tasty Halloween-themed displays, and judges Eddie Jackson, Shinmin Li and Aarti Sequeira send two more teams to the next round.
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#20 - Modern Monster Makeover
Season 13 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/8/2023
The five remaining teams face their hardest flavor challenge yet as host Jonathan Bennett asks them to make over a classic Hollywood monster. Judges Shinmin Li and Aarti Sequeira evaluate their devious designs before sending one team home screaming.
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#21 - Terrifying Nursery Rhymes
Season 13 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/17/2023
In the first of three qualifying rounds, host Jonathan Bennett challenges teams of pumpkin carvers, cake decorators and sugar artists to create spooky displays based on the terrifying inspirations behind beloved fairy tales. Judges Shinmin Li and Aarti Sequeria decide which two teams advance to the next round and which team's fairy tale comes to an end.
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#22 - A Vampire's Vanity
Season 11 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/24/2021
Inspired by a haunted mirror that Zak Bagans acquired from an actor who played Count Dracula, the three remaining teams are challenged to depict in cake the hobbies a night-stalking vampire might have picked up after hundreds of years of immortality.
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#25 - Clowns vs. Zombies
Season 8 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/7/2018
Five remaining teams go into battle to create Halloween-themed displays that depict an epic face-off between clowns and zombies; special guest judge John Kassir, voice of the Crypt Keeper on the TV series "Tales from the Crypt."
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