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Season 1

  • S01E01 Witches and Scary Places

    • October 2, 2011
    • Food Network

    Five teams made up of an expert pumpkin carver, cake decorator, and sugar artist go to battle to create mind-blowing Halloween themed displays of a creepy witch and scary haunted house.

  • S01E02 Scary Tales

    • October 9, 2011
    • Food Network

    Four remaining teams made up of an expert pumpkin carver, cake decorator, and sugar artist go to battle to create mind-blowing Halloween themed displays of a twisted version of a fairy tale.

  • S01E03 Zombies vs. Vampires

    • October 16, 2011
    • Food Network

    Three remaining teams made up of an expert pumpkin carver, cake decorator, and sugar artist go to battle to create mind-blowing Halloween themed displays of an epic battle between Zombies and Vampires.

  • S01E04 Underworld

    • October 23, 2011
    • Food Network

    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.

Season 2

  • S02E01 Evil Clowns

    • October 7, 2012
    • Food Network

    In the first of four battles, five teams made up of a pumpkin carving expert, cake artist, and candy craftsman must combine their arts to create the most terrifying clown imaginable. At the end of the battle, one team will be eliminated.

  • S02E02 Battle of the Vampire Killer

    • October 14, 2012
    • Food Network

    The theme is vampires.

  • S02E03 Science Gone Wrong

    • October 21, 2012
    • Food Network

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

  • S02E04 Zombie Wedding

    • October 28, 2012
    • Food Network

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

Season 3

  • S03E01 Zombie Prom

    • October 6, 2013
    • Food Network

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

  • S03E02 Twisted Nursery Rhymes

    • October 13, 2013
    • Food Network

    The four remaining teams battle to create Halloween themed displays of a twisted version of a fairytale; the celebrity judge is horror movie actor Tony Todd.

  • S03E03 Swamp Creatures Attack

    • October 20, 2013
    • Food Network

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

  • S03E04 Nightmares

    • October 27, 2013
    • Food Network

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

Season 4

  • S04E01 The Haunted Farm

    • October 5, 2014
    • Food Network

    Five teams battle to create mind-blowing Halloween themed displays that capture a terrifying haunted farm; with special guest judge, Naomi Grossman.

  • S04E02 Don't Go Into The Forest

    • October 12, 2014
    • Food Network

    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.

  • S04E03 Mummies vs. Werewolves

    • October 19, 2014
    • Food Network

    The three remaining teams compete to create a Halloween display capturing an epic battle between mummies and werewolves; guest judge Francia Raisa.

  • S04E04 Haunted Carnival

    • October 26, 2014
    • Food Network

    The final teams battle to create a terrifying display that captures the twisted, demonic world of a haunted carnival; horror actor Lew Temple is the special guest judge.

Season 5

  • S05E01 Infestation

    • October 4, 2015
    • Food Network

    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.

  • S05E02 Hybrid Horror

    • October 11, 2015
    • Food Network

    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.

  • S05E03 Grave Robber

    • October 18, 2015
    • Food Network

    Three remaining teams go to battle by creating Halloween-themed displays that capture the horror of robbing a grave. Actress Bex Taylor-Klaus from MTV's Scream will help determine which two teams will move on to the final battle.

  • S05E04 Undead Dinner Party

    • October 25, 2015
    • Food Network

    In the final battle, two teams go head-to-head to create scream-worthy displays of an undead dinner party. Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, is the special guest judge and helps determine which team wins the $50,000 grand prize.

Season 6

  • S06E01 Witches vs. Warlocks

    • October 2, 2016
    • Food Network

    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.

  • SPECIAL 0x1 Most Monstrous Scares

    • October 6, 2016
    • Food Network

    Revisiting the most monstrous scares, greatest Halloween heartbreaks, trickiest treats and most amazing designs of all time on Halloween Wars.

  • S06E02 Haunted Motel

    • October 9, 2016
    • Food Network

    Five teams compete to create delicious Halloween displays that capture the scariest haunted roadside motel ever seen; special guest judge Sid Haig, actor and horror icon who has appeared in several hits, including Halloween and The Devil's Rejects.

  • S06E03 Two-Faced

    • October 16, 2016
    • Food Network

    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.

  • S06E04 Mausoleum Mayhem

    • October 23, 2016
    • Food Network

    The final three teams attempt to capture the horror that unfolds inside a crypt after dark; joining the judging panel is Greg Plotkin, director of Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension.

  • S06E05 Demonic Wedding

    • October 30, 2016
    • Food Network

    Two teams are left, and the team that can create the scariest and most demonic wedding will be crowned champion and win a grand prize of $50,000; actress Bitsie Tulloch ("Grimm") is the guest judge.

Season 7

  • SPECIAL 0x2 Road to Halloween Wars

    • October 1, 2017
    • Food Network

    The Halloween Wars crew hits the road on the hunt for eighteen of the greatest pumpkin carvers, cake artists and sugar artists in America to compete for a shot at the $50,000 grand prize.

  • S07E01 The Hitchhiker's Worst Nightmare

    • October 1, 2017
    • Food Network

    Six teams create Halloween-themed displays that depict what happens when hitchhikers find themselves driving towards disaster after accepting a ride from a terrifying stranger.

  • SPECIAL 0x3 Hayride of Horror: The Scarecrow Comes Alive!

    • October 2, 2017
    • Food Network

    Combining cake, sugar and carved pumpkin to show what happens when scarecrows come alive; the team that gives a wagon full of hayriders the biggest scare will take home $15,000.

  • S07E02 Secret Creature Reveal

    • October 8, 2017
    • Food Network

    Five remaining teams create Halloween-themed displays that show the horrific, hideous monsters that disguise themselves with normal, human faces.

  • SPECIAL 0x4 Hayride of Horror: When Pumpkins Fight Back

    • October 9, 2017
    • Food Network

    Combining cake, sugar and carved pumpkin to show what happens when the pumpkins they're carving come to life, turn the tables and take revenge on the unlucky carvers; in the end, one team walks away with $15,000.

  • S07E03 Monster Party

    • October 15, 2017
    • Food Network

    Four remaining teams made up of an expert pumpkin carver, a cake artist and a sugar artist go into battle to create Halloween-themed displays that capture what happens when all of the most macabre monsters throw their own ghastly Halloween party.

  • SPECIAL 0x5 Hayride of Horror: Possessed Zoo

    • October 16, 2017
    • Food Network

    Another Hayride of Horror battle. To win, they'll have to combine cake, sugar and carved pumpkin to show how to survive a night escaping the demonic inhabitants of a possessed zoo.

  • S07E04 Zombie Cooking Show

    • October 22, 2017
    • Food Network

    The final three teams create Halloween-themed displays that imagine what happens when a horrifying undead ghoul hosts their own zombie cooking show.

  • S07E05 Beware

    • October 29, 2017
    • Food Network

    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.

Season 8

  • SPECIAL 0x6 Road to Halloween Wars 2

    • September 30, 2018
    • Food Network

    Halloween Wars is back for season 8 with more aspiring Halloween warriors looking to join the battle than ever before! The kitchen is set, the judges are ready -- now all we need are 18 of the best pumpkin carvers and cake and sugar artists in the world. In the weeks and months before they ever set foot in the Halloween Wars kitchen, these gleefully ghoulish geniuses hone their crafts with dreams of victory and a $50,000 grand prize. Follow the Halloween Wars crew as they travel coast to coast -- and even out of the country -- to find the artists who have what it takes to compete.

  • S08E01 The Boogeyman's Nightmare

    • September 30, 2018
    • Food Network

    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.

  • S08E02 Clowns vs. Zombies

    • October 7, 2018
    • Food Network

    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."

  • S08E03 Witch Gets a New Ride

    • October 14, 2018
    • Food Network

    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.

  • S08E04 Halloween Time Travel

    • October 21, 2018
    • Food Network

    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.

  • S08E05 Outbreak!

    • October 28, 2018
    • Food Network

    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.

Season 9

  • SPECIAL 0x8 Road to Halloween Wars 3

    • September 29, 2019
    • Food Network

    Halloween Wars is back for season 9 with more aspiring Halloween warriors looking to join the battle than ever before! The kitchen is set and the judges are ready for 18 of the best pumpkin carvers and cake and sugar artists in the world. Before they ever set foot in the Halloween Wars kitchen, these gleefully ghoulish geniuses hone their crafts with dreams of victory and a $50,000 grand prize. Follow the Halloween Wars crew as they travel across the U.S. -- and even venture out of the country -- to find the artists who have what it takes to compete.

  • S09E01 Trapped in a Nightmare

    • September 29, 2019
    • Food Network

    Six teams made up of an expert pumpkin carver, a cake artist and a sugar master create mind-blowing and yummy Halloween-themed displays that depict the horror of being trapped in a nightmare and unable to wake up. Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, serves as guest judge.

  • S09E02 Zombie Dating Show

    • October 6, 2019
    • Food Network

    Five teams create Halloween-themed displays mix fear and romance in a depiction of a zombie dating show. The special guest judge is actor Colman Domingo.

  • S09E03 The Swarm

    • October 13, 2019
    • Food Network

    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.

  • S09E04 Other Holiday Mascots Go Trick-or-Treating

    • October 20, 2019
    • Food Network

    Three teams create Halloween-themed displays that show how well-known holiday mascots go trick-or-treating. Actor Jackson Rathbone guest judges.

  • S09E05 Scary Tales II

    • October 27, 2019
    • Food Network

    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.

Season 10

  • SPECIAL 0x9 Road to Halloween Wars 2020

    • September 13, 2020
    • Food Network

    Halloween Wars is back for season 10, and 18 of the best pumpkin carvers and cake and sugar artists are looking to join the battle! Before they ever set foot in the Halloween Wars kitchen, these gleefully ghoulish geniuses work year-round honing their craft with dreams of Halloween Wars victory and a $50,000 grand prize. Travel coast to coast to find out who has what it takes to be chosen to compete.

  • S10E01 Monster Road Trip

    • September 13, 2020
    • Food Network

    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.

  • S10E02 Blind Date From Hell

    • September 20, 2020
    • Food Network

    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.

  • S10E03 Monster Support Group

    • September 27, 2020
    • Food Network

    The four remaining teams are challenged to create astonishing and delectable Halloween-themed displays showing that even the scariest monsters need friends, too; actress Katie Sarife joins the judges to pick the winning team.

  • S10E04 Trapped with a Monster

    • October 4, 2020
    • Food Network

    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.

  • S10E05 Look Out!

    • October 11, 2020
    • Food Network

    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!

  • SPECIAL 0x11 Haunting Moments

    • October 25, 2019

    With scary scenes and spooky stories, Halloween Wars counts down its biggest, best and most-haunting moments. The competition's sugar artists, cake sculptors and pumpkin carvers are the best in the world, and no matter the challenge, these teams always have a trick up their sleeves to create a real visual treat.

Season 11

  • SPECIAL 0x10 Road to Halloween Wars 2021

    • September 19, 2021
    • Food Network

    The Halloween Wars crew travels across the U.S. to find the artists who have what it takes to compete. More aspiring Halloween warriors are looking to join the battle than ever before! The kitchen is set, and the judges are ready for 18 of the best pumpkin carvers and cake and sugar artists in the world. Before they ever set foot in the Halloween Wars kitchen, though, these gleefully ghoulish geniuses hone their crafts with dreams of victory and a $50,000 grand prize.

  • S11E01 Possessed Toys

    • September 19, 2021
    • Food Network

    Inspired by a possessed doll at Zak Bagans' The Haunted Museum, four teams of cake and sugar artists create spooky and delicious cakes to impress judges Eddie Jackson, Shinmin Li and Aarti Sequeira.

  • S11E02 Addams Family Dream Vacation

    • September 26, 2021
    • Food Network

    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.

  • S11E03 Frightening Folklore

    • October 3, 2021
    • Food Network

    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.

  • S11E04 Spine-Chilling Circus

    • October 10, 2021
    • Food Network

    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.

  • S11E05 Don't Go in the Basement!

    • October 17, 2021
    • Food Network

    There's a mysterious noise in the basement, and everyone is too afraid to peek ... until now! Zak Bagans challenges the four remaining teams to imagine what lurks in the dark corners of the basement and bring their visions to life in creepy cakes.

  • S11E06 A Vampire's Vanity

    • October 24, 2021
    • Food Network

    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.

  • S11E07 Dueling Monsters

    • October 31, 2021
    • Food Network

    It's the spine-tingling finale of Halloween Wars! The final two teams go head-to-head for the $25,000 prize as they craft cakes that show what happens when two monsters square off in a duel.

Season 12

  • SPECIAL 0x12 Road to Halloween Wars 2022

    • September 18, 2022
    • Food Network

    Halloween Wars is back for season 12, and the search is on for brave and supremely talented cake, sugar and pumpkin artists who can handle challenges inspired by paranormal investigator Zak Bagans' haunted travels. Competitors from across America show off their skills and try to prove that they have what it takes to claim the $25,000 grand prize.

  • S12E01 That Voodoo That You Do

    • September 18, 2022
    • Food Network

    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.

  • S12E02 Monsters of London

    • September 18, 2022
    • Food Network

    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.

  • S12E03 Escape from Alcatraz

    • September 25, 2022
    • Food Network

    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.

  • S12E04 A Coven of Confections

    • October 2, 2022
    • Food Network

    Six teams face off for the first time in the main competition, hoping to impress judges Eddie Jackson, Shinmin Li and Aarti Sequeira. If that's not scary enough, Zak Bagans introduces the teams to the haunted city of Salem, Massachusetts, and a coven of witches looking for revenge.

  • S12E05 All Dolled Up

    • October 9, 2022
    • Food Network

    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.

  • S12E06 Boos and Booze

    • October 16, 2022
    • Food Network

    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.

  • S12E07 Killer Waves

    • October 23, 2022
    • Food Network

    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.

  • S12E08 Dressed to Kill

    • October 30, 2022
    • Food Network

    The final two teams face off in an epic, spine-tingling showdown as Zak Bagans takes them to Paris, the City of Lights, and the dark and haunted catacombs that sit under the streets. Host Eddie Jackson, along with fellow judges Shinmin Li and Aarti Sequeira, crown a winner to claim the title of Halloween Wars champions and take the trip of a lifetime to one of the most haunted cities in the world!

Season 13

  • SPECIAL 0x13 Road to Halloween Wars 2023

    • September 17, 2023
    • Food Network

    Halloween Wars is back for Season 13, and the search is on for 27 talented pumpkin carvers, cake decorators and sugar artists who have what it takes to compete in the biggest and most terrifying Halloween competition around. As the Halloween Wars crew travels from coast to coast, these artists hone their craft in hopes of walking away with the $25,000 grand prize.

  • S13E01 Terrifying Nursery Rhymes

    • September 17, 2023
    • Food Network

    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.

  • S13E02 Good vs. Evil

    • September 17, 2023
    • Food Network

    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.

  • S13E03 Monster Mashup

    • September 24, 2023
    • Food Network

    In the final qualifying round, host Jonathan Bennett has three teams choose two of the scariest monsters imaginable and meld them into one maniacal monster mashup! Judges Shinmin Li and Aarti Sequeria decide which team's frightening journey will come to an end.

  • S13E04 Killer Clowns!

    • October 1, 2023
    • Food Network

    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.

  • S13E05 Modern Monster Makeover

    • October 8, 2023
    • Food Network

    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.

  • S13E06 Zombie Dance Party!

    • October 15, 2023
    • Food Network

    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.

  • S13E07 A Vampire's Worst Nightmare

    • October 22, 2023
    • Food Network

    Host Jonathan Bennett gets a little wicked with his flavors as the three teams of semi-finalists struggle to incorporate garlic into their tasting element while creating a vampire vs. Halloween heavyweight display. Judges Shinmin Li and Aarti Sequeria announce whose pungent piece is worthy of a spot in the finale.

  • S13E08 Don't Go in the Attic!

    • October 29, 2023
    • Food Network

    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.

Additional Specials

  • SPECIAL 0x7 Even More Monstrous Scares

    • September 30, 2018
    • Food Network

    Every Halloween for nearly a decade, the world's greatest pumpkin carvers, cake artists and sugar artists have joined forces to bring to life the most terrifying Halloween creations imaginable as they compete for a $50,000 Halloween Wars grand prize. It's time to dig up even more of the creepiest ghosts, scariest witches, wooliest werewolves, yummiest treats and most mind-blowing displays in the history of Halloween Wars.