Halloween Wars

Evil Clowns

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.

Battle of the Vampire Killer

Four remaining teams made up of a pumpkin carving expert, cake artist and candy craftsman must capture an epic battle in which a vampire killer slays his prey. In the end, one team will be eliminated.

Science Gone Wrong

Three remaining teams made up of a pumpkin carving expert, cake artist and candy craftsman must capture the terrifying moment when a mad scientist's creation goes horribly wrong. At the end, one team will be eliminated.

Zombie Wedding

In the epic finale, two teams made up of a pumpkin carving expert, cake artist, and candy craftsman must evoke the scene of a romantic yet horrific zombie wedding.

Zombie Prom

Five teams made up of an expert pumpkin carver, cake decorator and sugar artist go to battle to create mind-blowing zombie prom-themed displays for Halloween. At the end of the battle, one team will be eliminated.

Twisted Nursery Rhymes

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.

Swamp Creatures Attack

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 that capture what happens when swamp creatures attack.

Nightmares

Two teams made up of an expert pumpkin carver, cake decorator and sugar artist go to battle to create mind-blowing Halloween-themed displays that capture our nightmares. Which team will become the Halloween Wars Champion?

The Haunted Farm

Five teams made up of an expert pumpkin carver, cake decorator and sugar artist go to battle to create mind-blowing Halloween themed displays that capture a terrifying haunted farm. At battle's end, one team will be eliminated.

Don't Go Into The Forest

The four remaining teams go to battle creating mind-blowing Halloween themed displays that evoke the dire warning: whatever you do, don't go into the forest.

Mummies vs. Werewolves

Three remaining teams go to battle to create a Halloween display capturing an epic battle between mummies and werewolves.

Haunted Carnival

In the final battle in Halloween Wars, two teams made up of a pumpkin carver, cake decorator and sugar artist battle to create a terrifying display that captures the twisted, demonic world of a haunted carnival.

Infestation

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.

Hybrid Horror

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.

Grave Robber

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.

Undead Dinner Party

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.

Witches vs. Warlocks

Six teams go to battle to create mind-blowing Halloween-themed displays that capture the epic clash between witches and warlocks. One team is eliminated with help from special guest judge Elvira, Mistress of the Dark.

Haunted Motel

Five remaining teams go to battle to create delicious Halloween displays that capture the scariest haunted roadside motel ever seen. One team will be eliminated with help from special guest judge and horror icon Sid Haig.

Two-Faced

Four remaining teams go to battle to create mind-blowing 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 be eliminated.

Mausoleum Mayhem

The final three teams go to battle to create mind-blowing displays that capture the horror that unfolds inside of a crypt after dark. Greg Plotkin, director of Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension, joins the judging panel.

Demonic Wedding

In this Halloween Wars finale, the final two teams go to battle one last time to capture the most demonic wedding ever in an effort to win $50,000. Bitsie Tulloch, actress from the hit series Grimm, joins as special guest judge.

The Hitchhiker's Worst Nightmare

Six teams battle to create Halloween-themed displays depicting what happens when a hitchhiker accepts a ride from a terrifying stranger. One team is eliminated with help from special guest judge Shane West.

Secret Creature Reveal

The five remaining teams work to create displays showing horrific, hideous monsters that use human faces to disguise themselves. Actor Robert Patrick, of The X-Files and Terminator 2: Judgment Day, helps eliminate one team.

Monster Party

The four remaining teams are tasked with making displays that capture the most macabre monsters throwing their own ghastly Halloween party. Actress Juliet Landau, from Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, helps send one team home.

Zombie Cooking Show

The final three teams create displays depicting what happens when a horrifying, undead ghoul hosts their own zombie cooking show. Bryan Fuller, creator of Hannibal and American Gods, joins the panel to help eliminate one team.

Beware

In the spine-tingling finale, the last two teams must illustrate the final seconds before a deadly danger strikes. Fiona Dourif from the hit horror franchise Child's Play helps choose the winning team that will take home $50,000.

Road to Halloween Season 8

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.

The Boogeyman's Nightmare

Six teams create mind-blowing Halloween-themed displays that depict a monstrous creature so scary that it's the Boogeyman's nightmare. Actor Sean Gunn of the Guardians of the Galaxy movie franchise joins the judging panel.

Even More Monstrous Scares

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.

Clowns vs. Zombies

Five teams craft displays that depict an epic face-off between clowns and zombies. The special guest judge is John Kassir, the actor behind the unforgettable voice of the Crypt Keeper on the TV series Tales from the Crypt.

Witch Gets a New Ride

Four teams create astonishing 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.

Halloween Time Travel

The remaining teams create displays that bend time and space to show their vision of Halloween time travel. Actor Gaten Matarazzo of Stranger Things serves as special guest judge.

Outbreak!

The team that can best illustrate a terrifying worldwide outbreak and the race for an antidote will be crowned Halloween Wars champions and win $50,000! LeeAnna Vamp, actress, model and horror culture icon, serves as guest judge.

Halloween Wars: The Road to Halloween Wars

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.

Trapped in a Nightmare

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

Zombie Dating Show

Five teams made up of an expert pumpkin carver, a cake artist and a sugar master create Halloween-themed displays depicting a zombie dating show. The special guest judge is Fear the Walking Dead's Colman Domingo.

The Swarm

Four teams made up of an expert pumpkin carver, a cake artist and a sugar master imagine their most terrifyingly tasty displays yet: an attack by a swarm. The special guest judge is horror-comedy actress Harley Quinn Smith.

Other Holiday Mascots Go Trick-or-Treating

The three teams create Halloween-themed displays that show how well-known holiday mascots like Santa and the Easter Bunny go trick-or-treating. Actor Jackson Rathbone from the Twilight saga movies serves as guest judge.

Scary Tales II

In the spine-tingling finale, the two remaining teams face off in an epic showdown to turn a classic fairy tale into a terrifying scary tale. Actor Caleb McLaughlin from Stranger Things serves as guest judge.

Road to Halloween Wars 2020

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! Travel coast to coast to find out who has what it takes to be chosen to compete.

Monster Road Trip

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.

Blind Date From Hell

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. Actor Guillermo Diaz joins the judging panel.

Monster Support Group

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.

Trapped with a Monster

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.

Look Out!

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!

Possessed Toys

What happens when toys come alive and seek revenge? 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.

Addams Family Dream Vacation

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.

Frightening Folklore

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 yet.

Spine-Chilling Circus

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 traveling circus.

Don't Go in the Basement!

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.

A Vampire's Vanity

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 form the hobbies a night-stalking vampire might have picked up after hundreds of years of immortality.

Dueling Monsters

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.

That Voodoo That You Do

In the first of three qualifying rounds, Zak Bagans introduces three teams to the famously haunted city of New Orleans. They must cast a sweet spell with voodoo queen Marie Laveau to impress host Eddie Jackson and judges Shinmin Li and Aarti Sequeira.

Monsters of London

Zak Bagans shares London's haunted Hellfire Caves -- and the monsters that haunt them. Three teams create tasty Halloween-themed displays, and host Eddie Jackson joins judges Shinmin Li and Aarti Sequeira in sending two more teams to the next round.

Escape from Alcatraz

Zak Bagans asks three teams to imagine a monster prison escape inspired by one of the most haunted places on Earth -- Alcatraz. Host Eddie Jackson helps judges Shinmin Li and Aarti Sequeira decide which teams will escape to the next round.

A Coven of Confections

Six teams face off for the first time in the main competition, hoping to impress host Eddie Jackson and judges Shinmin Li and Aarti Sequeira. Zak Bagans introduces them to the haunted city of Salem, Massachusetts, and a witches' coven looking for revenge.

All Dolled Up

Zak Bagans introduces the five teams to The Island of the Dolls in Mexico City -- one of his most frightening encounters. Then, the competitors tackle another chilling challenge, hoping to wow host Eddie Jackson and judges Shinmin Li and Aarti Sequeira.

Boos and Booze

Zak Bagans challenges the four remaining teams to conjure up a ghostly rave party inspired by the haunted Shanghai Tunnels of Portland, Oregon. Host Eddie Jackson and judges Shinmin Li and Aarti Sequeira determine which teams move on to the next round.

Killer Waves

Three teams battle the semifinal's rough waters as Zak Bagans has them dive into their fears, inspired by the dark sea around Washington's Cape Disappointment. Host Eddie Jackson and judges Shinmin Li and Aarti Sequeira send the survivors to the finals.

Dressed to Kill

The final teams face off in an epic showdown as Zak Bagans takes them to the haunted catacombs in Paris, the City of Lights. Host Eddie Jackson and fellow judges Shinmin Li and Aarti Sequeira crown a winner to claim the title of Halloween Wars champions.

Terrifying Nursery Rhymes

Jonathan Bennett challenges the teams to create spooky displays based on the terrifying inspirations behind beloved fairy tales. Judges Shinmin Li and Aarti Sequeria decide who advances to the next round and whose fairy tale comes to an end.

Good vs. Evil

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.

Monster Mashup

In the final qualifying round, 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 has come to an end.

Killer Clowns!

Jonathan Bennett tasks the six remaining teams 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.

Modern Monster Makeover

The five remaining teams face their hardest flavor challenge yet as 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.

Zombie Dance Party!

Jonathan Bennett invites the teams 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.

A Vampire's Worst Nightmare

Jonathan Bennett gets a little wicked as the three semi-finalists struggle to incorporate garlic into their vampire vs. Halloween heavyweight displays. Judges Shinmin Li and Aarti Sequeria announce whose pungent piece is worthy of a spot in the finale.

Don't Go in the Attic!

Jonathan Bennett challenges the final two teams 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.