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Halloween Wars is an American reality competition series from Super Delicious, the production company that also produces Cupcake Wars and Cake Wars. It premiered on October 2, 2011, on Food Network and it runs over the course of four weeks in October annually. The show pits five teams made up of cake sculptors, sugar artists, and pumpkin carvers against each other to produce the ultimate Halloween themed display. The winning team is awarded $50,000.
The series was hosted by Justin Willman (seasons 1–4), Rossi Morreale (season 5), Jonathan Bennett (seasons 6-10),[3] and actor and paranormal investigator Zak Bagans will host season 11 in 2021.
There are three judges in the series, with two of them serving as permanent judges in seasons 1-10. Throughout the series award-winning cake artist Shinmin Li served as permanent judge. Hollywood conceptual artist Miles Teves was the second judge in season 1. Actor and award-winning special effects artist Tom Savini was the second judge in season 2.[5] Emmy-nominated SFX make-up artist Brian Kinney was the second judge in seasons 3–5. Writer/director of Child’s Play, Don Mancini joined Shinmin in season 6. Director and effects artist Todd Tucker was the male judge in seasons 7–10. In season 11, Food Network Star winners Aarti Sequeira and Eddie Jackson will both serve as permanent judges along with Shinmin.
In addition to the two regular judges throughout seasons 1-10, each episode had a third special guest judge that is involved in horror, whether as an actor, a writer, etc.
| Season | Season Premiere Date | Season Finale Date | No. of Teams | Judge 1 | Judge 2 | Judge 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 2, 2011 | October 23, 2011 | 5 | Shinmin Li | Miles Teves | Guest Judges |
| 2 | October 7, 2012 | October 28, 2012 | 5 | Tom Savini | ||
| 3 | October 6, 2013 | October 27, 2013 | 5 | Brian Kinney | ||
| 4 | October 5, 2014 | October 26, 2014 | 5 | |||
| 5 | October 4, 2015 | October 25, 2015 | 5 | |||
| 6 | October 2, 2016 | October 30, 2016 | 6 | Don Mancini | ||
| 7 | October 1, 2017 | October 29, 2017 | 6 | Todd Tucker | ||
| 8 | September 30, 2018 | October 28, 2018 | 6 | |||
| 9 | September 29, 2019 | October 27, 2019 | 6 | |||
| 10 | September 13, 2020 | October 11, 2020 | 6 | |||
| 11 | September 19, 2021 | October 31, 2021 | 8 | Aarti Sequeira | Eddie Jackson |
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Halloween Wars Season 14 Episode 03 Description What Nightmares Are Made Of 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 […]
Halloween Wars Season 14 Episode 04 Description Monster Trick-or-Treat 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 […]
Halloween Wars Season 14 Episode 05 Description Love Sucks Host Jonathan Bennett asks the remaining teams to reveal what it looks like when a vampire goes on a date, along with everything that could go wrong. The teams must highlight their cake artist’s skill by incorporating a tasting element into the main character before judges […]
Halloween Wars Season 14 Episode 06 Description Mother Nature Bites Back Host Jonathan Bennett challenges the semi-finalists to imagine what would happen when nature fights back against humans. With the sugar artist in the hot seat, each display must have an element of the attacking nature made entirely out of sugar! Judges Shinmin Li and […]
Halloween Wars Season 14 Episode 07 Description Haunted Hotel on Halloween Night For their final challenge, the last two teams standing create their largest displays yet: the spookiest hotels on Earth! It’s up to Jonathan Bennett, Shinmin Li and Aarti Sequeira to decide who will be checking out with the Halloween Wars championship title and […]
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Halloween Wars Season 13 Episode 07 Description A Vampire’s Worst Nightmare 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 […]
Halloween Wars Season 13 Episode 08 Description Don’t Go in the Attic! 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 […]
Halloween Wars Season 13 Episode 01 Description Terrifying Nursery Rhymes 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 […]
Halloween Wars Season 13 Episode 02 Description Good vs. Evil 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 […]