Food Network Launches New Show: Halloween Wars

September 9, 2011 // 3:32 pm // By: Kiera Wright-Ruiz

Food Network will spread Halloween cheer this October with its new seasonal show “Halloween Wars,’ and airs Sunday, October 2 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. According to a Food Network press release, it is a four-episode competition series that has five teams made of pumpkin carvers, candy makers and cake designers working together to create the “ultimate Halloween themed display.” Every week one team will be eliminated. And the grand prize? $50,000.

Cupcake Wars frontman Justin Willman will host the show with renowned cake decorator Shinmin Li and Hollywood artist Miles Teves as judges. Every episode will feature a celebrity guest judge, including Rob Zombie, R.L. Stine, Jaime King and Scout Taylor-Compton.

The season premiere’s theme is “Witches and Scary Places,” where teams will have to create Halloween displays of witches and a haunted house. October 9 is themed as “Scary Tales,” which challenges the four remaining teams to create a “twisted version of a fairy tale.” October 16 is “Zombies vs. Vampires,” and the last episode on October 23 features displays of the “Underworld.”

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Writer. Photographer. Cook. Not afraid of trans fat. Kiera lives for the things that inspire her to write -- food is one of them. She has a much greater appetite than just for good grammar. Her writing experience includes time at the Independent Florida Alligator, HOME Magazine and Foodbeast. She is currently pursuing a Bachelor's in journalism.

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ED

Great work to all the chefs but congrats to the Team Notter for winning the $50,000 prize!
Rose

YTI Grad..Congrats to Chef Notter our teacher for winning Halloween Wars!
Mickey_B_40

Is there anywhere i can get a halloween wars tshirt? I love that show!
rusty spur

The Show Is cool But I think That the Judges “SUCK”
Rudda

If the judges are judging show by show, they totally got it wrong with the Underworld episode. Team Boo by far had the best showing.
Collette

Second Rusty – Judges were awful and blew the final 50k decision
Collette

Second Rusty – Judges were awful and blew the final 50k decision
Jamie

Unbelievable. Team Bling Bats were superior in every episode EXCEPT for the last one. Team Boo was far better in the last competition. The judges need to donate their eyes because they are obviously not using it.

Here is the best summation of the Halloween Wars injustice: http://withaplum.blogspot.com/2011/10/food-networks-halloween-wars-travesty.html
coco

haha yah judges suck.. especially the girl asian judge,,
coco

she made a comment
asian judge “its that what your doing at home?
team boo girl : no! this is what we do in 5 hours..

lmao

SawyerJane33

The carving looked amazing! What was she suppose to sculpt a beer belly for the wolf?! Like really dont make up problems on concerns, I loved their Red Riding hood goes wrong piece was amazing! All of Team Boos pieces were good except for that stupid bear thing!

critik

I completely agree with Jamie – in my opinion the bling bats devil looked unfinished while the Boo’s underworld was a completely contained and seamless vision! they were Robbed!
linda

Are you efffin kidding me i just saw the finale episode of Halloween wars and i am appalled!!!! I cant believe bling bats won i swear this show is fixed they should look at the overall creations not just one and bling bats in under world was not shaded in very well, Ray is the most talented carver i ever saw and he can sculpted too hes a guy if i had a million dollar id pay him just to come decorate my house for halloween.
– linda Y
Rjep16

I think the judges chose team bling bats because their final carving was more original that team boo. Boo however were cleaner, more detailed but there were too many things to look at. My opinion, I really did liked bling bats better, it was scary and so original and fresh to look at.
SawyerJane33

I think based on any other of the halloween wars Episodes then the Bling Bats should have won hands down however they were being judged on there final carving and Team Boo’s was in fact what they asked for! Yes it is open to interpretation but I mean Im not really sure how the bling bats Underworld carving was even an Underworld, it looked like a scary monster but NOT an Underworld. Team Boos did look like an underworld, theirs was AMAZING! and I think they were robbed of a win they earned in the last round. I loved everything the Bling Bats put out but their final carving was not an underworld by any means.
Ornrybabe

I thnk the overall winner of this show by far should have been Team Boo! They did everything according to the judges rules and the Bling Bats did not. If you were watching, their bats were not moving as stated in the rules. I am completely disappointed because Team Boo lost. I am all about Team Boo and I personally think the judges need glasses. Team boo had it hands down. Bling Bats winning made it look like it was a setup!

Kat

Thats bullshit team bling bats did the best over all.

shifty

I am happy with the outcome… watching the show I felt it should be scoring for points each round to a final winner… all the challenges are difficult and Bling Bats killed Team Boo in every round but the last… so even if their last challenge fell short I feel they deserved to win overall… so maybe they need a points system where as other rounds contribute to the end… they you wouldn’t feel Team Boo was robbed… because they had all the other challenges to earn more points.
Kat

Over all team bling bats did the best but if it was just on the final round them team boo should have won, the bling bats did better than everyone in the first three rounds

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