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I'm doing a binge watch on the run up to Christmas on a dreary day and I don't feel well. So it's cuddle down and watch. I drifted through the Christmas version and it was all right...not stunning or surprising. Then I thought I'd give this a go. So I'm only in Season One and I'm actually a little shocked. It could be that I'm used to cooking and baking shows where the judging is pleasant even when being critical. No harsh comments ..affable really ...this show is very different. The first thing I noticed was the judging...it's brutal. No holds barred and they say what they think. They're not rude to them but they are cutting and clearly hurting the artists so much so inside a few episodes people have walked out. The time crunch is ludicrous...and yet they manage. As I said...I'm on Season One and I suspect it will calm down and 'niceness' will strike and maybe they will change the host to an annoying fool. But wow...as a dreary day watch I'm happy to have found it. An undemanding show but showcasing skills that are considerable.

I just felt like Inhave to write a review after watching season 5. I feel that the group does not deserve to win. The other team was better. Strong personality and similar background wit the judge maybe (I don't like to pull the race issue) can win this which reduce the quality of the show...

So glad that they returned to the original format and having Jonathon back as host for Halloween Wars this year!! Sorry, but having Zac Bagans as a guest host who was never in the studio was a bust. Bringing back the Small Scare and the live host is a huge improvement, as is cutting back the amount of babble from the judges throughout the episodes. The emphasis is back on the teams, which is where it all happens. The set definitely has improved since the original series, so this year is probably the best season ever. Thank you, Food Network, for finally getting the recipe right! Please don't mess with perfection!

Halloween Wars has been my favorite Halloween show I look forward to every year. I will tell you though, the last 2 seasons with Zak Bagans was bad, real bad. I couldn't even finish last season. They literally took everything away that made it great. The small scare and big scare are everything. The pumpkin carvings are a must! Don't remove that. Jonathan Bennett is the best host they've ever had and I was so sad they replaced him with the cringe Zac Bagans. Kudos for Halloween Wars to listening to all the reviews here and bringing back the old style of the show. You have made a bunch of viewers very happy. I'm looking forward to the rest of the season.

Great show but if I hear the word punkin one more time I was going to scream!!!!

Halloween Wars is a very fun show to watch! Somehow Season 10 was the first time I have seen this show. I am going back to watch Season 9 now. There are some very creative designs and terrifying as well!

In one competition the judges or at least, Shinmin Lee the judge who is a cake artist, will criticize the creation saying she "can't even tell what is pumpkin" and then in a later episode she will say it's a good creation because "everything is merged so well you can't tell what is pumpkin and cake and sugar it's all looks like one piece" to the same team. She has does this many times, in the beginning of the season she wants the pumpkin to be clearly pumpkin and towards the end of the season she doesn't want the pumpkin to be clearly pumpkin but to blend with everything else. There are seasons where a judge will say they don't like a creation because it has a cartoon quality and it is unrealistic and not scary because it has a cartoon quality. In that same season the same judge will say they like a creation because it is unreal and has a cartoon quality to it. There are different types of cartoon and some can get creepy but some that they say is good look like it's from a comic strip next to Garfield in the newspaper. There are some creations which have very round heads, nondescript facial features looking like a character from South Park or Family Guy and they make no comment about it have a cartoon quality and pick it as the best of the episode. I wish the returning judges had consistency in what they are looking for and what they want because now it just looks like favoritism: this team lost because of a cartoon aspect and then this other group won because of a cartoon aspect.

This is the *Food Network* and not the Scfy network. I suspect the network made the changes to place more emphasis on *food* and *flavor* and less on the horror movie genre. The "host" was unnecessary (and has moved on to acting and has gotten married) I suspect he's not all that disappointed about not hosting another season. Zac Bagans is a qualified paranormal investigator and stays in the background He is a welcome addition because there is no constant "in your face" shtick. So Food Network did what it needed to do to keep the show about food and within its brand. About the season without pumpkins, that had to do with a shooting schedule and a seasonal lack of pumpkins.

Halloween Wars is really enjoyable if you're there for the art. The drama in the show..the "tension" amongst the team members and the dramatics from the sugar sculptures that break, etc. is a little bit ridiculous. It's fun to watch, it's just a little annoying at times.

Wrong team won championship. Nothing scary about Thumbelina, was in total shock.

You took away the pumpkin carving and replaced it with kiss ass cake bakers. Carla already did that and did it better. I've watched ten seasons, some more than once but I'm DONE with you until you bring back CARVING. You e also cut the prize in HALF while making more advertising dollar and your host SUCKS!

After a while, the pumpkin/cake/sugar work all looks the same, all of which would be barely edible - so maybe one or two episodes at a time just in the spirit of Halloween. Like most Food Network shows, they try to amp up drama before commercials. I.e., a piece falls off - "We're done we're screwed we're going HOME!" - then after the commercial, someone puts the piece back on. Whew!! Another hugely annoying Food Network "thing" is recycling contestants. Each additional outing, they get more into being a STAR and more obnoxious in their interviews. Then of course, everyone is a sore loser at the end, vowing revenge. American reality TV in action.

Still not the same. The host Zak still does not add anything to the show. Please get rid of him and use the savings to increase the prize money. Second, glad the pumpkin carving is back and the trio has assigned purposes. Third the newer judge Arti is not funny nor does she have very insightful feedback. I was hoping she would not be back. Also the background in the set is dark and busy and detracts from the action and the art. This use to be one of my favorite shows. Now I watch for the creativity alone. It is not funny nor do the teams seem intriguing. My advise is go back to what it was prior to 2021. All the new additions must cost more than before and yet the show has more shortcomings. Maybe 2023 will impress viewers by using our feedback as you did by with the pumpkin carving.

You ruined the show! My family are the biggest fans of this show and would wait all year to watch it. We were excited when it came out and now extremely unimpressed. Now it is completely ruined. It is not Halloween Wars without the pumpkin carving. Food Network already has tons of cake baking contests and now here is another. The uniqueness of Halloween Wars was the challenge to mix three mediums of pumpkin carving, cake, and sugar glass making. Now it is not anything special at all. Bring back Todd! First of all. Bring back the pumpkin carving!!

Food Network you just lost a lot of viewers.

This reality competition series pits five, 3-person, dessert creating, teams against each other to see who can create the most elaborate, creative, and edible halloween scenes, based on the judges theme for that episode. Each team consists of a master baker, a master pumpkin carver, and a master sugar artist. The teams have 2, timed contests on every episode. The first contest is a 45 min timed smaller Halloween concept piece. The second contest is a 5 hour long, much larger Halloween scene. All of which must feature cake, pumpkin, and sugar art.

It is really incredible to see what these master halloween artists are able to do.

Also,, I'm only referring to sns 1-10 of the show. I didn't watch the last 2 sns bc of the bad looking reviews on here.

The show started out strong and fun. But somewhere along the way they stopped judging the different styles and picked a favorite. You can predict who is going to win by the end of episode 2. It's really sad because it's such a fun idea. The season I just finished had the most disappointing ending ever. The team that won in the final episode had a boring first round when the other team had something incredibly unique and out of the box and the final piece that won was so boring and predictable. Same story told a hundred times. In the end I'm done watching it. Maybe if they get a new director or new producers it'll get interesting again.

Like to see what these. Bakers could do if they have more time. With the short amount of time I'd never want one of their creations. Also I have issues with the judges. They are good at criticizing the contestants I'd like to see what they can come up with in the short amount of time.

Food Network did this on Holiday Wars and I stopped watching it. I don't understand why they got rid of pumpkin carving and I enjoyed the final presentations at the end. This is my favorite time of year and I always looked forward to this show coming back on. Why did they change it? So disappointed!!

I'm so disappointed! This was my favorite show. It gets me in the mood for Halloween every year. WHY DID YOU GET RID OF THE PUMPKIN CARVERS? Now it's just another boring cake show. BRING BACK THE GOOFY HOST. I miss his corny goofy jokes. Why replace the male judge as well? THIS SHOW SUCKS NOW.

I look forward to this time of year so much because of this show and the Halloween baking champions shows but I'm done with this show. Thanks, food network for ruining a wonderful show. NO PUMPKINS?, NO Jonathan?, no guest judge? And No horror show producer/actor? Absolute rubbish! Arti nor Eddie have any business on this show they aren't pastry chefs, they aren't cake or sugar artists and they have nothing to do with the horror genre. To top it all off, as usual, Eddie gets to keep running his mouth while the actual long-time host of the show Shinmin Li has to stand there silently for most of it! The new set is horrible too, I like the professional kitchen with lights so we can see what they are doing. Adding that goofball Zak Bagans via monitor added NOTHING to the show!! It's all just a bake a cake show, now!!! I have removed it from my DVR.

Our family loved to watch this each October. Now we turn on the first episode and it is a cake baking? No pumpkin carving at all? Have you seen your current ratings? No offense to the new host, but we see him on other Food Network shows. Please fix this and bring back the sculpters?!

Halloween Wars WAS a wonderful show. They completely ruined it. One of the most interesting parts was seeing how a cake artist, a pumpkin carver, and a sugar artist could meld their skills. Well, that part has been entirely done away with. This is purely cake and sugar, they've done away with the pumpkin carver, which was always one of the most interesting parts.

I'm not surprised they destroyed this after bringing in a fraud like Zak Bagans. His own show is comprised of the fake and contrived, a spirit which he seems to have brought to Halloween Wars.