halloween wars Archives

The season finale of Food Network's Halloween Wars "Scary Tales II" had great concepts but struggled in execution – especially in the first round Both "Small Scare" and "Spine Chiller" forced the contestants to think outside the box and they really (theoretically) got into the Halloween spirit.  In reality, some of the ideas didn't translate[...]

This week's episode of Food Network's Halloween Wars "Other Holiday Mascots Go Trick-or-Treating" definitely didn't bring down the house in the "Small Scare" round Given a task like "Vampire Makeover," contestants created sculptures that ended up needing makeovers of their own Contestants did step up their game in "Spine Chiller," impressing host Jonathan Bennett as[...]

In honor of the ninth season premier of Food Network's Halloween Wars, I sat down with my daughter to carve a pumpkin – and to be completely transparent, our "cat" came out looking more like "possum roadkill" Regardless, every year I look forward to being shocked and frightened by the imagination of the contestants My[...]

Being a lover of baking and cooking shows and feeling that Halloween should be celebrated 365 days a year, (with "Monster Mash" on repeat in the background) I am ecstatic at the Food Network line up for this spooky season. The hair on the back of our necks will standing at attention for blood-curdling sculptures, edible[...]