Halloween event

Halloween event Terrorizing RED and BLU alike, the Horseless Headless Horsemann was the first Team Fortress 2 Boss monster introduced in a Halloween event.

A Halloween event, also referred to as Halloween, Halloween Special, or Scream Fortress, is one of a series of anual events activated by Valve to celebrate the Halloween season. First introduced in the The Terrifying Team Fortress Haunted Hallowe'en Special of 2009, Halloween events feature activation of Halloween-themed start screen, spooky sound cues, haunted maps, scary or ridiculous Halloween cosmetics, Ghosts, and monsters.

From the beginning, Halloween events have been linked with continuations of the Team Fortress 2 Storyline, with the release of Zephaniah Mann's last will and testament and family portrait and the coupling of the Halloween comics with closely released main Storyline comics, notably the murders of Blutarch and Redmond, and the crossovers of Merasmus.

Most of the individual Halloween Updates introduce new features of the Halloween event celebration, whether new, maps, monsters, or mechanics, like magic spells or the Soul Gargoyle.

Note: Clicking on the image opens the event's Update page on teamfortress.com, if available. Community maps are identified in italics.

Event	Title (Dates) Update	Maps * Haunted	Comic Monster * Introductions
	The Terrifying Team Fortress Haunted Hallowe'en Special (October 29 - November 9, 2009) 2009-10-29October 29, 2009 Patch	Harvest Harvest Event	Last Will and Testament Ghost (Zepheniah Mann) Halloween restriction Pumpkin bombs Scarechievements
	The Second Annu-Hell Scream Fortress Hauntdead Halloween Special (October 27 - November 8, 2010) 2010-10-27October 27, 2010 Patch	Mann Manor Mountain Lab	Family Portrait with Silas Horseless Headless Horsemann (Silas Mann) Haunted Halloween Gift Halloween Masks Ghostchievements
	Third Annual Scream Fortress Very Scary Halloween Special (October 27 - November 6, 2011) 2011-10-27October 27, 2011 Patch	Eyeaduct	Bombinomicon MONOCULUS Antique Halloween Goodie Cauldron Halloween Costumes Eye-chievements
	The Fourth Annual Spectral Halloween Special (October 26 - November 8, 2012) 2012-10-26October 26, 2012 Patch	Ghost Fort Ghost Town	Doom-Mates Merasmus Voodoo-Cursed Souls Halloween Spells Necromannchievements
	The Fifth Annual Helloween Special (October 29 - November 11, 2013) 2013-10-29October 29, 2013 Patch	Helltower	Grave Matters Skeletons Halloween Spells Bereavements
	The Sixth Annual Halloween Special (October 29 - November 12, 2014) 2014-10-29October 29, 2014 Patch	Carnival of Carnage	Blood Money Halloween Gift Cauldron Merasmachievements
	The Seventh Annual Halloween Special (October 28 - November 12, 2015) 2015-10-28October 28, 2015 Patch	Gorge Event Hellfire Hellstone Moonshine Event Sinshine	Gargoyles & Gravel Soul Gargoyle Merasmissions
	Scream Fortress VIII (October 21 - November 16, 2016) 2016-10-21October 21, 2016 Patch	Brimstone Maple Ridge Event Pit of Death
	Scream Fortress IX (October 26 - November 8, 2017) 2017-10-26October 26, 2017 Patch		Halloween Package Halloween Contracts
	Scream Fortress X (October 19 - November 14, 2018) 2018-10-19October 19, 2018 Patch	Cauldron Cursed Cove Gravestone Monster Bash Slasher
	Scream Fortress XI (October 1 - November 7, 2019) 2019-10-10October 10, 2019 Patch	Laughter Precipice
	Scream Fortress XII (October 1 - November 7, 2020) 2020-10-01October 1, 2020 Patch	Bloodwater Hassle Castle Megalo Moldergrove
	Scream Fortress XIII (October 1 - November 7, 2021) 2021-10-05October 5, 2021 Patch	Erebus Farmageddon Graveyard Los Muertos Sinthetic Terror
	Scream Fortress XIV (October 1 - November 7, 2022) 2022-10-05October 5, 2022 Patch	Bonesaw Crasher Ghoulpit Helltrain Soul-Mill Spookeyridge
	Scream Fortress XV (October 1 - November 7, 2023) 2023-10-09October 9, 2023 Patch	Perks Slime Mannsylvania Sandcastle Spineyard Corruption Murky Atoll Woods Sanitarium Devastation	Zombie Infection
	Scream Fortress XVI (October 10 - November 7, 2024) 2024-10-10October 10, 2024 Patch	Toxic Darkmarsh Freaky Fair Dynamite Circus Outburst Blazehattan	Tug of War (Community)

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