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.
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The Terrifying Team Fortress Haunted Hallowe'en Special (October 29 - November 9, 2009) 2009-10-29October 29, 2009 Patch
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Last Will and Testament Ghost (Zepheniah Mann)
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The Second Annu-Hell Scream Fortress Hauntdead Halloween Special (October 27 - November 8, 2010) 2010-10-27October 27, 2010 Patch
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Family Portrait with Silas Horseless Headless Horsemann (Silas Mann)
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Third Annual Scream Fortress Very Scary Halloween Special (October 27 - November 6, 2011) 2011-10-27October 27, 2011 Patch
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Bombinomicon MONOCULUS
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The Fourth Annual Spectral Halloween Special (October 26 - November 8, 2012) 2012-10-26October 26, 2012 Patch
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Doom-Mates Merasmus
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The Fifth Annual Helloween Special (October 29 - November 11, 2013) 2013-10-29October 29, 2013 Patch
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Grave Matters Skeletons
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The Sixth Annual Halloween Special (October 29 - November 12, 2014) 2014-10-29October 29, 2014 Patch
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Blood Money
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The Seventh Annual Halloween Special (October 28 - November 12, 2015) 2015-10-28October 28, 2015 Patch
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Gargoyles & Gravel
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Scream Fortress VIII (October 21 - November 16, 2016) 2016-10-21October 21, 2016 Patch
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Scream Fortress IX (October 26 - November 8, 2017) 2017-10-26October 26, 2017 Patch
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Scream Fortress X (October 19 - November 14, 2018) 2018-10-19October 19, 2018 Patch
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Scream Fortress XI (October 1 - November 7, 2019) 2019-10-10October 10, 2019 Patch
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Scream Fortress XII (October 1 - November 7, 2020) 2020-10-01October 1, 2020 Patch
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Scream Fortress XIII (October 1 - November 7, 2021) 2021-10-05October 5, 2021 Patch
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Scream Fortress XIV (October 1 - November 7, 2022) 2022-10-05October 5, 2022 Patch
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Scream Fortress XV (October 1 - November 7, 2023) 2023-10-09October 9, 2023 Patch
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Scream Fortress XVI (October 10 - November 7, 2024) 2024-10-10October 10, 2024 Patch
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