Halloween

Halloween is an annual holiday celebrated on October 31st of every year. Although influences are strongest in North America, Halloween is celebrated around the world.

In the days coming up to Halloween Valve release a patch along with an annual event in Team Fortress 2, which has been held since 2009. It is the first time Valve has incorporated a holiday-theme into Team Fortress 2, and it follows a loose connection to the history of the Team Fortress 2 universe, most notably in connection to the Mann Family.

The Terrifying Team Fortress Haunted Hallowe'en Special

Main article: October 29, 2009 Patch

Released October 29, 2009, the Haunted Hallowe'en Special was the first holiday-specific patch and event in Team Fortress 2. The patch introduced the community made map Harvest in both standard and event versions and also released the Mildly Disturbing Halloween Mask, the Ghastly Gibus, Pumpkin Bombs, Halloween pumpkins, the Thriller Taunt, Ghosts, and five new achievements in the Scarechievements pack. The event lasted from October 29th, 2009 to November 9th, 2009.

Scream Fortress

Main article: Scream Fortress

The October 27, 2010 patch, dubbed Scream Fortress, is the second annual Halloween celebration in Team Fortress 2. The update introduced a number of new items and maps. Two new maps, winners of the Art Pass Contest were introduced: the event map Mann Manor and its non-event counterpart Mountain Lab. The Mann Manor map introduced the Haunted Halloween Gifts and the Horseless Headless Horsemann, reuse of the Pumpkin Bombs and Halloween pumpkins of last year and reimplementation of the Thriller Taunt. There was also a new set of achievements, the Ghostchievements pack, added.

This year's event introduced many new items: the Haunted Metal Scrap, the Unusual Horseless Headless Horsemann's Headtaker, Noise Makers, Halloween Masks, the Saxton Hale Mask, the Horseless Headless Horsemann's Head, the Voodoo Juju, the Spine-Chilling Skull, and two new community contributed hats, Cadaver's Cranium and the Horrific Headsplitter.

Non-Halloween specific additions include Description Tags, Gift Wrapping, and the Sticky Jumper.