Voices from Below

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Voices from Below was a series of Halloween spell tool items that could be applied to cosmetic items. Wearing such item results in the pitch at which the wearer speaks to be lower.

Prior to Scream Fortress 2015, it could be found during Halloween events inside of Haunted Halloween Gifts on Ghost Fort, or from a Pile of Curses. Since Scream Fortress 2015, Halloween Spells are no longer obtainable, as Haunted Halloween Gifts were replaced with the Soul Gargoyle, which does not distribute spells nor the Voodoo-Cursed Items needed to craft the Pile of Curses. All remaining Halloween Spells persisting in players' backpacks remain visible in them as long as they do not launch the game; if they do, the spells are deleted. Any spells applied to items remain on them.

This effect is only active around Halloween or during a Full Moon; at other times of the year, it does not activate in gameplay, unless the server has Halloween mode enabled. However, items with the spell applied can be equipped at any time and their effect becomes active on the loadout screen, even when it is not activate during matches.

Halloween Spells

Scout's Spectral Snarl (halloween spell).png

Halloween Spell: Scout's Spectral Snarl
Level 5 Spell
These spells make the Merc's voices 4% sexier and 130% spookier – except for Scout's, which is -5% sexier.
This spell can be applied to a Scout hat.


This item will expire on Wednesday, November 11, 2014 (1:00:00).

This is a limited use item. Uses: 1

Soldier's Booming Bark (halloween spell).png

Halloween Spell: Soldier's Booming Bark
Level 5 Spell
These spells make the Merc's voices 4% sexier and 130% spookier – except for Scout's, which is -5% sexier.
This spell can be applied to a Soldier hat.


This item will expire on Wednesday, November 11, 2014 (1:00:00).

This is a limited use item. Uses: 1

Pyro's Muffled Moan (halloween spell).png

Halloween Spell: Pyro's Muffled Moan
Level 5 Spell
These spells make the Merc's voices 4% sexier and 130% spookier – except for Scout's, which is -5% sexier.
This spell can be applied to a Pyro hat.


This item will expire on Wednesday, November 11, 2014 (1:00:00).

This is a limited use item. Uses: 1

Demoman's Cadaverous Croak (halloween spell).png

Halloween Spell: Demoman's Cadaverous Croak
Level 5 Spell
These spells make the Merc's voices 4% sexier and 130% spookier – except for Scout's, which is -5% sexier.
This spell can be applied to a Demoman hat.


This item will expire on Wednesday, November 11, 2014 (1:00:00).

This is a limited use item. Uses: 1

Heavy's Bottomless Bass (halloween spell).png

Halloween Spell: Heavy's Bottomless Bass
Level 5 Spell
These spells make the Merc's voices 4% sexier and 130% spookier – except for Scout's, which is -5% sexier.
This spell can be applied to a Heavy hat.


This item will expire on Wednesday, November 11, 2014 (1:00:00).

This is a limited use item. Uses: 1

Engineer's Gravelly Growl (halloween spell).png

Halloween Spell: Engineer's Gravelly Growl
Level 5 Spell
These spells make the Merc's voices 4% sexier and 130% spookier – except for Scout's, which is -5% sexier.
This spell can be applied to a Engineer hat.


This item will expire on Wednesday, November 11, 2014 (1:00:00).

This is a limited use item. Uses: 1

Medic's Blood Curdling Bellow (halloween spell).png

Halloween Spell: Medic's Blood-Curdling Bellow
Level 5 Spell
These spells make the Merc's voices 4% sexier and 130% spookier – except for Scout's, which is -5% sexier.
This spell can be applied to a Medic hat.


This item will expire on Wednesday, November 11, 2014 (1:00:00).

This is a limited use item. Uses: 1

Sniper's Deep Downunder Drawl (halloween spell).png

Halloween Spell: Sniper's Deep Downunder Drawl
Level 5 Spell
These spells make the Merc's voices 4% sexier and 130% spookier – except for Scout's, which is -5% sexier.
This spell can be applied to a Sniper hat.


This item will expire on Wednesday, November 11, 2014 (1:00:00).

This is a limited use item. Uses: 1

Spy's Creepy Croon (halloween spell).png

Halloween Spell: Spy's Creepy Croon
Level 5 Spell
These spells make the Merc's voices 4% sexier and 130% spookier – except for Scout's, which is -5% sexier.
This spell can be applied to a Spy hat.


This item will expire on Wednesday, November 11, 2014 (1:00:00).

This is a limited use item. Uses: 1

Update history

October 26, 2012 Patch (Spectral Halloween Special)
  • Halloween Spells were added to the game.

October 29, 2013 Patch (Scream Fortress V)

  • Enabled Halloween Spell Potions.

November 11, 2013 Patch

  • Effects will only be visible during Halloween/Full Moon events.
  • All Halloween event items have automatically expired.
  • [Undocumented] Halloween spells are no longer tradable.

October 22, 2014 Patch

  • Enabled Halloween Spell Potions.

October 23, 2014 Patch

  • Updated Halloween Spells to be tradable.
  • Fixed not being able to apply Halloween Spells to cosmetic items.

December 17, 2015 Patch (Tough Break Update)

  • [Undocumented] Halloween spells are no longer tradable.

March 30, 2023 Patch

  • [Undocumented] Renamed "Voices From Below" to "Voices from Below".

February 18, 2025 Patch

  • Fixed the Voices from Below effect not working when taunting with the Highland Hound set equipped.

Notes

  • The effect applied to items is listed as "Voices from Below" rather than the name of the spell used. All nine spells gave the same effect, they were only limited in which cosmetics they could be applied to.

Bugs

  • The backpack icons incorrectly use the coloring overlay intended for paint cans, though this is rendered moot by the fact that they are no longer meant to exist anymore.
  • Although each spell was meant to be used with only one class, they could be applied to cosmetics which can be equipped by multiple classes, granting the effect to any class wearing the affected cosmetic.