The King and Queen's Horrorween

The King and Queen's Horrorween

The King and Queen's Horrorween is an annual community Halloween event, hosted by Daniel Frozenwind and Mad Queen Malafide in Lion's Arch. It is the longest running community event in the Guild Wars franchise. It has existed since 2005 in the original Guild Wars, and is still held in Guild Wars 2 every year to this day. Players are invited to participate in various activities, where they can win many prizes. The event lasts all night and the activities vary each year. The event always includes a couple of recurring in-game activities, forum activities (such as an Art Contest and a Raffle), and Discord activities (as of 2021).

Past Events

Guild Wars

• The King and Queen's Horrorween 2005 - "The very first Horrorween event"
• The King and Queen's Horrorween 2006 - "Frozenwind and Malafide scrounge up bugs outside Kamadan to fund their event"
• The King and Queen's Horrorween 2007 - "Inspired by The Ascalon Royal Family Masquerade Ball, the hosts decide to elevate the event to grand community levels"
• The King and Queen's Horrorween 2008 - "The King and Queen team up with Bladeradio for Night of the Minipets"
• The King and Queen's Horrorween 2009 - "The King and Queen team up again with Bladeradio for Night of the Minipets"
• The King and Queen's Horrorween 2010 - "With the help of event attendees, Frozenwind helps send Miya and Malafide back to their world"
• The King and Queen's Horrorween 2011 - "Countess Reapera, the Order of the Phoenix Alliance and the Gaming World Entertainment Network lend a hand"

Guild Wars 2

• The 7th King and Queen's Horrorween 2012 - "The very first Horrorween in Old Lion's Arch in Guild Wars 2"
• The 8th King and Queen's Horrorween 2013, The Wickerwind - "The King and Queen set out on a quest to restore the Wickerman for Halloween"
• The 9th King and Queen's Horrorween 2014, Holofide - "A mysterious holographic double of Malafide called Holofide appears"
• The 10th King and Queen's Horrorween 2015, Murder Alley - "The Eexacutioner terrorises the Horrorween and Ghoulbrak is established in the wake of the destruction of Lion’s Arch"
• The 11th King and Queen's Horrorween 2016, The Fright Mantle - "Event attendees battle Lazarus and the Fright Mantle"
• The 12th King and Queen's Horrorween 2017, A Grand Community Event - "Frozenwind's memories must be restored"
• The 13th King and Queen's Horrorween 2018, The Bell Tolls - "Dhuum threatens the Horrorween as Dhuumsday draws near"
• The 14th King and Queen's Horrorween 2019, Glaive's Revenge - "A mysterious ship called the The Queen of Fools carries event attendees into the Mad Realm"
• The 15th King and Queen's Horrorween 2020, The Night Catcher - "Dreams manifest as nightmares as a Boneskinner terrorises Lion's Arch"
• The 16th King and Queen's Horrorween 2021, The Haunted Carnival - "A Ghostly Ringmaster traps the event attendees at his circus of fright"
• The 17th King and Queen's Horrorween 2022, Invaders from the Mists - "The King and Queen must stop an alien invasion"
• The 18th King and Queen's Horrorween 2023, Knight at Lion's Hollow - "The Grim Fright is set loose upon Lion's Hollow"
• The 19th King and Queen's Horrorween 2024, Off the Scales - "Mad King Thorn has set his sights on creating The Hallowscale, while the Coastbusters take on the Mellow Marsh Man"

Recurring activities

• Ghost Walk
• Pumpkin Bob
• Last is First
• Frozenwind Says
• The Wickerman / Wicker Ritual
• Cauldron Conundrum
• Costume Contest (Attire of Autumnal Awesome)
• Art Contest
• Forum Raffle
• Blasphemous Beetle-Boost
• Spooky Scary Skimmers
• Moa Derby (added in 2021)
• Ghostly Quartet
• The Tower of Terror
• Night Flight
• Grand Fireworks Show
• Community Spirit Award
• After Party

Prizes and items

• The King and Queen's Horrorween is one of the few ways to obtain a Mini Llama or a Community Chest.

Trivia

• In 2024 both Malafide and Frozenwind were honored with a cat named after them in the Halloween version of Lion's Arch.
• The first "Horrorween" community event wasn't officially called "The King & Queen's Horrorween" yet, but it is technically the first one.
• The trailer for the 2010 Horrorween won a 2nd place prize in the official Guild Wars Halloween Art Contest, awarded with a Mini Mad King's Guard.
• In 2015 the Horrorween renamed various locations in Lion's Arch to haunted versions for the event, with the below map.
• The 2008, 2009, and 2010 Horrorween events all had trailers.

External links

The Guild Wars Wiki has an article on King and Queen's Horrorween.

• Official Website, TheHorrorween.com
• Horrorween article, GuildWars2.com