All Of The Real Housewives Halloween Episodes, Ranked
With Halloween quickly approaching, there's nothing more satisfying than watching Bravo's The Real Housewives past Halloween episodes. There have been a few costume parties in each franchise, but nothing beats the actual holiday of Halloween and seeing the women and their families get in the spooky spirit.
Some cities in the franchise have more Halloween episodes than others, and this is typically based on when production begins filming. If a season is filmed in the fall, a Halloween showdown is sure to commence. For the women of Bravo, when there are costumes involved and endless themed cocktails, the drama becomes scarier than the decorations.
14 RHONY: Stop And Throw The Roses
In the latest season of RHONY, the women have their own Halloween party in the Hamptons. With few people due to COVID-19, Luann decided to organize a 1970s themed-Halloween pageant.
All the women dressed in costume and had a talent in mind to perform for the judges, but, due to tensions in the group already being high—Luann and new Housewife Eboni K. Williams had a fight a few days earlier, and Leah was not handling the death of her grandmother well—this pageant was a mess. By the end of the episode, Leah threw a bouquet of roses at Heather as she let her emotions get the best of her. Ironically, Leah was the one who won the pageant, but this was ultimately a boring event with unsolicited anger.
13 RHOA: Nightmare On Peachtree Street
'Nightmare on Peachtree Street' was Halloween-themed, and it was also RHOA's season's finale before a wild reunion. Cynthia took home the prize for best costume as 50 Cent, while Nene came in second place as an exterminator with her husband Gregg as a cockroach.
The episode focused on Sheree and a few of the women who were upset with Porsha for saying that she didn't trust anyone in her group of friends. Yet, while the costumes were perfect, the storyline was lackluster.
12 RHONY: Sharkbait & Sleeping With The Fishes
In season 11, fans supported Dorinda throwing a Halloween bash at Blue Stone Manor because there's never a dull moment at her Berkshires home. However, while Dorinda's home was decorated impeccably, that was the only spooky thing that happened. There were no costumes, and the most drama came from Luann being upset about sleeping in the Fish Room and Sonja crying about the Morgan Letters.
11 RHOA: If You've Got It, Haunt It
In season 13, Porsha's friend Fallyn throws a Halloween party and invites all the women. The women's costumes, once again, did not disappoint. Cynthia came as hand sanitizer, Kandi was a cheetah, and Drew dressed as a character from Cats the musical.
With season 13's storyline focusing around Cynthia's wedding in the height of COVID-19, a break with a Halloween party was appreciated. Once Latoya arrived, however, the fun ended. She had too much to drink and was arguing with all of the women before being escorted out of the party—but that didn't stop her from yelling nonsense at everyone on her way to the car.
10 RHONY: Unfashionably Late
When past Housewife Kelly Killoren Bensimon decided to throw a Halloween shindig in the second season, the Housewives entered to support their friend. However, Kelly was nowhere to be found.
To make matters worse, it was a cash bar, which the women were not pleased about. By the time Kelly eventually showed up two hours later, Luann and Bethenny had already left because they were tired of waiting. Of course, Kelly thought their early departure was rude.
9 RHOC: Meet & Potatoes
'Meet & Potatoes' was one of the only Halloween episodes for the women of Orange County. In the episode, Tamra hosts a spooky dinner for the cast with a tarot card reader. This was Shannon Beador's first episode as an RHOC housewife, and fans supported her introduction, while Vicki judged her for being new to the group.
Unlike other get-togethers, this dinner went surprisingly well. Everyone got along, dressed in spooky garb, and enjoyed Tamra's haunted house.
8 RHONJ: Drop Dead Gorgas
Season 3 of RHONJ kicked off with a Halloween episode and a new Housewife, Melissa Gorga. Fans supported Melissa as a new Housewife, but it wasn't easy, as Teresa and co. were against her from the start.
Nevertheless, the women spent Halloween apart. The cameras rolled as each Housewife got their kids ready for Halloween and took them trick-or-treating. Later in the night, the Gorgas went partying, while the Giudices had a Halloween party at home. It was a family-friendly episode.
7 RHOP: Good Will Haunting (4;12)
Ashley's marriage to Michael Darby was a huge storyline in RHOP's fourth season after he was charged with sexual assault by none other than a Bravo cameraman. The group met up to visit an orchestrated haunted forest, but it was Ashley and Michael against the world. There were no costumes but there was an incredibly spooky backdrop that added some humor to a tense evening with Michael.
6 RHONJ: House of Horrors
In season 11, Margaret decided to throw a party for both Halloween and her birthday. Everyone dressed to impress, with Melissa and Joe as merpeople, Dolores and Frank Sr. as plastic surgery nightmares, Teresa as cotton candy, and Magaret as Morticia Addams. Everyone looked incredible, which added to the excitement of the episode.
The husbands of New Jersey also pulled their weight and had a great time at the party. As always, however, Jennifer couldn't help herself, had too many tequila shots, and the drama soon revolved around Joe's treatment of Dolores from episodes prior. By the end of the episode, the Gorgas left in a tizzy.
5 RHONY: Ghouls Just Wanna Have Fun
Dorinda achieved Queen Bee status when she threw yet another Halloween party for the women. Unlike in season 11, the women wore costumes to this party. Dorinda dressed as Lady Gaga in a bubble dress, Ramona dressed as Britney Spears, Tinsley followed as Madonna, and Bethenny came as Barbie.
As great as everyone looked, the party was hostile. Dorinda went after Sonja for being anti-social, Ramona and Bethenny argued about real estate in the Hamptons, and Luann was depressed over the demise of her marriage with Tom.
4 RHOBH: Meet Rinna Jayne
With RHOBH's Kyle Richards' daughter, Farrah, having an October birthday, she and Mauricio threw a Halloween bash for their closest friends. While three of the women came as cats, Lisa Rinna took the cake when she dressed as Erika Jayne. Erika loved the costume and was flattered by it, but the others thought Rinna went too far.
Meanwhile, Kim Richards and Lisa Rinna couldn't let bygones be bygones with Bunnygate from seasons prior. Although too much drama didn't go down, their costumes and the party itself were stellar.
3 RHOD: Face To Two-Face
As the only Halloween-themed episode in RHOD, 'Face to Two-Faced' didn't disappoint. Stephanie threw a Halloween party at her new house and asked for everyone to come in costume.
While everyone looked great, LeeAnne made the episode a standout by dressing up as a two-faced Stephanie, and insulting the host of the party was as shocking as it gets. Even LeeAnne's therapist questioned her choice of dressing as something so wounding.
2 RHONJ: A Hairy Situation & One Flew Over the Chicken's Nest
This episode wasn't necessarily a Halloween party, but it was a costume-themed party for the first responders held by Nicole and Bobby. Everyone dressed as a first responder and tried having a good time, but the night ended in horror—just like Halloween. Amber's outspoken husband, Jim, began insulting Joe Giudice, and Amber and Teresa got into a hair-pulling match. The easy-going costume party ended in a scrum and people leaving early.
1 RHONY: Eat, Drink and Be Scary
In season 12, it was most of the Housewives vs. Ramona. With Ramona's birthday party being a major storyline in the RHONY season, she ignored her true friends in the hope of an epic birthday bash.
This came to a head at Luann's Halloween party when Sonja, Dorinda, and Elyse were drunk before they even got to the party. What followed was a drunken speech by Dorinda, Sonja drunkenly eating food with her bare hands, and Leah attacking a seafood tower meant for the table. The absurdity of it all made it an incredible episode.