Best Halloween Mods for Valheim (2025): Haunted Builds, Spooky Gear & Server Ready Fun

Enter the Haunted North

The wind howls across the Black Forest. Jack-o’-lanterns flicker between the trees, and your longhouse creaks under an amber moon. Valheim has always carried the chill of the unknown, but every October, the world becomes something darker, something festive, communal, and just a little unholy.

Halloween fits Valheim like a rusted axe in a warrior’s hand. Its mist soaked nights and runelit ruins practically beg for haunted builds and eerie adventures. Thanks to the modding community, you don’t have to wait for Odin to set the mood; you can fill your world with glowing pumpkins, ghostly raids, and the kind of atmosphere that makes even a Viking look over their shoulder.

If you’re a builder looking to craft a cursed mead hall or a server host planning a full scale Halloween event, these mods turn Valheim into the perfect seasonal playground. (Need setup help? See How to Install Mods in Valheim.)

Grab your torch and your hammer, let’s summon the best Halloween mods to transform your world.

Top 5 Halloween Mods for Valheim (2025)

HalloweenPieces - The Builder’s Dream This fan-favorite mod adds more than fifty haunted decorations: carved pumpkins, cobweb draped beams, gravestones, hanging lanterns, and skeletal fences. Perfect for turning any longhouse into a fortress of fright. Lightweight and multiplayer safe, it’s ideal for community showcases and creative servers.
Hallowheim - A True Halloween Expansion More than decor, this one brings gameplay. Expect cursed draugr variants, limited time armor sets, and brewable “Witch’s Mead” for buffs during raid nights. Hallowheim pairs beautifully with combat reworks like Call to Arms, letting you host adrenaline filled Halloween events with real rewards.
FogTweaks - Command the Mist Control Valheim’s eerie weather with precision. Adjust fog density, color, and layer height to create cinematic mornings or horror movie nights. Perfect for streamers and screenshot artists chasing that haunted forest vibe.
Custom Raids (Halloween Pack) - Summon the Cursed Spawn waves of themed enemies, pumpkin headed draugr, spectral boars, and skeleton hordes, for seasonal PvE events. Works seamlessly on dedicated servers, letting hosts script terrifying “Cursed Raid Nights.”
Dark Nights + Lighting Overhaul - Let Darkness Breathe Makes every torch and brazier matter again. Nights are deeper, shadows longer, and campfires feel like lifelines. Together, they deliver pure immersion when paired with FogTweaks’ atmospheric control.

Each mod captures a different side of Halloween: HalloweenPieces for builders, Hallowheim for adventurers, FogTweaks and Lighting Overhaul for ambience, and Custom Raids for thrillseekers. Combine them for a server that feels alive, and slightly cursed.

(Related reading: Valheim Call to Arms Update Overview.)

Haunted Decoration Mods

The heart of Valheim’s Halloween season beats through the builders, those who raise walls not for war, but for spectacle. HalloweenPieces is their spellbook. Every plank, fence, and pumpkin carries that eerie orange glow that turns the Black Forest into a living nightmare.

Inside the build menu, you’ll find new craftable decorations that feel perfectly Norse yet unmistakably haunted: carved jack-o’-lanterns that grin through the mist, cobwebs that stretch between aged beams, tombstones that whisper when the wind shifts. Even fence posts and mead barrels get sinister makeovers.

Performance wise, large prop builds can tax FPS, especially when using fog or lighting mods. Builders hosting community showcases should test their base in creative mode and stagger lighting sources to keep things smooth.

For creative inspiration, visit the Valheim Builds subreddit or Discord, every October it fills with cursed mead halls, haunted portals, and crypt lit taverns. The community treats Halloween like an art form, and HalloweenPieces is the brush that paints their nightmares.

Gameplay & Gear Mods

Not every Viking wants to sit by a spooky hearth, some crave combat. Hallowheim delivers the perfect mix of fright and fight. It’s more than just decoration; it transforms the game’s heartbeat. You’ll encounter seasonal mobs like ghostly draugr and skeletal wolves, and earn new armor sets forged from cursed iron.

Gameplay Additions:

Craftable Halloween armor and cloaks with glow effects.
Limited time consumables like Witch’s Mead (boosts stamina and resistance).
Night exclusive monsters that drop event-only loot.

For those hosting multiplayer events, Custom Raids (Halloween Pack) brings chaos on command. Server admins can summon waves of undead at specific locations, perfect for a “Cursed Raid Night” or a clan-versus-clan survival event. Pair it with Call to Arms’ new combat systems (adrenaline bursts and dodge frames) to create balanced but thrilling encounters.

These mods shine brightest on dedicated servers, where coordinated players can take on waves of monsters or decorate a communal hub between battles. It’s the closest Valheim gets to a Viking Halloween MMO.

Lighting & Ambience Mods

The soul of Halloween in Valheim isn’t just what you see, it’s what you can barely see. Lighting and atmosphere make the difference between a cozy Viking camp and a cursed marsh crawling with wraiths. Three mods rule this world: FogTweaks, Dark Nights, and Lighting Overhaul.

FogTweaks lets you control the mood like a god of mist. Adjust fog density, layer height, and even color tone to craft cinematic moments, from smoky gray mornings to bloodred sunsets. It’s a must for builders capturing screenshots or streaming haunted events.

Dark Nights deepens the shadows, making torches and campfires feel vital again. Suddenly, that flickering flame isn’t just decor, it’s safety. This mod improves tension and immersion, perfect for servers hosting Halloween hunts or foggy forest expeditions.

Lighting Overhaul completes the trinity by refining torchlight, lantern glow, and brazier color. It’s subtle, but the effect is massive: rooms look warmer, crypts more claustrophobic, and the wilderness alive with ghostly contrast.

Performance Tip: Combine fog and lighting tweaks carefully, dense fog plus high dynamic shadows can hit FPS on mid-range systems. Test builds on private sessions before pushing them live to server events.

Trick: For a cinematic Halloween experience, set FogTweaks density to 0.7, activate Dark Nights, and gather your clan at midnight near the Black Forest. The screenshots will speak for themselves.

(Optional add-ons: “Spooky Sounds Pack” or “Ethereal Skybox” mods pair beautifully for full immersion.)

Hosting & Multiplayer Halloween Events

A haunted world is best shared with others, and that’s where Host Havoc turns eerie creativity into a flawless event. Halloween mods shine brightest on dedicated servers where every Viking can join the same haunted world without lag, crashes, or desync nightmares.

Why Host Havoc servers dominate seasonal events:

🕯️ Global Data Centers - Keep latency low for players from any realm.
⚙️ Automated Mod Syncing - Installs HalloweenPieces, Hallowheim, and FogTweaks automatically across all clients.
💾 Reliable Backups & Rollbacks - Safeguard your haunted worlds for next year’s celebration.
🛡️ High Player Capacity - Perfect for clan raids, showcase nights, or build competitions.

Event Ideas for Your Server:

🎃 Haunted Base Showcase - Builders compete to design the spookiest longhouse using HalloweenPieces.
⚔️ Cursed Raid Night - Host a boss wave event with Custom Raids + Hallowheim.
👹 Costume Contest - Players show off armor mods and screenshots under custom lighting presets.

Running these mods on a dedicated Host Havoc Valheim server means seamless performance, synchronized installs, and full creative freedom. If you’re planning a Halloween event for your clan, don’t trust it to luck or Loki, trust it to uptime, bandwidth, and backups.

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FAQ - Halloween Modding Questions

How do I get Halloween decorations in Valheim? Install the HalloweenPieces mod from Thunderstore or the in-game mod manager. Once loaded, decorations appear in the build menu, ready for pumpkin lit bridges, haunted mead halls, and crypt courtyards.

Are Halloween mods safe for multiplayer? Yes. As long as all players (and your server) use the same mod versions, compatibility is stable. Host Havoc’s automated mod sync makes this process effortless for community hosts.

Do Halloween mods affect FPS or performance? Large decoration builds or heavy fog mods can impact frame rate. Keep lighting props balanced, and test configurations locally before hosting public events.

Can I disable Halloween mods after the season? Absolutely. Disable them through BepInEx or your mod manager, and your world will revert to its pre-Halloween state. No data corruption, no permanent changes, just winter ready Vikings.

Where can I find more mod updates? Check Thunderstore or the Valheim subreddit for new seasonal content. Modders frequently refresh assets, lighting tweaks, and Halloween retextures each October.

Enjoy the Age of Spooks & Mead

When the wind turns cold and the nights stretch long, Valheim becomes more than survival, it becomes a celebration. Every haunted bridge, every flickering torch, and every cursed raid is a story shared between friends and clans. Across Reddit and Discord, players showcase glowing mead halls and fog draped forests that look ripped from a Viking ghost tale.

Halloween in Valheim isn’t just about decoration, it’s about atmosphere, creativity, and camaraderie. It’s proof that a survival game can feel like an autumn festival when the right mods, lighting, and imagination collide.

So light the pumpkins, rally your clan, and raise your tankard to the season of spooks and mead. Your haunted adventure deserves the best stage, a dedicated Host Havoc Valheim server, built for performance, uptime, and every eerie detail you can summon.

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