Season: Episode 4 of Season 4
Original Air Date: 10/26/1999
Written by: David Fury
Directed by: Tucker Gates

<b>Notes:</b>

A Halloween party decoration conjures a fear demon at a frat-house.

<b>Plot Highlights:</b>

Pumkin carving. Oz cautions Willow about magic. Giles dons a festive sombrero. Xander invites Anya to the party. Riley gives Buffy a pep talk. Joyce redoes Buffy's Red Riding Hood costume. The gang arrives at the party, get scared, argue with each other, get scared some more, end up together again. Anya fetches Giles, who chainsaws his way in. Gachnar (actual size) manifests.

<b>Quotes:</b>

BUFFY: This is Gachnar?

XANDER: Big overture. Little show.

Gachnar: I am the dark lord of nightmares! (Buffy tries not to laugh) The bringer of terror! Tremble before me. Fear me!

WILLOW: He - He's so cute!

Gachnar: Tremble!

XANDER: (Bends down) Who's a little fear demon? Come on! Who's a little fear demon!

GILES: Don't taunt the fear demon.

XANDER: Why, can he hurt me?

GILES: No, it's just tacky.