Halloween TV: Buffy the Vampire Slayer

I'm ashamed to admit I didn't get into this great show until years after it went off air.  But I did come to recognize its brilliance, especially in the early seasons, so that counts for something, right?

Season 2, Episode 6, 10/27/97


Halloween

On Halloween Buffy, Willow and Xander are "volunteered" by Principal Snyder to take groups of kids trick-or-treating. Buffy seizes the opportunity to impress Angel by dressing as a woman from the time when he was human. When most of the kids in Sunnydale magically become whatever they were dressed as, it is up to soldier-Xander and ghost-Willow to find a way to break the spell and defend Buffy, who is now a weak and frail 18th century noblewoman.



Season 4, Episode 4, 10/26/99

Fear, Itself

To help Buffy get over the pain of having been used by Parker, the gang head to a fraternity Halloween party expecting a few cheap scares and a bit of harmless fun. Unfortunately, some accidental magic turns the party into a house of horrors where everyone's fears come to life.



Season 6, Episode 6, 10/30/01

All the Way

Dawn sneaks out and spends Halloween night with a friend and two hot guys. When they are invited into the home of an eccentric old man, however, things take a turn for the weird. Meanwhile, Tara expresses concern that Willow is using too much magic and an argument ensues.