S03E05 · EP 54
season 3 · 2011-10-27

Horror Fiction in Seven Spooky Steps

written by Dan Harmon · directed by Tristram Shapeero · 3.42M viewers · image Community Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

16 scenes · 3 threads
absurd 25%escalation 11%tense 7%cheerful 5%deadpan 5%violence 5%menacing 5%misunderstanding 5%scheme 4%secret exposed 4%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Personality test psycho
B · Horror stories
C · Halloween party
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Every scene

16 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Study room · cold_openPre-party and Dean

The study group gathers for a pre-party before the Halloween dance.

00:00–00:58scheme
2 · Study room · act1Britta reveals test results

Britta tells Jeff one of their friends is a potential psycho.

00:58–03:48scheme · secret_exposed
3 · Study room · act1Britta's generic horror story

Britta tells a cliché story about a couple attacked by an escaped convict.

03:48–05:24escalation
4 · Study room · act1Abed's logical horror story

Abed tells a story where the couple acts rationally and survives.

05:24–06:24escalation
5 · Study room · act1Annie's Victorian vampire story

Annie tells a gory story about a schoolteacher who is a werewolf killing a vampire.

06:24–09:06violence · escalation
6 · Study room · act1Group reacts to Annie's story

The group is disturbed by Annie's graphic horror story.

09:06–10:07petty_grievance
7 · Study room · act1Pierce's mad scientist story

Pierce tells a story about a mad scientist sewing two fighter pilots together.

10:07–10:51violence · humiliation
8 · Study room · act1Jeff's Magnum P.I. story

Jeff tells a story about Magnum P.I. defeating home invaders.

10:51–13:34escalation
9 · Study room · act1Shirley's rapture story

Shirley tells a religious horror story about the rapture and damnation.

13:34–15:21violence · escalation
10 · Study room · act2Britta reveals the psycho test

Britta reveals the test results and describes a murder scenario.

15:21–17:15secret_exposed · threat
11 · Study room · act2Group turns on each other

The group becomes paranoid and arms themselves.

17:15–17:23escalation · threat
12 · Study room · act2Jeff's hug story

Jeff tells a story about a killer who just needs a hug.

17:23–19:32confession · deal
13 · Study room · act2Jeff admits to random answers

Jeff admits he filled out the test randomly, causing suspicion.

19:32–20:07misunderstanding · investigation
14 · Study room · act2Results reversed: all insane

Britta reruns the tests, revealing everyone but one is insane.

20:07–20:20misunderstanding · comeuppance
15 · Study room · act2Group leaves for the dance

The group decides to leave for the Halloween dance.

20:20–20:53misunderstanding
16 · Study room · tagTag: Troy and Abed sewn together

Troy and Abed are still sewn together in the study room.

20:53–21:04coincidence
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Episode facts

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Aired
2011-10-27
Overall
#54
Writers
Dan Harmon
Director
Tristram Shapeero
Viewers
3.42M (US)
Pace
134 words/min · 78 questions

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In this episode

JW
Jeff Winger16 episodes · drives 702 scenes
BP
Britta Perry16 episodes · drives 194 scenes
AN
Abed Nadir12 episodes · drives 277 scenes
TB
Troy Barnes10 episodes · drives 155 scenes
PH
Pierce Hawthorne23 episodes · drives 173 scenes
SB
Shirley Bennett12 episodes · drives 70 scenes
AE
Annie Edison14 episodes · drives 204 scenes
BC
Ben Chang47 episodes · drives 2 scenes