“Boy Meets World’s ‘And Then There Was Shawn’ Is a Near-Perfect 23-Minute Slasher” — what this page in the network covers. Nearly three decades after it first aired, Boy Meets World’s Halloween episode ‘And Then There Was Shawn’ remains a masterclass in blending sitcom humor with genuine slasher tension. The 1998 episode, directed by Jeff McCracken, traps the core cast—including Ben Savage, Danielle Fishel, Rider Strong, and Will Friedle—in a locked school library as a masked killer picks them off one by one.
It’s a direct nod to Wes Craven’s Scream franchise, which had revitalized the horror genre just two years earlier, and the show’s writers lean into the meta-humor and whodunit structure that made those films so popular. Why it matters: the episode proved that family-friendly sitcoms could successfully parody R-rated horror without losing their heart, and it became a fan-favorite that still trends every October. The full version stays on the original page, which this listing opens directly.