fifth episode eighth season american comedy television series office episode overall episode originally aired nbc united_states october written sister cast member directed episode guest starred series presented real documentary depicts everyday lives office employees scranton pennsylvania branch fictional dunder mifflin_paper_company episode works non halloween party help lewis dwight_schrute rainn_wilson friends son pam jenna fischer jim_halpert john_krasinski debate existence ghosts robert figures deepest fears tries ghost story received mixed reviews critics complimented ellie performance according nielsen_media_research drew million viewers received rating share demographic episode ranked lowest rated episodes series air thursday ranked timeslot plot assigned set halloween party andy_bernard wants live expectations set robert robert arrives son remarks party tailored kids adults response andy asks tailor party erin andy tells wishes speak end day worried intends fire asks help party scary sexy gives tape explains camera crew video cinema unsettling movie avant garde film genre defined disturbing images absence plot disgusted video office staff demand explanation erin desperation shows idea making party sexy card game photos makes outraged andy robert talk erin office incident erin admits fears planned talk end day andy tells wanted talk reached point romantic relationship girlfriend able office wanted clear erin handles calls erin known dating shocked hear dates far erin feels leaves jim argue ghosts real claims seen pub work dwight_schrute dresses takes wings knives dwight allowed bring weapons recognizes costume supposed bond playing day ignoring dwight makes pretend fire toby taking away weapons grounds ceo son party robert employees revealing deepest fears leaving tells horror story implementing fears way convince let fear control lives jim pam stop argument erin talk andy feelings production episode written story editor sister cast member second written story series directed office 15th directing credit series episode halloween themed episode series season halloween season seven costume contest episode featured sabre ceo currently set appear episodes season season dvd contains number deleted scenes episode notable cut scenes include rest office getting debate ghosts exist robert son dwight talking zombies specifically characters walking dead cultural references episode dwight dresses character video game series later toby narrates montage previous costumes worn dwight including dressed primary antagonists nightmare street saw franchises respectively angela seen dressed cat wore season episode halloween jim kevin dressed professional basketball players wade respectively ryan dressed series breaking bad wearing character signature yellow reception ratings original american broadcast viewed estimated million viewers received rating share adults ages means seen year olds united_states year olds watching television time broadcast marked drop ratings previous episode garden party making lowest rated episode series aired thursday episode ranked timeslot beating received rating share demographic secret circle received rating share episode beaten number grey anatomy received rating share beaten number world series received rating share reviews episode received mixed reviews critics writer wrote wasn patience testing year outing costume contest wasn gut nose earlier incarnation halloween complimented erin andy plot called jim pam plot boring ellie performance received reviewer criticized episode creating situations seeing characters react likely writers willing stock office halloween party setup drives narrative despite wrote positively erin plot performance scary speech end critical dwight plot jim pam plot writing don care pam believes ghosts jim doesn don care dwight gets scenes cynical adult presence child ultimately gave episode new_york writer criticized episode lack heart television pity gave episode rating critics considered episode improvement previous halloween episode costume contest
Spooked (The Office)