Fun fact for those who aren’t huge Dawson’s Creek and Scream fans, the series creator, Kevin Williamson, wrote the screenplay for three out of the four, soon to be five, Scream movies, including Scream and Scream 2.
This episode features a lot of fun nods to the Scream franchise, which had already released the first two movies by the time this episode aired.
Williamson also wrote I Know What You Did Last Summer, which is also referenced in this episode.
“The Scare” includes a guest appearance by Scott Foley, who would later appear in Scream 3 and become part of another hit WB series, Felicity.