One of the unfortunate trends of this era of The Simpsons’ Treehouse of Horror is the fact that many of the stories no longer have a Horror focus. Treehouse of Horror XXI does start out with the ...

The start of the spooky Halloween season is a great time to be a fan of The Simpsons, and it’s the best time to go back through some of its major classics released over the decades. Each season of the ...

I decided to go back to the beginning of the ‘Treehouse of Horror’ series of ‘Simpsons’ Halloween specials, and see if the latest episode in that series held a candle to the original. I admit it: I’m ...

…or Mike Nichols’ not-so-classic The Day of the Dolphin. Last year’s “Treehouse of Horror XXXV” was no exception, it featured comedic riffs on both Pacific Rim and the Tom Hardy blockbuster Venom. But ...

For fans of The Simpsons, the arrival of autumn means only one thing: it’s almost time for another “Treehouse of Horror” episode. This annual tradition has been a cornerstone of the series for over ...

The Simpsons debuted its first Treehouse of Horror Halloween spooktacular on October 25, 1990 during the show’s second season. It then aired a new installment every year until last year. That’s when ...

Although The Simpsons’ Treehouse of Horror specials are some of the show’s most popular episodes, this didn’t stop the long-running series from secretly releasing two extra horror anthologies in ...

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...

But one segment in this year’s upcoming “Treehouse of Horror” episode is taking its cues from a far smaller horror movie. The show will include three stories, as per usual, including “Chubbo and the ...