"Foolish, Earthlings!" The line most commonly uttered by two drooling aliens who have become a staple of "The Simpsons"' famed Treehouse of Horror episodes – Kang and Kodos. No, literally, they're in ...

“The Simpsons‘” 36th installment, “Treehouse of Horror XXXVI,” aired on October 19, 2025, and brought us three distinct horror parodies: a “Jaws”-meets-“The Blob” mashup, a clever riff on “Late Night ...

The Simpsons’ resident aliens Kang and Kodos are a Treehouse staple for good reason, but their first proper appearance in the very first Halloween special still remains a high point. Comedic ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In this year’s installment of the annual fright-fest, the town is menaced by a mysterious murdering monster from out of the sewers, Krusty has a demonic special guest on his live Halloween special, ...