The Simpsons‘ annual Halloween episode, “Treehouse of Horror”, is now “bloodier” than ever, however why did the writers take such a darkish flip?
In an interview with Cracked, Simpsons author Mike Value mentioned the most recent “Treehouse of Horror XXXVI” episode and the way they got here up with the concept. Value addressed the truth that numerous foremost characters find yourself useless and acknowledged:
“I do know previously, a number of the episodes weren’t a lot having to do with Halloween or horror, so I believed, ‘Let’s make this an actual good, grotesque Halloween story.’ Which is why we get an opportunity to see Nelson explode and Sideshow Mel have his face ripped off by an insane Mr. Teeny. It’s not joyful, but it surely’s enjoyable.”
The third episode of the thirty seventh season exhibits Springfield overrun by a mysterious, sentient ball of fats that lives within the sewers. Krusty the Clown has a demonic visitor on his stay Halloween particular (a parody of the horror movie Late Night time with the Satan), and we see The Simpsons in a thousand years, posed in a plastic, post-apocalyptic future.
Value was chargeable for the “Clown Night time with the Satan” section that includes Krusty because the starring Springfield character. Value solely credited the 2024 horror movie for being the principle inspiration and in addition a “direct rip-off“. He continues and states, “Typically we do the classics, generally we do the moment classics, and I feel that film is an prompt basic.”
Actors Michael Keaton and Idris Elba had been visitor voice actors on the Krusty the Clown section as Krusty’s producer and the Satan. Talking of Keaton, Value added, “He got here in and recorded, and he was pleasant. He talked about kids’s tv as a result of he grew up in Pittsburgh, and when he was a younger man in his 20s, earlier than he got here out to Hollywood, he labored as a stagehand on the Mr. Rogers present.”
The Simpsons is the longest-running American scripted primetime tv collection in historical past. In 2018, it surpassed Gunsmoke with its 636th episode. Lately, it was introduced that The Simpsons Film can be getting a sequel and is ready to launch on June 27, 2027. Total, the collection has a ranking of 85% on Rotten Tomatoes.
The primary “Treehouse of Horror” episode was launched in 1990, and it confirmed Bart and Lisa Simpson trying to outdo one another for the scariest story. Every Halloween particular isn’t canon, but it surely makes an attempt to shock the viewers with violent and spooky plotlines. The unique thought for a Halloween particular was impressed by EC Comics’ horror tales.
- Launch Date
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December 17, 1989
- Community
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FOX
- Showrunner
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Al Jean
- Administrators
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Steven Dean Moore, Mark Kirkland, Rob Oliver, Michael Polcino, Mike B. Anderson, Chris Clements, Wes Archer, Timothy Bailey, Lance Kramer, Nancy Kruse, Matthew Faughnan, Chuck Sheetz, Wealthy Moore, Jeffrey Lynch, Pete Michels, Susie Dietter, Raymond S. Persi, Carlos Baeza, Dominic Polcino, Lauren MacMullan, Michael Marcantel, Neil Affleck, Swinton O. Scott III, Jennifer Moeller
- Writers
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J. Stewart Burns, Michael Value, Brian Kelley, Invoice Odenkirk, Dan Vebber, Kevin Curran, Stephanie Gillis, Dan Castellaneta, Deb Lacusta, Billy Kimball, Jessica Conrad, Cesar Mazariegos, Daniel Chun, Jennifer Crittenden, Conan O’Brien, Valentina Garza, Elisabeth Kiernan Averick, Christine Nangle, Broti Gupta, Loni Steele Sosthand, Megan Amram, Bob Kushell, David Isaacs, David Mandel
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Homer Simpson / Abe Simpson / Barney Gumble / Krusty (voice)
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Marge Simpson / Patty Bouvier / Selma Bouvier (voice)