Treehouse of Horror XXXVI is the third episode of The Simpsons Season 37, and it immediately throws fans into the thick of it with “The Last Days of Crisco.” Taking on films like The Blob and Jaws, ...

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 ...

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‘” 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 ...

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 ...

One of the great traditions of network television, The Simpsons' annual Treehouse of Horror episodes (otherwise known as the Halloween specials) have been haunting fans for over three decades. Since ...