"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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...