Bleeding Fingers principal composer Kara Talve and score producer Russell Emanuel were inspired by "Jaws" and more iconic horror influences for latest "Treehouse of Horror." Yes, that was a “Jaws” ...

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 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 tail end of this era was undoubtedly the weakest as The Simpsons started to veer away from its Horror based parodies in exchange for just more straight movie parodies and takes. A Treehouse of ...

Yes, that was a “Jaws” reference in the latest “The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror” episode, and it very much riffs off John Williams’ iconic score. Composer Kara Talve confirms “Jaws” was the main ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Matt Groening knows what a real theremin sounds like. As a kid who grew up on the celluloid junk food of the 1950s ...

“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 ...

For lovers of “The Simpsons,” watching the show’s annual “Treehouse of Horror” episode is as much a part of the Halloween season as carving pumpkins and finding the perfect costume. Minnesotans have ...

Matt Groening knows what a real theremin sounds like. As a kid who grew up on the celluloid junk food of the 1950s and ’60s, “The Simpsons” creator heard the ghostly wail of that early electronic ...