Halloween of Horror [SEP] series
Halloween of Horror
"Halloween of Horror" is the fourth episode of the twenty-seventh season of the animated television series "The Simpsons", and the 578th episode of the series overall. It originally aired in the United States on Fox on October 18, 2015.
It is the first Halloween-themed episode of "The Simpsons" to be fully canon and the only one to date that is not part of the show’s "Treehouse of Horror" series. The episode received highly positive reviews from critics
. It is the first in the "Treehouse of Horror" series of Halloween themed "Simpsons" episodes. It is considered to be non-canon and takes place outside the normal continuity of the show. A "Treehouse of Horror" episode has since aired around Halloween every season. Part of the series' attraction for the writers is that they are able to break the rules and include violence that would not make it into a regular episode. The episode was inspired by EC Comics horror comics, such as "Tales