Summary: Bart and Lisa tell scary stories to each other on Halloween night, one about a haunted house, one about an alien abduction, and The Raven by Edgar Allen Poe.
Episode Timeline:
Oct. 31st, Could be any night from Monday - Sunday:
- Homer returns from trick-or-treating, the kids are in the treehouse finishing a scary story, Bart begins "Bad Dream House"
- Homer gets spooked by the first story, Bart shows Lisa a "severed finger," then he proceeds to tell "Hungry are the Damned"
- Bart pretends to be choked, Lisa ignores him and starts to read "The Raven"
- Bart interrupts the story, while Homer listens on, saying anything would've been scarier than nothing
- Bart interrupts again to say "Eat my Shorts"
- Bart complains that the story wasn't scary and will sleep peacefully tonight, while Homer shivers with fear
- The children sleep soundly while Homer wants to sleep with the lights on and sees a raven out the window
References to Time:
- Bart heard the "call coming from inside the house story" when he was in 3rd grade
- Marge and Homer played Pong before they were married (within "Hungry are the Damned", may not be canon)
References to Other Episodes: None
SLH Presence:
- SLH is not present
Minimum Time Spanned: One night
Canon: The main stories in Halloween episodes are not to be considered canon. However, early Halloween episodes have a framework surrounding the tales. This framework is canon.
Favorite Moment: Watching "Hungry are the Damned" after knowing the twist ending. It makes the behavior of the aliens seem very odd. (Why do they weigh the Simpsons and marvel at Homer's girth if they didn't want to eat him?)
Review: A classic Halloween episode that sets the tradition in motion. The stories are all good. I love how the haunted house "breathes," how the aliens talk about the upcoming feast, and how The Raven is told with proper inflection, making it the best version of the poem that I know of. A
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
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