The Simpsons Season 38 Episode 3 Revealed as Full-Length Slasher Parody, 'Treehouse of Horror Presents: The Revengening'

The Simpsons season 38, episode 3 has been revealed as "Treehouse of Horror Presents: The Revengening," a full-length slasher parody special, according to Screen Rant.

The episode's synopsis warns that no Springfield citizen is safe when a masked murderer descends on the family's hometown for a killing spree. The installment brings back the "Treehouse of Horror Presents" banner format for an all-new original story.

It marks the first slasher movie spoof on the show since "I Know What You Diddily-Iddily-Did" in season 11, episode 4, "Treehouse of Horror X."

A format that dates back to 1990

The show began its annual Halloween specials in 1990 with season 2, episode 3, "Treehouse of Horror," which used an anthology format of three shorter, non-canon seven-minute stories. Early installments drew on classic horror anthology shows such as The Twilight Zone and The Outer Limits, as well as works like Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven." By seasons 19 and 20, the parody setup had expanded beyond horror to spoof works from Mr. And Mrs. Smith to Transformers.

In 2022, season 34, episode 5, "Not IT," was the first episode released under the "Treehouse of Horror Presents" banner, telling one full-length horror story parodying the IT movies. In 2024, season 36, episode 7, "Simpsons Wicked This Way Comes" brought the banner back as a Ray Bradbury tribute, with three shorter tales and a wraparound segment.

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