 'The Simpsons' Goes For Halloween Parody Special Of 'Death Note'

Often referred to as The Simpsons Halloween Special

the Treehouse of Horror series features a special collection of Halloween-themed episodes during the season.

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After the first installment of the series aired in 1990, each episode usually consisted of three self-contained parts within a single episode

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and centered around nominal family involvement in some humorous horror, supernatural or science fiction setting

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For the 2022 edition of Treehouse of Horror, the show is set to air its first two-part anthology

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marking the first time in Simpsons history that the show has two episodes per season instead of one.

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One of the episodes that will be featured sees a complete change in animation style

with The Simpsons going full anime in homage to the classic Japanese horror series, Death Note.

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