The Simpsons Is Getting Two Treehouse Of Horror Episodes, Including A Full Special With Krusty As Pennywise (Sort Of) [D23]
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The show will do not one but two Halloween episodes with four segments total, including a full-length parody of King’s horror classic “It.” Executive producer Matt Selman explained the idea for the first episode to the crowd at D23, saying, “Everyone loves Halloween so we thought we’d just do a terrific three-part Treehouse of Horror with three segments.” Selman mentions that one segment will parody the popular manga “Death Note” using traditional anime style animation, while the others still haven’t been announced.
Welcome to Kingsfield
Although Krusty is obviously a Pennywise-type figure in the episode, Selman admits he’ll be using a different name for the sake of copyright purposes. “So it’s a full-length Treehouse of Horror Presents with Krusty as, we call him Krusto,” the EP shares. “We can’t call him Pennywise, that’s Warner Brothers, they’re not as cool as Disney.” Additionally, Selman reveals that the “very violent and traumatizing” episode takes place in Kingsfield, a renamed Springfield that opens up the door for a whole host of King-related in-jokes and references.
