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'', each consisting of three separate, self-contained segments. These segments usually involve the family in some horror,

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, or supernatural setting and always take place outside the normal continuity of the show. Therefore, they are considered non-

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. The original "

" episode aired on October 25, 1990, and was inspired by

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Horror tales. From "

" (1990) to " X" (1999), every episode has aired in the week preceding or on October 31; " II" and " X" are both the only episodes to air ''on'' Halloween. Between " XI" (2000) to " XIX" (2008) and " XXI" (2010), due to

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's contract with

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, episodes had originally aired in November. " XX" (2009) and each ''Treehouse of Horror'' episode since " XXII" (2011) has aired in October, with the exception of season thirty two's " XXXI" (2020), which was originally scheduled for October 18, but was postponed to November 1 due to the 2020 NLCS reaching game 7. This was the first time since "XXI" that a Treehouse of Horror episode aired in November. The same thing happened with season thirty-five's " XXXIV" (2023), which aired on November 5. The first 13 ''Treehouse of Horror'' episodes had all three segments written by different writers and in some cases there was a fourth writer that wrote the opening and

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segments. The original episode even had three different directors. Starting with season fifteen's " XIV" (2003), only one writer was credited as having written a ''Treehouse of Horror'' episode, and the trend has continued through season thirty-three's " XXXII" (2021). Season thirty-four's " XXXIII" (2022) went back to the earlier motion of having different writers for each segment. As of 2023, there are thirty-four ''Treehouse of Horror'' episodes, with one airing every year. The 34th season marked the first time two ''Treehouse of Horror'' specials were aired, with one episode being a single story (" Not It") and another featuring three segments (" Treehouse of Horror XXXIII"). The 31st season included a

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-themed spinoff, " Thanksgiving of Horror". They are known for being more

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than an average ''Simpsons'' episode and contain several different trademarks, including the alien characters

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who have appeared in every episode. Quite often the segments will

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well-known

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s, radio shows, and

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