The "Pookadook" draws its power from Marge's suppressed resentment of how the rest of the Simpson family takes her for granted and constantly mistreats her.

After arriving home, Lisa watches a news report with Marge, showing Snake Jailbird, who is holding a famous internet cat hostage.

A shinigami named Steve Johnson (a parody of both Ryuk and Moe Syszlak) appears and tells Lisa that the Death Tome now belongs to her.

Bart then removes Homer's inability to intentionally harm humans, causing him to push the tourists into the bushes, killing them.

After driving for hours, the android Simpson family hide out in a diner, where they cautiously discuss assimilating into human life.

It is then revealed to the audience that there are multiple theme parks similar to Simpsons World based on different long-running animated TV shows.

In a Chiodo Bros.-produced stop-motion sequence during the credits, Kang and Kodos finish the book depicting the stories, and freak out when they see themselves on the last page.

[5] John Roberts guest starred as a robot version of Linda Belcher from the Fox television series Bob's Burgers.

[4] Leading out of an NFL doubleheader, the episode earned a 1.2 rating with 3.95 million viewers, which was the most viewed show of Fox that night.

It is better than candy corn, and won't spoil dinner, but it's not the horrifically hysterical Halloween treat past tricks have turned.

The Simpsons continues to push their animators into new creative visions, and the episode highlights a versatile display of darkness.

It begins on a distinctly dark note, broadens to international coloring, and ends by chasing the series itself into its own worst nightmare.

"[8] Matthew Swigonski of Bubbleblabber gave the episode a 9 out of 10, stating: "'Treehouse Of Horror XXXIII' began on a more subdued note but quickly found its comedic groove with a surreal and wonderfully odd second segment.

"[9] Noah Levine of Bloody Disgusting gave an episode a 4 out of 5, saying that "The Simpsons continues to entertain with these ghoulish installments each year.

While the limited runtimes often cut the coattails off of many of the segments, the creativity and unique approach to each of these mini tales of terror never fails to please.