The Simpsons are getting scary twice this year, and for a treat, we’re finally getting Krusty as Pennywise.
The Simpsons will offer two Halloween-inspired episodes this year, with their traditional Treehouse of Horror airing closer to the spooky holiday. In a first for the series, we’ll see them focus an entire episode on a horror parody, diving into the world of Stephen King’s It.
On Sunday, October 23rd, we see the debut of Not It., while Treehouse of Horror XXXIII airs the following week and includes parodies of Westworld, Death Note, and more.
While this choice to do an It-inspired episode seems obvious to many, it wasn’t till episode writer Cesar Mazariegos pitched it that things began moving.
“We all looked at each other and were like, ‘How did we not ever do It?’” he recalls. “There are [fans] who have tattoos of Krusty as Pennywise. Some people have been wanting this for years.”
In “Treehouse of Horror Presents: Not It,” when a supernatural clown starts slaying the children of Kingfield, young Homer Simpson teams up with other middle school misfits to face their fears and defeat the mysterious monster. But years later, the evil clown returns, and Homer’s friends must confront the tragedy of their adult lives to destroy Krusto once and for all.
Check out the first images for the Not It below…
The Simpsons air Not It on Sunday, October 23th, and Treehouse of Horror XXXIII airs on October 30th.
