Love Gory/References

Cultural references

 * The story's title is a pun on the 1970 romantic drama film Love Story.
 * Itchy is plotting to kill his wife so he can date.
 * Matt Groening's credit, "Lifting Us Up Where We Belong", is a reference to the song "", which was recorded for the 1982 drama film .

Trivia

 * Scratchy's being torn apart by the weight of the chandelier bears a visual resemblance to the effects of the "angel trap" in the horror film , but cannot be a reference to it as the story predates the film by six years.