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Cultural references
Opening sequence
- A grave stone for Elvis Presley with "accept it" is seen. This is a reference to the conspiracy theories surrounding Elvis suggesting he faked his death.
Wraparounds
- The wraparounds are a parody of the American anthology series Night Gallery, with Bart portraying Rod Sterling's role.
- Paintings seen include:
- Marge in a Giorgio de Chirico-style painting.
- Homer in the Van Gogh self-portrait.
- Lisa in Three Musicians by Pablo Picasso.
- Maggie and pacifiers in The Persistence of Memory by Salvador Dalí.
- Homer chasing Bart in Ascending and Descending by M. C. Escher.
- Lisa in The Scream by Edvard Munch.
- Bart in The Son of Man by René Magritte.
- Dogs Playing Poker by Cassius Marcellus Coolidge.
- Marge mentions that maybe the viewers would rather listen to The War of the Worlds rather than watch the episode.
The Devil and Homer Simpson
- The demon technician mentioned that James Coco went mad in fifteen minutes from being forcefed donuts.
- Lionel Hutz mentioned that he watched Matlock in a bar.
- People in the Jury of the Damned include Lizzie Borden, Benedict Arnold, Blackbeard, John Dillinger, John Wilkes Booth, The Starting Line of the 1976 Philadelphia Flyers, and Richard Nixon.
- Richard Nixon mentioned that he wrote an article for Redbook.
- Lionel Hutz quoted the definition of a "contract" from Webster's Dictionary.
Terror at 5 1/2 Feet
- The segment is a parody of the Twilight Zone episode "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet", set on a bus rather than an airplane.
Bart Simpson's Dracula
- The segment is a parody of Dracula by Bram Stoker.
- Eddie throws the Mona Lisa into a fire.
- Lisa mentions Nosferatu.
- The foreword of Count Burns' book Yes, I Am a Vampire is written by Steve Allen.
- "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" plays at the end of the segment, performed by the Simpson family.
- In the ending scene, Milhouse-Schroeder is playing the piano, while Santa's Little Helper-Linus is dancing to the music, a reference to Peanuts.
Trivia
- This was the last Treehouse of Horror to be told as a story given by one of the characters.
Opening sequence
- The gravestone say:
- Elvis - Accept It
- A Balanced Budget
- Subtle Political Satire
- TV Violence
The Devil and Homer Simpson
- Richard Nixon says "I'm not dead" (protesting being summoned to serve on the Devil's jury) in this episode, but he would die 6 months later.
Continuity
- One of the posters in Box Office Bingo depicts Count Burns.
