Not It/References
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Cultural references
- The first part of the episode is a parody of the film It.
- The name Kingfield is a reference to Stephen King.
- Comic Book Guy's weapon of choice is Jarts.
- Dewey Largo has a John Philip Sousa T-shirt, in the style of a rock T-shirt.
- Krusto tells a joke about Twinkies.
- Homer equips himself with a Nintendo Power Glove to fight Krusto.
- The Yuk-Yuk Hour with Krusto! is an affiliate of Fox.
- The second part of the episode is a parody of the film It Chapter Two.
- Metal Moe performs "Rock You Like a Hurricane" by Scorpions.
- Homer has a Cypress Hill poster.
- Homer says that he practically lives on Reddit.
- Bert Albertson got an A+ on his Elizabeth Cady Stanton diorama.
- Locations in Kingfield that are references to Stephen King novels:
- Among the anxieties shown that attack adults are:
- Lizzie Albertson says that Jimmy Fallon also gets his powers from his captive audience.
- Kang and Kodos reference other Stephen King books with their plots:
- "A Saint Bernard with rabies" is a reference to Cujo.
- "An angry car" is a reference to Christine.
- "A prom that goes seriously wrong" is a reference to Carrie.
- "Haunted hotel" is a reference to The Shining.
- "Some Tommyknockers" is a reference to The Tommyknockers.
- Other books on Kang and Kodos' bookshelf include: Doctor Sleep, Dreamcatcher, The Dead Zone, Misery, Dolores Claiborne, Pet Sematary, 'Salem's Lot, The Dark Tower, The Stand, Needful Things, and Bag of Bones.
- This is the first Simpsons episode to have fanart in the credits.
- This is the fourth Treehouse of Horror episode to have normal credits, The first was Treehouse of Horror I, the second was Treehouse of Horror XII, and the third was Treehouse of Horror XIII.
- This is the first Simpsons episode to be not a Treehouse of Horror to use Gracie Films's scream variant.
