First Look: The Simpsons' Fright Night Seattle Post-Intelligencer Copyright 2012 Seattle Post-Intelligencer. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 5:01 a.m., Tuesday, September 18, 2012 The annual "Treehouse of Horror" anthology episode of The Simpsons, airing October 7, spoofs the Mayans' end-of-the-world prophecy, the Higgs boson "God particle" and the Paranormal Activity flicks. "A supernatural force is terrorizing the Simpsons, and it's all captured in some security-cam 'found footage,'" reveals exec producer Al Jean. [...] be careful what you wish for: A Back to the Future riff has Bart going to the past to destroy his parents' relationship.