Another year, another “Treehouse of Horror” episode for “The Simpsons.” Come Oct. 30, the ridiculously long-running show will be premiering its 22nd Halloween special. Although “The Simpsons” in recent years has been hit-or-miss compared to its infallible golden age during the mid-’90s, that doesn’t mean the show hasn’t already given us some of the finest [...]

The first “Treehouse of Horror” aired Oct. 25, 1990, a little more than 19 years ago. Like every “Simpsons” Halloween special that followed, it started with a warning of terror and ended with three stories. The latest episode in the series aired two weeks ago, and as Halloween approaches, what better time than now to [...]