Adam and Nate are joined by film critic Norm Wilner to revisit I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) and its parody in “ Treehouse of Horror X ” (S11E4), one of the most movie parody-packed episodes of The Simpsons ever. Does Norm still agree with his pull quote on every home release of this movie that says it’s “a pure fright machine [that] scares the hell out of you”? (Did he ever?)

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Also in this episode:

• Screenwriter Kevin Williamson’s meta impact on pop culture
• Does this movie work better as a ghost movie or a whodunnit?
• Norm’s theory about the deep cut reference behind werewolf Flanders
• Could the recent legasequel be an improvement on the original?
• Plus, check out our show notes for a complete list of Simpsons references, double feature suggestions, and further reading

Next time, we’ll be nursing our Halloween hangover with a little horror hair of the dog. Simpsons writer Dan Vebber joins us to talk about his incredibly ambitious episode “ Thanksgiving of Horror ” (S31E8) and its parody of Alien (1979).

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