![]() ![]() They get even darker (and funnier) from there. A filthy clown, a mother/son murder team, a psychotic housewife: these are just the heroes of the stories. Pretty well any episode of The League Of Gentlemen or the follow up series Psychoville would make for fine Halloween watching, but Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton were kind enough to make a specific Halloween special for the holidays filled with even more murders and scares than the average episode. The British comedy troupe The League Of Gentlemen have never quite caught on in North America like they have in the UK, but for the best possible reason: the writer/performers mix comedy and horror until they become indistinguishable and that’s a tough sell for most folks. Note: This list won’t include It’s A Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown because as everyone knows, Peanuts went out of style decades ago and there’s no need to pretend otherwise!īe sure to check out our other spooky lists to get you in the Halloween spirit. These are delightful bits of classic TV Halloween boofoonary that will help get you in the holiday spirit out of sheer nostalgia (you’ll practically be able to taste the candy corn that was stuck in your teeth while watching these old oddities). Now, that’s not necessarily individual episodes (otherwise this may as well just be a Top Ten list of the best Simpsons’ Halloween specials). We are going to limit this celebration of Halloween specials to just a top ten list though. There have of course been many brilliant bits of Halloweenery broadcast to your talking picture box over the decades. ![]() That’s led to a grand tradition of Halloween TV specials, weird one-offs, and special episodes that bring horror to the small screen in small ways for a few days. That includes TV broadcasters and creators, who tend embrace a little spookiness in October out of desperation to fill a timeslot. ![]() It’s the one season when everyone gets to pretend they love such things, at least for a few weeks. Halloween is here again, which is great news for anyone who likes ghosts and goblins and horror movies and novelty candy. ![]()
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