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20 scenes · our breakdownHomer warns viewers about scary content and suggests putting sensitive kids to bed.
00:04–00:42lie · social_rule_violationBart and Lisa argue over scary stories and Lisa begins telling 'Bad Dream House'.
00:42–01:52rivalry · escalationThe Simpsons buy a cheap house with a curse and move in.
01:52–02:58deal · coincidenceThe family discovers a vortex in the kitchen and a voice warns them.
02:58–03:04escalation · coincidenceMarge wants to leave but Homer convinces her to stay for the savings.
03:04–04:10negotiation · petty_grievanceA voice possesses Bart and Lisa to attack Homer and Marge with knives.
04:10–05:16violence · threatMarge blames the house and they find an ancient Indian burial ground.
05:16–06:49secret_exposed · coincidenceMarge stands up to the house's voice and it destroys itself rather than live with them.
06:49–07:37humiliation · comeuppanceLisa ends the story with a severed finger gag and starts the next tale.
07:37–08:23escalation · coincidenceThe Simpsons are abducted by Kang and Kodos while having a barbecue.
08:23–09:49coincidence · threatKang and Kodos offer the Simpsons a feast of delicious food.
09:49–12:39schemeLisa questions the aliens' motives and finds a suspicious cookbook.
12:39–12:59investigation · eavesdroppingLisa accuses the aliens of fattening them up to eat them, but it's a misunderstanding.
12:59–13:59misunderstanding · humiliationThe aliens drop the Simpsons back home and Lisa is blamed for ruining paradise.
13:59–14:43comeuppance · humiliationLisa decides to read Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Raven' to the family.
14:43–15:10escalation · coincidenceLisa reads the first stanzas of 'The Raven' with Homer as the narrator.
15:10–16:46escalation · coincidenceA raven enters and perches above the door, saying 'Nevermore'.
16:46–18:32escalation · coincidenceHomer as the narrator argues with the raven and tries to make it leave.
18:32–19:34pursuit · humiliationThe poem concludes with the raven's shadow never lifting from the narrator's soul.
19:34–21:01escalation · coincidenceLisa explains the poem is old and the kids go to bed.
21:01–21:17escalation · coincidenceSame DNA
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