Treehouse of Horror "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet", "Little Girl Lost", and "The Little People". The "Bart's Nightmare" segment of "Treehouse of Horror II" parodies the episode "It's a Good Life" and is even presented in a format similar to an episode of "The Twilight Zone". The Halloween episodes also regularly parody horror and thriller films such as "The Exorcist", "The Amityville Horror", "King Kong", "Night of the Living Dead", "The Shining", "A Nightmare on Elm Street", "The Fly", "Psycho", "Paranormal Activity", and "Dead Calm". Robert Englund, who portrays Freddy Krueger in the "Nightmare on Elm street" franchise, had a cameo appearance in "Treehouse
Horror Fiction in Seven Spooky Steps people zombie-like attributes. As Britta explains that an untreated psychopath could murder anyone in the group, her murder is portrayed while she is reading ""Warren Piece"." In its original broadcast on October 27, 2011, the episode was watched by an estimated 3.42 million people. It drew a Nielsen rating/share of 1.4/4 in the 18–49 demographic. "Horror Fiction in Seven Spooky Steps" received generally positive critical reviews. Leigh Raines of TV Fanatic gave the episode a 4.5/5 rating, saying: ""Community" always serves up great holiday episodes, so it came as no surprise that I loved "Horror Fiction In Seven Spooky Steps."