| “ | Die. Die. Everybody die. | „ |
| ~ The Bad Dream House forcing Bart, Homer, Lisa and Maggie to kill each other, before being interrupted by Marge. |
| “ | They are all against you, Bart. You must kill them all... They all must die... | „ |
| ~ The Bad Dream House manipulating Bart to kill his family, later doing the same for Lisa, Maggie and Homer. |
The Bad Dream House is the titular main antagonist of the segment of the same name, from the Simpsons episode Treehouse of Horror.
Initially a normal-looking house that the Simpsons decided to move to, it later causes several paranormal activities that makes them think that a supernatural entity is possessing it. At one point, it brainwashes Homer and the children into antagonizing each other with weapons, but are interrupted by Marge. Eventually, after some time, it admits that it is better dead than live with the Simpsons, blowing itself up and ending the curse for good.
Appearance[]
The Bad Dream House is a tall, old-looking house with a blue-colored roof.
Biography[]
As the Simpsons move inside the house for a great price, Homer signs the checklist and pays Mr. Potts one buck. Unamused, the mover mentions how glad he is that the house is cursed. Homer officially proclaims the house is now theirs, but Marge is surprised how the house was unexpensive, mainly due to it's seller being motivated, even if she doubts that the motivation came from the old 18th-century furniture it had inside. As Marge was taking out their belongings from the boxes, the house starts showing it's paranormal presence by throwing a book at Lisa's head from behind. Thinking it was Bart who threw the book at her, they argue each other until a voice, coming from the house itself, orders them to leave. The Simpsons ignore it, thinking it's just the house's settling.
When Marge enters the kitchen, she sees how blood is dripping everywhere, but it quickly disappears once she says it could have a woman's touch. As she turns around, she notices a vortex on a wall. After calling Homer and Lisa inside to check it out, Lisa mentions that it is something to travel between dimensions. To test it out, Homer throws an orange inside, which successfully teleports it, but a crippled note is thrown at them in return, telling them to not throw garbage in the dimension again. Suddenly, they hear Bart screaming for help in the other room. Once inside, they notice how Bart is strangled by a possessed lamp, as everything floats around, including Maggie. Saving both Bart and Maggie, the house orders them to leave again. Now convinced that the house has an evil presence, Marge decides to leave the house so they wouldn't suffer the curse any longer, but Homer is against this as the house is a fixer-upper and that they could simply bring in priests to make the curse disappear, but as this happens, he starts to levitate towards the ceiling, making him scream in fear as he falls down to the floor shortly after. Homer then offers them to sleep inside it, even though Marge plans to leave the house if anything suspicious happens.
Later that night, the house starts speaking to Bart, telling him that his family is against him and that he must kill them all. Bart, confused, asks if it is conscience speaking to him, which the house claims to be. The same thing happens to Lisa, who grabs a butcher knife from a drawer, Homer, who grabs an axe, Maggie, who picks up a razor with her mouth, as well as Marge, who grabs a machete. Suddenly, the house continously repeats that everybody must die as the Simpsons turn around, facing each other as they prepare to strike. However, as Marge was seemingly about to strike as well, it is revealed that she simply grabbed the machete to put butter on a piece of bread, making a sandwich. Hearing Bart, Lisa and Homer laugh maniacally, she notices how they were antagonizing each other and asks them to stop. They all drop their weapons and apologize to her for being aggressive.
Marge then blames the house for what happened, as while they did have fights before, they never actually went far to the point of using sharp weapons. However, Lisa discovers something in the cellar, calling everybody to see what it is. There, they discover an ancient Indian burial, much to their shock. This causes Homer to angrily call Mr. Potts, as he did not know that the house they were sold was built over the burial, but Potts remarks how he mentioned too many times, as Homer hangs up. Suddenly, the house tells them that they will die slowly, with their stomach swelling, their intestines boiling and their eyes bursting, as well as other horrible stuff. This annoys Marge to the point she yells the house to shut up. Hurt by this, the house is forced to obey. Marge then asks Homer if he knew that the house was actually cursed, but he denies it, only to finally realize the truth when an estate agent called him about it. Eventually, rather wanting to die than have the Simpsons live inside of it, it blows itself up, putting an end to the curse for good. Despite this, Lisa still feels some guilt about it.
Trivia[]
- The ancient Indian burial inside the house's cellar has several names inspired from late real-life Indians, like Sitting Bull, Cochise and even Mahatma Gandhi.
