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{{Infobox Simpsons episode
| image          = FlandersDevil.png
| caption        = The Devil, in the form of Ned Flanders, appearing at Homer's work station after he says that he would sell his soul for a donut.
| season         = 5
| episode        = 5
| director       = [[David Silverman (animator)|David Silverman]]
| writer         = "'''Wraparounds'''":<br/>[[Conan O'Brien]]<br />'''The Devil and Homer Simpson:'''<br/>[[Greg Daniels]]<br />[[Dan McGrath]]<br />"'''Terror at {{frac|5|1|2}} Feet'''":<br/>[[Bill Oakley]]<br />[[Josh Weinstein]]<br />"'''Bart Simpson's Dracula'''":<br/>[[Bill Canterbury]]
| production     = 1F04
| airdate        = {{Start date|1993|10|28}}
| guests         = *[[Phil Hartman]] as [[Lionel Hutz]]
*[[Frank Welker]] as the gremlin
| couch_gag      = The family (as [[zombie]]s) enter through the living room floor before sitting on the couch.
| commentary     = [[Matt Groening]]<br />[[James L. Brooks]]<br />[[David Mirkin]]<br />Conan O'Brien<br />Greg Daniels<br />Bill Oakley<br />Josh Weinstein<br />David Silverman
| prev           = [[Rosebud (The Simpsons)|Rosebud]]
| next           = [[Marge on the Lam]]
}}

"'''Treehouse of Horror IV'''" is the fifth episode of the [[The Simpsons season 5|fifth season]] of the American animated television series ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the fourth episode in the ''[[Treehouse of Horror]]'' series of [[Halloween]] specials. It originally aired on the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox network]] in the United States on October 28, 1993,<ref name=":book">{{cite book |last=Groening |first=Matt |author-link=Matt Groening |editor1-first=Ray |editor1-last=Richmond |editor1-link=Ray Richmond |editor2-first=Antonia |editor2-last=Coffman |title=[[The Simpsons episode guides#The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family|The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family]] |edition=1st |year=1997 |location=New York |publisher=[[HarperPerennial]] |lccn=98141857 |ol=433519M |oclc=37796735 |isbn=978-0-06-095252-5 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/simpsonscomplete00groe/page/124 124–125] |ref={{harvid|Richmond & Coffman|1997}} }}.</ref> and features three short stories called "The Devil and Homer Simpson", "Terror at {{frac|5|1|2}} Feet", and "Bart Simpson's Dracula".

The episode was co-written by [[Conan O'Brien]], [[Bill Oakley]], [[Josh Weinstein]], [[Greg Daniels]], [[Dan McGrath]], and [[Bill Canterbury]], and directed by [[David Silverman (animator)|David Silverman]].
As with the rest of the Halloween specials, the episode is considered [[Canon (fiction)|non-canon]] and falls outside the show's regular continuity. The episode makes cultural references to television series such as ''[[The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)|The Twilight Zone]]'', ''[[Night Gallery]]'', and ''[[Peanuts]]'', as well as films such as ''[[The Devil and Daniel Webster (film)|The Devil and Daniel Webster]]'', ''[[Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992 film)|Bram Stoker's Dracula]]'' and ''[[The Lost Boys]]''. Since airing, the episode has received mostly positive reviews from television critics. It acquired a [[Nielsen ratings|Nielsen rating]] of 14.5, and was the highest-rated show on the Fox network the week it aired.