If theres anything scarier thats been made for tv, im blocked the traumatic memory out of my consciousness. Weve rounded up a list of some of the scariest xfiles monsters that mulder and. Irresistible is the thirteenth episode of the second season of the american science fiction television series the xfiles. Not only is it considered one of the scariest episodes of the entire. While the trashman episode home again was spooky, it was hardly. Its by far the scariest xfiles episode of all time and easily beats tons of horror movies at their own game. One of the most enduring scifihorror tv shows of all time, the xfiles paired agent fox mulder david duchovny, a believer in aliens and the supernatural, and agent dana scully gillian anderson, a medical doctor and a skeptic who only believes in science, to investigate the cases that the fbi deems. The 5 best and 5 worst episodes of the xfiles screenrant. Oct 29, 20 home was the first episode of the xfiles to get a viewer discretion warning. Home is a monsteroftheweek story, unconnected to the overarching mythology of the x files. One thing that was missing from those six episodes was a truly scary story. The x files may have been a show about aliens, but it was the oneoff monsters and mutants that left the most lasting impression. With 202 episodes not to mention two movies, the original run of the xfiles has an episode to suit every taste. Most of the truly scary, fullblown horror episodes of the xfiles were stand alone, and separate from the shows larger.
I want to believe airing this month on ifc, we thought wed revisit some of the scariest episodes the show ever produced. Oct 30, 2015 the episode was called home because jim and i were returning home to the xfiles to do some more episodes, and that caused us to think about the notion of home, mr. Published on mar 26, 2015 in this video, william breaks down one of the most infamous episodes of the xfiles, home. Home is the second episode of the fourth season of the american science fiction television series the xfiles, which originally aired on the fox network on. Home was the first episode of the xfiles to get a viewer discretion warning. The peacocks are at the center of home, an xfiles episode that originally aired in october 1996. It exploits the universality of familial loyalty and our fear of. It originally aired on the fox network on april 14, 2002. Just the very fact that so many of those lists exist on the internet, and they all have different episodes in their top 15, or top 10, is a testament.
The episode fresh bones was based on a series of reallife suicides at an american military base in haiti. Many consider it the most disturbing episode of any broadcast television show ever. The show used the story and added an element of voodoo and black magic to make it as creepy as possible. From aliens to voodoo and mysterious cults we count 10 terrifying real events that inspired the x files. The episode was one of the most disturbing in xfiles history, and the violence was too gruesome for many fans. Season 11 of the xfiles is nearing and were continuing to drop related content with a top 5 list on the scariest, creepiest and most disturbing episodes of.
Directed by kim manners, it was written by glen morgan and james wong. Sep 10, 2018 with the 25th anniversary of the premiere of the x files upon us, alyse wax has ranked the shows 25 best episodes. This episode is known as one of the most violent and dark of the entire. Watching the horrifying xfiles episode home right now. I have things to say about home watch the xfiles its a good time. Sep 10, 2018 september 10, 2018 marks the 25th anniversary of the premiere of the x files. This x files episode is so scary it was banned from television nme.
So twisted and demented that fox has never reaired it, this episode about a bunch of inbred killers. This is the episode that was so disturbing that us network fox vowed never to screen it again. With the xfiles set to return to our televisions very soon, we take a look at the scariest xfiles episodes so far. It was written by glen morgan and james wong, directed by kim manners, and featured guest appearances by susan blommaert, dan butler, and heather mccomb. Home is the second episode of the fourth season of the xfiles. Aug 12, 2019 i have things to say about home watch the x files its a good time. It was written by thomas schnauz and directed by dwight h. Nov 28, 2016 from season 4 episode 2 in one of the longestrunning science fiction series in network tv history, fbi special agents investigate unexplained, mindbending cases known as x files. In 2009, the vancouver sun named home one of the best standalone episodes of the series and wrote that, because of its horrific theme of incest, the episode doesnt pull any punches. The x files scariest monster of the week episodes tooms.
Jun 12, 2017 the pilot episode of the xfiles is also vital because it establishes the shows core dynamic between recentlypartnered fbi agents. The resulting nightmare, home, has gone down in legend among x files fans, regularly topping lists of the scariest episodes. Watching the horrifying xfiles episode home right now on. The episode was called home because jim and i were returning home to the xfiles to do some more episodes, and that caused us to think about the notion of home, mr. Arguably the scariest episode of the series, this was also the first x files episode to receive a viewerdiscretion warning. The 10 creepiest xfiles episodes so far gamesradar. Its one of the few episodes of the x files that ventures into slasher movie territory. Jul 27, 2015 the 10 creepiest xfiles episodes so far. Home is probably the most controversial episode in the shows history. The peacock home in the episode was actually used previously on the xfiles, as the home of the antagonist in the season two episode, aubrey, which featured terry oquinn, who would appear. It is the texas chainsaw massacre meets the xfiles. This is as close as the xfiles ever came to doing a zombie episode, and it is a doozy. Theres a killer who can slip between realities to commit murders, a setup that involves ingenious writing, proving the x files had it to the very end.
The episode was written by series creator chris carter, directed by david nutter, and featured the first of two guest appearances by nick chinlund as the death fetishist killer donnie pfaster. Home, first broadcast in 1994, is widely regarded as the scariest ever episode of the iconic scifi tv series, which concluded in 2002 but returned. The xfiles may have been a show about aliens, but it was the oneoff monsters and mutants that left the most lasting impression. Home has to be the scariest nonmovie experience ive. Was the home episode of the xfiles really scary or just hilariously disgusting and depraved. Diving head first into the shows labyrinthine plot about alien invasion, patient x showed how terrifying visitors from outer space could be. This is as close as the x files ever came to doing a zombie episode, and it is a doozy. A callcenter employee begins seeing his coworkers as living dead and his boss as an insect monster, eventually taking everyone in the building, including. Its one of the few episodes of the xfiles that ventures into slasher movie territory.
The episode was very polarizing, but the complaints usually were that it went too far, which made the peacock family one of the scariest and terrifying villains in the x files history. It must certainly be among the very top contenders. Home season 4, episode 2 hands down, this is the scariest episode of the xfiles. I like how, despite its morbid content, it has a sense of. The notorious home is, and forgive me for being cliched, probably the most disturbing and scariest xfile. Worse still, the mushrooms cause their victims to hallucinate. I like how, despite its morbid content, it has a sense of humor about it and manages to be thrilling and not too hard to watch. The x files was an iconic scifi drama series that always kept us on the edge of our seats. Arguably the scariest episode of the series, this was also the first xfiles episode to receive a viewerdiscretion warning.
With the 25th anniversary of the premiere of the xfiles upon us, alyse wax has ranked the shows 25 best episodes. Home has often been cited as one of the best xfiles episodes. This x files episode is so scary it was banned from. That is by far one of the most disturbing episode of any show ever on tv. It was also the first episode of the series to earn a content. Was the home episode of the x files really scary or just hilariously disgusting and depraved.
Home is the second episode of the fourth season of the american science fiction television series the x files, which originally aired on the fox network on october 11, 1996. Xfiles writers recall the shows most disturbing episode. In this episode it is some evil, gooey mushrooms that are killing people off. I always saw the peacock family as precursor to the family from the wrong turn series. To successfully compose an objective top 15 episodes list of a cult show as great as the xfiles is virtually impossible. Fun facts about the xfiles disturbing episode, home. While the trashman episode home again was spooky, it was hardly the nailbiting stuff weve come to expect from the show. Home is somehow both a creepy house horror movie and an episode of the xfiles.
Mar 12, 2019 the x files had an awardwinning run of 11 seasons and over 200 episodes, but which of mulder and scullys adventures is the best. The episode is a monsteroftheweek story, separate from the series mythology arc. Id put the first part of it at the top of the list. Vince gilligan originally pitched this highconcept episode in the xfiles fourth year, but it didnt get greenlit until season 7. Here are the 20 scariest creatures the series inflicted on us. The episode was one of the most disturbing in x files history, and the violence was too gruesome for many fans. Aug 12, 2015 with the x files set to return to our televisions very soon, we take a look at the scariest x files episodes so far. One of the most enduring scifihorror tv shows of all time, the x files paired agent fox mulder david duchovny, a believer in aliens and the supernatural, and agent dana scully gillian anderson, a medical doctor and a skeptic who only believes in science, to investigate the cases that the fbi deems unexplainable. Viewers complained that the tale about the murderous inbred clan was too disturbing and network. January, 1995 critics and diehard fans known as xphiles point to the incestuous violence of home as the series most chilling hour after all, it was banned for some time from network television. Home is the second episode of the fourth season of the x files.
Scary monsters is the fourteenth episode of the ninth season of the american science fiction television series the xfiles. Xfiles writers recall the shows most disturbing episode the. The xfiles episode breakdown by house by the video store. It premiered on the fox network on january 27, 1995. Scary monsters is the fourteenth episode of the ninth season of the american science fiction television series the x files. Mar 19, 2019 its by far the scariest xfiles episode of all time and easily beats tons of horror movies at their own game. It hit at a perfect moment, spawning catchphrases and racy fan fiction that helped shape the early days of the internet. Home is a 1996 episode of the xfiles that finds agents fox mulder and. It was written by glen morgan and james wong, directed by kim manners, and premiered on october 11, 1996 on the fox network.
The xfiles home tv episode 1996 the xfiles home tv. The episode was very polarizing, but the complaints usually were that it went too far, which made the peacock family one of the scariest and terrifying villains in the xfiles history. Home is one of the most memorable and disturbing episodes of the series. Most of the truly scary, fullblown horror episodes of the xfiles were stand alone, and separate from the shows larger mythology. It is, nonetheless, quite a brilliant 40odd minutes of television in my opinion. September 10, 2018 marks the 25th anniversary of the premiere of the xfiles. Club placed it among the 10 best chapters of the series and called it one of the scariest hours of television she had seen.
May 11, 2017 the graphic discussion of incest, the disturbing makeup, and the especially upsetting home invasion sequence all combined to make home not only one of the scariest episodes of the xfiles. The graphic discussion of incest, the disturbing makeup, and the especially upsetting home invasion sequence all combined to make home not only one of. In fact, it was the first network television episode in america to ever receive a tvma rating. Home, first broadcast in 1994, is widely regarded as the scariest ever episode of the iconic scifi tv series, which concluded in 2002 but returned for its belated 10th series in 2016 and a. The 5 best monsters on the xfiles and the 5 worst home, with its twisted plot and characters, is rightfully considered an xfiles classic and one of the shows best episodes. Lumbering from the same wasteland as such gruesome hillbilly horrors as wrong turn and alexandre ajas the hills have eyes remake, this x files episode which was the first to be accompanied by a viewer discretion warning in fact predated them. The pilot episode of the xfiles is also vital because it establishes the shows core dynamic between recentlypartnered fbi agents. That the two overlap so comfortably is proof that the shows template was so elastic as to incorporate. The peacocks are at the center of home, an xfiles episode that. The xfiles had an awardwinning run of 11 seasons and over 200. In the early 90s, the xfiles was a cultural happening, right up there with pogs and the bartman. The episode has since become a fixture on various scariest shows ever. The most disturbing or scariest xfiles episodes imdb. Oct 02, 2018 home is somehow both a creepy house horror movie and an episode of the xfiles.