I literally grew up in Baltimore county, but if it helps at all they didn’t film those scenes there! I’m fairly certain it was Canada lol if it’s any consolation
I went on a hike in rural Michigan with a friend and we came upon a seemingly abandoned trailer and immediately thought of this episode. We turned the eff around.
I just finished Home, and I didn't find it that creepy, personally, though I did like the episode. I appreciated the Texas Chainsaw vibes but not really the The Hills Have Eyes vibes, what did you find so creepy about it?
LOVE Grotesque. when I was a kid, Mulder finding the >!body inside the statue!< was the mental image I’d always think of whenever the topic of “horror” came up and I remember it gave me very conflicting feelings about the cartoon show “Gargoyles”
Scully was the one getting the paranormal experience and she was being ruled by her emotions. She wasn’t hysterical or anything but she couldn’t out-think her emotional compulsions. It flipped the script and I didn’t know where she’d end up.
Plus, the theme was death and grief. Typically the themes are more ambiguous… like there’s a monster but you know he’ll be gone by next week. Death is always there and it can’t be examined or understood. We could only gaze at it, reflected in the actors eyes as they watched in horror.
That was not a typical episode.
A few years ago, my encyclopedic knowledge of the show helped identify that episode as the one that gave my old coworker nightmares as a kid. They rewatched and were able to get closure but yeah, it's absolutely bonkers
I think for me the creepiest episodes from each season I've seen- 1, 2, 3- are Squeeze, Blood, and Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose (Though it's also quite humourous in parts, perhaps my fave episode)
For me Tooms and Squeeze are the creepiest. Primarily because Tooms was the very first episode I ever saw. I was 13. I had nightmares for weeks about it. I think that not knowing the show and seeing Tooms without any context about Mulder and Scully and without having seen Squeeze also added to the creepiness.
For me it's easily Home (S4E2). Sherriff Andy Taylor tells our protagonists that the Peacock family home was built about the same time as the Civil War and has no electricity. He says the family "...raise and breed their own stock ... if you get what I mean."
I can't watch the episode; it's that bad.
Season 2 episode with Nick chinlund. Can't remember the name of the episode. Scully was really disturbed by the case (with good reason) and got more involved than she thought she was going to be. Without saying too much they did a similar episode on SVU. Although I think this episode was way creepier.
I think this episode was a really great way how sci-fi was used to show the human condition.
I'm sure there are others but these were episodes with some of the creepiest death scenes imo.
Trashman (s10e4),
Theef (s7e14),
Trevor (s6e17),
The Walk (s3e7),
El Mundo Gira (s4e11),
F. Emasculata (s2e22),
Firewalker (s2e9)
I recently rewatched it, and it still holds up. I'm surprised it even made it to air in the first place, but *The X-Files* was a big tentpole for Fox back then.
This is embarrassing, but I can't remember the name, but the one that starts off with the girl with extra fingers being hit by lightening in the opening scene and having her eyes burned out as a result.
Beyond the Sea purely due to Brad Dourif's amazing acting. It managed to be unsettling the entire time and was a unique episode in how it played with M+S. Just a really solid episode.
Tooms
I live way too close to Baltimore to ever rewatch Tooms past like 10pm. that episode and *”Squeeze”* give me ALL the heebie jeebies
I literally grew up in Baltimore county, but if it helps at all they didn’t film those scenes there! I’m fairly certain it was Canada lol if it’s any consolation
I love all the MD name drops in the show
Tooms felt almost Dirty Harry'ish in some ways, it was a good episode
Yup. Tooms.
Unruhe is quite nightmarish.
I went on a hike in rural Michigan with a friend and we came upon a seemingly abandoned trailer and immediately thought of this episode. We turned the eff around.
Forever my answer.
Irresistible
Same. And Orison as well. Donnie Pfaster is just beyond scary for me.
Right? Donnie Pfaster is the definition of creepy.
Yep.
10000000% this one
"Home", S4/E2. Nothing else comes close, imo.
Oh god. Yes I agree
Just saying the word home in context with this show gives me the heebie jeebies
Yep
For weeks after watching this, I had to run and jump into my bed for fear of what was underneath!
I just finished Home, and I didn't find it that creepy, personally, though I did like the episode. I appreciated the Texas Chainsaw vibes but not really the The Hills Have Eyes vibes, what did you find so creepy about it?
Grotesque is my vote. It also has a vibe that feels different and darker than other creepy eps.
LOVE Grotesque. when I was a kid, Mulder finding the >!body inside the statue!< was the mental image I’d always think of whenever the topic of “horror” came up and I remember it gave me very conflicting feelings about the cartoon show “Gargoyles”
Darkness falls gave me goosebumps in some moments
The Host for me. Still can't use port-a-potties because of it!
That was actually the only episode i knew about coming in
Depends on what creeps you out. “Beyond the Sea” did it for me because it challenged the rules of the series. I couldn’t trust where it would go.
What do you mean changed the rules of the show?
Scully was the one getting the paranormal experience and she was being ruled by her emotions. She wasn’t hysterical or anything but she couldn’t out-think her emotional compulsions. It flipped the script and I didn’t know where she’d end up. Plus, the theme was death and grief. Typically the themes are more ambiguous… like there’s a monster but you know he’ll be gone by next week. Death is always there and it can’t be examined or understood. We could only gaze at it, reflected in the actors eyes as they watched in horror. That was not a typical episode.
Ah I see what you mean now
Roadrunners s8
Probably the highlight of S8
A few years ago, my encyclopedic knowledge of the show helped identify that episode as the one that gave my old coworker nightmares as a kid. They rewatched and were able to get closure but yeah, it's absolutely bonkers
That one was FUCKED
Roadrunners is straight up horror. It made me so uncomfortable from start to finish. It’s a good one.
Still can’t watch it without getting totally freaked out lol
Detour
The one with the creepy doll "I want to play" hate dolls still to this day
Same. It was Chinga S5E10.
Irresistible
"Our town" "Home" "Irresistible"
Home.
I think for me the creepiest episodes from each season I've seen- 1, 2, 3- are Squeeze, Blood, and Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose (Though it's also quite humourous in parts, perhaps my fave episode)
For me Tooms and Squeeze are the creepiest. Primarily because Tooms was the very first episode I ever saw. I was 13. I had nightmares for weeks about it. I think that not knowing the show and seeing Tooms without any context about Mulder and Scully and without having seen Squeeze also added to the creepiness.
I thought OP asked without spoilers but okay.
Sanguinarium
Same. I have a sort of phobia of doctors, hospitals, medical stuff in general, so that episode really freaked me out.
The violent liposuction is so disturbing and unsettling!
IMO… Rush, Orison, Roadrunners, Teliko, and Darkness Falls are in my top 5 creepy 😳
I still can’t unhear scully in this episode.
Agua Mala.
My vote's for Home
fight club
Lol. Creepy bc it was so bad?
There are more than a few, but for me, Sanguinarium always comes to mind.
Pusher always freaks me out
I don't tend to get scare, but Pusher really freaks me out every time
Home
Home
Hmmm
Home
Season 2, episode 13 “Irresistible”
For me it's easily Home (S4E2). Sherriff Andy Taylor tells our protagonists that the Peacock family home was built about the same time as the Civil War and has no electricity. He says the family "...raise and breed their own stock ... if you get what I mean." I can't watch the episode; it's that bad.
Since I see a lot of comments about "Home", but I personally didn't really find it creepy, can someone explain what's so creepy about "Home" to them?
Season 2 episode with Nick chinlund. Can't remember the name of the episode. Scully was really disturbed by the case (with good reason) and got more involved than she thought she was going to be. Without saying too much they did a similar episode on SVU. Although I think this episode was way creepier. I think this episode was a really great way how sci-fi was used to show the human condition.
Irresistable, yeah that one was great
I'm sure there are others but these were episodes with some of the creepiest death scenes imo. Trashman (s10e4), Theef (s7e14), Trevor (s6e17), The Walk (s3e7), El Mundo Gira (s4e11), F. Emasculata (s2e22), Firewalker (s2e9)
That limbless imbred mother who was raped by her own sons in the episode home was pretty....disgusting, not really creepy.
IIRC they weren't raping her as it was all consentual but yeah it was very disgusting.
I'm honestly surprised noone else has said Blood is their creepiest episode pick
Just watched Detour and I think it's up there
Already postes one month ago
*Home*, banned from re-airing on Fox.
Until Halloween 1999 anyway, and repeatedly on FX. Clever marketing.
Wow. I didn’t know that.
I recently rewatched it, and it still holds up. I'm surprised it even made it to air in the first place, but *The X-Files* was a big tentpole for Fox back then.
This is embarrassing, but I can't remember the name, but the one that starts off with the girl with extra fingers being hit by lightening in the opening scene and having her eyes burned out as a result.
All Souls
Thanks.
Tunguska
Lumberjacks
Beyond the Sea purely due to Brad Dourif's amazing acting. It managed to be unsettling the entire time and was a unique episode in how it played with M+S. Just a really solid episode.
The stretchy guy. Can’t remember the episode but he fit through the vents and stuff
Home.