From american horror story and buffy the vampire slayer to the x files, here are the scariest horror tv episodes to stream. The x files may have been a show about aliens, but it was the oneoff monsters and mutants that left the most lasting impression. The x files ranks as one of the most intelligent and brilliant shows on television. Shapes marked the first time an episode of the x files had made use of native american themes and folklore. There were a lot of them, but for this list i managed to whittle it down to only twelve by focusing on what i thought were the funniest episodes. On april 20, 2017, fox officially announced the xfiles would be returning for an eleventh. Feb 01, 2018 the xfiles is a very important show for me personally. First broadcast on the fox network on november 4, 1994, the episode was written by glen morgan, james wong and chris ruppenthal, directed by david nutter, and featured guest appearances by perrey reeves and malcolm stewart. Actor, comedian, and host of the the xfiles files podcast, kumail nanjiani, has picked just a handful of the best episodes to get you started. Bad blood is the twelfth episode of the fifth season of the american science fiction television series the x files. As a result, many episodes in the season 8 blurays were too dark, and hide details in many scenes in the episodes. Season 2, episode 7 3 while the shows season five vampire episode bad blood is beloved and critically acclaimed, season two episode 3 is almost universally hated and panned. The episode called bad blood episode 12 of season 5 is about. Apr 07, 2015 ask any real xfiles fan for their top 5 best episodes and bad blood will be on all the lists.
What with all the aliens, government conspirators, and far weirder monsters already pinballing around, the xfiles didnt attempt too many vampire episodes. But in terms of how xfiles likes to tie itself into geek culture in a meta way like casting roy thinnes in an arc he was the star of a 1960s xfiles inspiration called the invaders there is the fact they cast darrin mcgavin, who starred in the inspiration for the monsteroftheweek episodes 1970s xfiles precursor kolchak. Mar 19, 2019 and while were on the subject of episodes, here are the five best and five worst xfiles episodes. A werewolf is a person who, according to legend, turns into a wolf or wolflike creature every full moon. With david duchovny, gillian anderson, mitch pileggi, william b. Prev next view all it would be going too far to say that nothing lasts forever is the x files goriest episode. Best scene from the xfiles bad blood episode mulder beats a vampire with sunflower seeds.
The most frustrating thing about being a fan of buffy the vampire slayer, which turns 20 this friday, is that friends i respect still write it off, sight unseen, as some silly teen showand when. It is, hands down, the funniest episode of the entire series. Here are the 20 scariest creatures the series inflicted on us. The season consists of ten episodes and concluded on march 21, 2018. A vampire is a being steeped in folklore known to rise from the dead and, with some exceptions, feast on human blood. Cowriter glen morgan felt doing an episode on vampires was a mistake, and said that they were also criticized for having mulder fall for kristen. Guest cast lauren ambrose as agent liz einstein, a medical doctor, millers partner, and a hardskeptic. As i was rewatching the series, i kept a list of my favorite episodes. As many customers also stated, that the defective transfers involved unwanted black crush in the transfers of the xfiles season 8 bluray episodes. Best xfiles episodes to watch from monsters of the week to. The following is a list of characters on the xfiles. Season 1 of the x files represents, in many ways, the show finding its confident footing but without a doubt one of the best episodes of the freshman season is the explosive finale.
It is a cinematic show, using techniques that are more associated with movies than the tv show like the long unedited sequence in triangle. Jan 21, 2016 the x files returns to tv in january with a sixpart miniseries. Unusual suspects, detour, the postmodern prometheus, schizogeny, chinga, minds eye and the silly vampire episode. The eleventh season of the american science fiction television series the xfiles premiered on january 3, 2018, on fox. It is great to have the dvds which have always been in great condition.
Like near future with alien skirmishes acknowledged internally by the bureau, but on a needtoknow basis. With david duchovny, gillian anderson, justina vail, perrey reeves. The 5 best and 5 worst episodes of the xfiles screenrant. The xfiles is one the best tv shows to ever grace television. 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. Most of the truly scary, fullblown horror episodes of the xfiles were stand alone, and separate from the shows larger mythology. List of unmade episodes of the xfiles list of vampire television series.
Believe it or not, there have been werewolves on the x files. Shapes werewolf lore universally states that when a person is bitten by a werewolf, they become one. While the shows season five vampire episode bad blood is beloved and critically acclaimed, season two episode 3 is almost universally hated and panned. Ultraviolet, buffy the vampire slayer, and the sopranos among other movies and. Jul 20, 20 actor, comedian, and host of the the xfiles files podcast, kumail nanjiani, has picked just a handful of the best episodes to get you started. The 9 episodes that will get you hooked on the xfiles vanity fair. Travelers 1998 and agent doggetts solo episode the xfiles. Mulder and scully go to texas to investigate a series of bizarre exanguinations by what mulder believes to be a vampire. Best scene from the xfilesbad blood episode mulder beats a vampire with sunflower seeds.
Robbie amell as agent kyd miller, an openminded fbi agent who believes in the paranormal, and is einsteins partner. I want to believe debuted in theaters, there was talk of a third x files movie to wrapup the series remaining storylines. The xfiles is one of the most vastly influential television shows of all time. Weve picked the best x files episodes to watch whether youre a newbie or a true believer. At least, it was until it became more like a soap opera, with a lot of sexual tension radiating between scully and moulder. Written by vince gilligan, directed by cliff bole, and featuring guest appearances from luke wilson and patrick renna, it aired in the united states on february 22, 1998, on the fox network. It premiered on the fox network on november 4, 1994. On april 20, 2017, fox officially announced the x files would be returning for an eleventh season of ten episodes, which premiered on january 3, 2018. Apr 10, 2020 in honor of one of my alltime favorite tv shows, i present to you the goriest, most gruesome, most horrorfying episodes of the xfiles.
Bad blood is the twelfth episode of the fifth season of the american science fiction television series the xfiles. Little green men 2x01 sleepless 2x04 duane barry 2x05 part 1 of 2 ascension 2x06 2 of 2 one breath. Many mythology collections of the x files episodes have. They are impervious to most forms of death but they can be killed by driving. This is a scene from the x files episode bad blood where agent fox mulder defeats a vampire the big hambino from the sandlot with sunflower seeds.
David duchovny as special agent fox mulder 18, 1011 robert patrick as agent john doggett 89 annabeth gish as agent monica reyes 89, 11 mitch pileggi as asst. May 16, 2015 promo video for my x files shapes tune from 2012. Mulder and scully investigate government evidence that might be tied into a cover up dealing with alien dna. Whilst this episode was a standalone monsteroftheweek story, later episodes beginning with the second season finale anasazi, would begin to incorporate navajo cultural references into the shows overarching mythology.
This is an episode that deserves more recognition among the classic x files episodes that step outside the procedural box and try something different. There were 202 episodes of the xfiles, but for the purposes of this list, i considered twopart episodes a. Oct 19, 2015 this is one of the few episodes of the series to feature proper shoot them in the head zombies even if they are the product of an apocalyptic death cult. Its one of the more comedic episodes, as opposed to. Diving head first into the shows labyrinthine plot about alien invasion, patient x showed how terrifying visitors from outer space could be. The twist is, said monster is a lizardcreature, who was bitten by a human and thus turns into one during the day. The 10 goriest and most gruesome episodes of the xfiles. It featured both a stunning overarching series plot that wove throughout its run and standalone episodes that could be viewed as short movies, featuring recurring characters that had the ability to scare the hell out of audiencesbut somehow, also, had time to make us laugh, too. Best scene from the xfilesbad blood episode mulder. Scully and mulder each recount their version of events that led mulder to drive a stake through the heart of a texas teenager he claims was a vampire. The episode is a monsteroftheweek episode, a standalone plot which is unconnected to the mythology, or overarching fictional history, of the xfiles. The rebooted xfiles premieres as a sixpart miniseries starting january 24 on fox. And the x files division is trying to keep a lid on the truth while investigating at the same time, trying to determine fact from fiction.
However, for years these talks never resulted in action until on march 24, 2015, fox announced that the series would return as a shortformat event series with six episodes. Fight the future, was released, starring the main cast of the television series. Gillian anderson has the record of appearing in the most episodes of the series missing only the following five. Mulder and scully come to discover that they are not the only people who are engaged in a desperate search for their son, william. Admittedly it was once a better show than it is now, but most episodes are minor masterpieces. Unusual suspects 1997, the flashback episode the xfiles. Theres an element of camp to the episode, which features an interest setup in that mulder and scullys. The xfiles centers on fbi special agents scully and mulder as they investigate unexplained cases xfiles for which the only answers involve paranormal phenomena.
The x files is known for scares, and these are the worst culprits. List of the xfiles episodes 3 is the seventh episode of the second season of the american science fiction television series the xfiles. The xfiles is an american science fiction television series, first broadcast in september 1993, and followed by two feature films. The script is brilliant, and one of the best ever written for the xfiles. They are impervious to most forms of death but they can be killed by driving a wooden stake through the heart. The xfiles is an american science fiction drama television series created by chris carter.
As of march 21, 2018, 218 episodes of the xfiles have aired, concluding the eleventh season. On april 20, 2017, fox officially announced the xfiles would be returning for an eleventh season of ten episodes, which premiered on january 3, 2018. Lance hendrickson reprises the role of frank black from xfiles series creator chris carters other show millennium. Previously, on the xfiles mulder and scully investigate weird crimes for the fbi. The episode was written by chris ruppenthal, glen morgan and james wong, and was directed by david nutter. Hear the full length version and download the album for free at. With david duchovny, gillian anderson, mitch pileggi, luke wilson. As of march 21, 2018, 218 episodes of the x files have aired, concluding the eleventh season. Fortunately, that other vampire episode, bad blood, is one of the xfiles best. Theres been a murder in smalltown texas and, well, it looks like a vampire done it.
The 9 episodes that will get you hooked on the xfiles with. Some fans of the xfiles love the mythology episodes about mulder david duchovny and scully gillian anderson pursuing. The xfiles centers on fbi special agents scully and mulder as they investigate unexplained cases x files for which the only answers involve paranormal phenomena. They appeared in a range of episodes across several seasons. A quick and fun video i made for one of the funniest episodes of xf. Bad blood is the twelfth episode of the fifth season of the american science fiction television. It is believed that lack of knowledge of porphyria led to legends of vampirism in asia. Spoilers for the xfiles season 11 episode 8, familiar, follow. Believe it or not, there have been werewolves on the xfiles. Number one, its boring and a show like x files should never be boring. The x files pilot 1x00 deep throat 1x01 conduit 1x03 fallen angel 1x09 e. Mulder and scully suspect that darker forces are at play as they investigate a brutal animal attack on a little boy in connecticut.
With david duchovny, gillian anderson, alex carter, jason graystanford. It follows newly reinstated federal bureau of investigation fbi agents fox mulder david duchovny and dana scully gillian anderson. Vampire activity is generally rampant near cemeteries, castles, catacombs, and swamps. Written and directed by an x files veteran, darin morgan, this fantastic comedic episode revolves around mysterious killings seemingly perpetrated by a weremonster. Many mythology collections of the xfiles episodes have. Zero sum 1997, the lone gunmens episode the xfiles.