There are plenty of shocking moments throughout The X-Files. Alien babies, Satanic cults, inbred hillbilly families. They all have their place in this 11-season series that became an undeniable ...

Janelle has an extensive career as a writer, with over a decade of freelance experience, especially when it comes to pop culture. Although her first love was music, she also enjoys digging into ...

In some ways, The X-Files is one of the most straightforward TV shows ever made…sure, the mythology about alien conspiracies and government cover-ups got a bit confusing at times, but viewers rarely ...

One of the earliest monster of the week episodes in The X Files focused on a man by the name of Eugene Tooms, a centuries old mutant who hibernates between intense killing sprees. When he unearths ...

Pluribus hits Apple TV next week, marking Vince Gilligan’s return to science fiction after his great successes with crime dramas Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul. He came aboard The X-Files in season ...

After the pilot episode, The X-Files immediately delivered three great episodes to viewers. Episode 2 of the series, “Deep Throat,” pushed the mythology of the series even further, introducing not ...

Pop culture didn’t create the real-world mythologies roiling our politics, but it helped write the scripts. By James Poniewozik James Poniewozik, the chief television critic for The New York Times, ...