10 Scariest TV Episodes To Watch This Halloween

3. Home - The X-Files

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Another show that was often eerie without going full-on horror, Home marked one of The X-Files more controversial instalments, and its most horrific.

The subject matter of the episode alone is unsettling, with Mulder and Scully called to investigate the death of an infant with a birth defect - and meet a family of farmers who are all similarly disfigured and don't leave their home.

The Peacock family are a group of killers, and the episode gets so disturbing and violent that a viewer discretion warning was put in front of it, and Fox didn't include it syndication for years. It's visceral, brutal, and watching them commit their atrocities is completely terrifying.

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