The episode begins, fittingly, on a dark and stormy night, as the hideously disfigured Peacock brothers bury a deformed baby in a field.
Netflix describes “Home” as “the agents encounter a family of inbred animal-like brothers living on a farm,” which is accurate but also leaves out plenty. It’s available on Netflix and Hulu, and if you haven’t seen it, be warned that spoilers start now. The episode has since become a fixture on various “ scariest shows ever” lists and endures as one of the most beloved in the series’s history. While “Home” appeared later on the cable channel FX, it was never again broadcast on Fox, save for a special Halloween airing in 1999 network ads at the time billed it as “an episode so controversial, it’s been banned from television for three years.” Viewers complained that the tale about the murderous inbred clan was too disturbing and network executives apparently agreed. (A reporter’s wife: “Please, God, not at the dinner table.”) The Peacocks are at the center of “Home,” an “X-Files” episode that originally aired in October 1996. It’s likely to be some combination of a shudder, a squeal and a groan, a mix of delight and revulsion.
Here’s a fun Halloween trick: Mention the Peacock family to an unsuspecting “X-Files” fan and enjoy the reaction.
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