‘The X-Files’ Top Five Tech Horror Episodes

We weren't sure whether to be excited for, or scared of, the future

In The X-Files Season 2 episode “Die Hand Die Verletzt,” Scully tips Mulder to an important clue: “Look at this, I found this on the Internet.” The 90’s were a very different time. But while technology has changed, many of our fears remain just the same. Here are the episodes where The X-Files stared down the horrors that might be encoded deep within our digital future.

Screengrab courtesy of Fox and Andrew Whalen
Screengrab courtesy of Fox and Andrew Whalen
Screengrab courtesy of Fox and Andrew Whalen
Screengrab courtesy of Fox and Andrew Whalen
Screengrab courtesy of Fox and Andrew Whalen
 
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