30 Years Later, The X-Files' Most Terrifying Episode Is Still a Top 5 All-Time Sci-Fi Achievement
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Published Sep 5, 2026, 11:00 PM EDT
And still one of the show’s best episodes
30 years later, the scariest episode of The X-Files is still deeply disturbing
Image: 20th Century Fox/DisneyOver 11 seasons, the way The X-Files managed to stay fresh was by telling a wide variety of television stories. The show might be about aliens for one week and then follow that up with an urban legend before pivoting to a story about the occult. The show also managed to switch up its genre of stories. While sci-fi was especially prominent, The X-Files managed the occasional comedic episode and sometimes explored outright horror. It was during one of those horror episodes in season 4 that The X-Files writers Glen Morgan and James Wong, along with director Kim Manners, crafted the show’s scariest, most disturbing episode (and one of the most unsettling hours of broadcast television ever).
Fire Emblem Fortune's Weave Owes Everything to an Overlooked 3DS Masterpiece
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Published Sep 5, 2026, 9:00 PM EDT
Fire Emblem's done dungeon crawling before
Image: Intelligent Systems/Nintendo via PolygonFire Emblem loves looking back. Fire Emblem Awakening, the Nintendo 3DS title that rescued the franchise from permanent retirement, is packed with references to the series’ history: one character adopts the name Marth, another shouts the names of previous Fire Emblem games on critical hits, and a third character comes straight out of Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light, the first-ever Fire Emblem game.
Heart disease and kidney disease can fuel each other. New guidelines aim to break the cycle
The European Society of Cardiology has issued its first guidelines dedicated to managing cardiovascular disease alongside chronic kidney disease, developed in partnership with the European Renal Association. The recommendations were published in the European Heart Journal and presented at ESC Congress 2026.
Senior EU official cancels Serbia trip over planned tribute to Mladic
EU’s Marta Kos cancels Serbia visit, condemning Ratko Mladic ‘glorification’ as incompatible with European values.
The European Union’s enlargement chief Marta Kos has cancelled her upcoming visit to Serbia over what she called the “glorification” of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic following his death.
Can You Drive To Alaska From The Continental US With A Regular Driver's License? - Jalopnik
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It takes quite a bit of work to visit all fifty of these United States. Through my nearly forty years on this earth, I've managed to visit 48 of them, and quite soon I'll be knocking Alaska off my list. My journey will start in Washington State, and I will travel by car through hundreds of miles of Canadian wilderness to be met with a sign welcoming me back into my home country. There are plenty of roads connecting the continental U.S. with Alaska, but as you no doubt know, there's no point at which Alaska touches the rest of the country it is part of. Can you just drive up to Alaska with your standard U.S. driver's license? The answer is complicated, but it kind of boils down to no.
gamescom Apologizes for Its Response to Theft of Indie Developers' Equipment and Promises Improved Security Measures
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gamescom has provided a second response regarding the theft of developers’ equipment during its event, offering an apology for its initial reaction to the ordeal.
‘Silo’ Season 3 Finale: Rebecca Ferguson, Creator Graham Yost on That Twist and Why Juliette Is ‘S–t Scared!’ Going Into the Final Season
SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers from “Troy,” the Season 3 finale of “Silo,” now streaming on Apple TV.
In the Season 3 finale of Apple TV’s “Silo,” an amnesia-stricken Juliette (Rebecca Ferguson) finally regains her memories just in time to declare war. But first, she confronts the disembodied voice behind The Algorithm, the malevolent force controlling the silos. With milliseconds to spare, her team of Silo 18 misfits and former leaders — herself included in both distinctions — managed to cap the safeguard, a pipe that would have flooded their silo with toxic gas and killed its nearly 10,000 residents for their insolence.
The Odyssey Rakes in $1.59 Billion at International Box Office as 70MM Screenings Extended Through September
Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey has earned more than $1 billion at the international box office, and it still has nearly four more weeks left in theaters.
The Odyssey is enjoying a hugely successful theatrical run. Reports from Deadline confirm Nolan’s retelling of the ancient Greek epic has earned $1.59 billion at the global box office, becoming the director’s most profitable film to date and the 17th movie to ever cross the $1B mark internationally. (For reference, the global box office adds all markets together, while the international box office concerns markets outside of North America. You can check out our coverage of the film crossing $1B at the global box office here.)
In Her New Movie, Carrie Coon Plays an Unexpected Cult Member: It’s Easy to Say “No Way That Would Ever Happen to Me”
It was ten years ago that filmmaker Guy Nattiv felt ready to direct what he calls the “most personal movie I’ve done in my life.” But it took that full decade to get it to the screen.
Women's Super League: How London City Lionesses proved they can live up to the hype
There was an expectation on London City Lionesses to live up to the hype and deliver in the Women's Super League's season opener - and they did.
Eder Maestre's side showed they are not just a starting XI of superstars but a team who may gel quicker than many expected.