Unauthorized Look at Seasons 6–9 of the X-Files, listed the program as the fifth best of the series. Kessenich reported that it was the pinnacle of the horror episodes featured on The X-Files. William B. Davis said that "Home" was both well written and well directed, but was so gruesome that it led to some fans questioning whether or not they wanted to continue watching the series. He argued that modern horror films were far more violent than anything depicted in "Home" but, at the time, "it was quite disturbing." In 2017, Vulture.com named "Home" the most terrifying television episode to watch on Halloween. Footnotes Bibliography External links 1996 American television episodes Appalachia in fiction Incest in television Rating controversies in television Television episodes set in Pennsylvania Television episodes pulled from general rotation The X-Files (season 4) episodes Television controversies in the United States