The complete critical companion to
The X-Files, covering every episode and both films and featuring interviews with screenwriters and stars.
In
Monsters of the Week: The Complete Critical Companion to The X-Files, TV critics Zack Handlen and Emily Todd VanDerWerff look back at exactly what made the long-running cult series so groundbreaking. Packed with insightful reviews of every episode-including the tenth and eleventh seasons and both major motion pictures-
Monsters of the Weekleaves no mystery unsolved and no monster unexplained. This crucial collection includes a foreword by series creator Chris Carter as well as exclusive interviews with some of show's stars and screenwriters, including Carter, Vince Gilligan, Mitch Pileggi, James Wong, Robert Patrick, Darin Morgan, and more.
Monsters of the Weekis the definitive guide to
The X-Files-whether you're a lifelong viewer or a new fan uncovering the conspiracy for the first time.
"This rich critical companion provides what evert
X-Filesfan deserves." -
Entertainment Weekly
"
The X-Filesis my favorite show and Zack and Emily are my favorite reviewers of my favorite show and this is my favorite quote about it." -Kumail Nanjiani,writer and star of
The Big Sick; creator of
The X-Files Files podcast
"If Mulder and Scully had access to this terrific book, they would've solved every mystery of
The X-Filesin a single season.... The truth is in here!" -Damon Lindelof, co-creator of
Lost and
The Leftovers
