… ished culture that was (and still is) unfolding as I was writing. There was always one more
X-Files … the incomplete fragments, is not so far from the conspiracy culture this book describes. …

… their representation and reproduction in The X-Files, we want ultimately to think about the
forms and functions of 'popular conspiracy culture'. Trust No One™: Conspiracy in The X-Files …

… Peter Knight’s book, Conspiracy Culture[1] chronicles narratives from JFK to The X-Files.
This book examines how and why a reconfigured culture of conspiracy has become so …

… intricacies of the JFK assassination, … X-Files. Nearly forty years after the fact, it is a little
shocking that there is no consensus as to the “number, timing, or direction of the bullets” in the JFK …

… ; in conspiracy culture, conspiracy is “… conspiracy culture differs from its predecessors in its
playfulness. Knight cites a variety of sources, most prominently The X-Files but also conspiracy…

… The assassination of prominent civil rights activist Malcolm X also contributed to … of files for
researchers. 41 of the American public and made conspiracy synonymous with the Kennedy …

… to interpret The X-Files except by exploring the interpenetrating semiotics of popular culture
and … Carter maintains, “there's no message behind each X-Files episode. Although there is …

… any semblance of democratic accountability, The X-Files can be viewed as the progeny of
the … narratives, The X-Files took obvious inspiration from the conspiracy thrillers of the 1970s …

… “Trust no one” was one of the mantras repeated on The X-Files, and it neatly
encapsulates the conspiracist’s limitless suspicions. Its association with a popular end-of-the-millennium …

… This article examines how the 2016 X-Files revival restages the storytelling strategies that
defined the show’s original run within the framework of the six-episodes-long event season. It …