We have been waiting for the mid-season premiere of FOX's Bones since the mid-season break began after season 11's 10th episode, and now that it is finally back, fans are also going to be treated with a serial killer arc that the show's executive producer, Michael Peterson, says is aimed at scaring the socks off everyone.
Peterson revealed that he has always been a guy who likes big scares and he has written horror features that never made it to screen, so he wanted to try and introduce a serial killer to Booth and Brennan's team whose creepiness was inspired by The X-Files' season 4 episode 2 monster of the week, The Peacock Family.
He also did not hide the fact that his main goal is to scare the socks off everyone, but he did note that the creepy serial killer arc beginning episode 13 will take everyone for a ride but won't last that long to prevent the story from getting derailed.
"You always have to be aware of when the killer is fun and when they've outworn their welcome [...] I think it's going to be a fairly short, scary jaunt," he added, noting that it will be business as usual for the team in Dr. Brennan's laboratory at the Jeffersonian Institute.
The serial killer arc will, however, allow the characters, especially Booth and Brennan, to reflect about the importance of their jobs and relationships, so that is something to look forward to.
Bones has been renewed by FOX for a 12th and final 12-episode season.
