To see a great fictional account of what sorts of super-realities exist as portrayed by Stephen King---read or watch the fictional work titled "Storm of the Century." When people are thoroughly exposed---as the supernatural character in the story exposes the people of the little off-shore Maine island----often times there exists widespread ugliness. The Fox show is less about polygraph and more about harsh despotism by seemingly good folks. I am not a fan of such raw exposure and/or polygraph exploitation. Your last post was rather thoughtful. Maybe I need to read it again.