Monsters is a syndicated horror anthology series which originally ran from 1988 to 1991 and reran on the Sci-Fi Channel during the 1990s. As of 2011, Monsters airs on NBC Universal's horror/suspense-themed cable channel Chiller in sporadic weekday marathons.
In a similar vein to Tales from the Darkside, Monsters shared the same producer, and in some ways succeeded the show. It differed in some respects nonetheless. While Tales sometimes dabbled in stories of science fiction and fantasy, this series was more strictly horror. As the name implies, each episode of Monsters featured a different monster which the story concerned, from the animatronic puppet of a fictional children's television program to mutated, weapon-wielding lab rats.
Similar to Tales, however, the stories in Monsters were rarely very straightforward action plots and often contained some ironic twist in which a character's conceit or greed would do him in, often with gruesome results. Adding to this was a sense of comedy often lost on horror productions which might in some instances lighten the audience's mood but in many cases added to the overall eeriness of the production.
In a similar vein to Tales from the Darkside, Monsters shared the same producer, and in some ways succeeded the show. It differed in some respects nonetheless. While Tales sometimes dabbled in stories of science fiction and fantasy, this series was more strictly horror. As the name implies, each episode of Monsters featured a different monster which the story concerned, from the animatronic puppet of a fictional children's television program to mutated, weapon-wielding lab rats.
Similar to Tales, however, the stories in Monsters were rarely very straightforward action plots and often contained some ironic twist in which a character's conceit or greed would do him in, often with gruesome results. Adding to this was a sense of comedy often lost on horror productions which might in some instances lighten the audience's mood but in many cases added to the overall eeriness of the production.
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Seasons 3
Season 1
- 01 The Feverman 1271
- 02 Holly's House 1273
- 03 New York Honey 1272
- 04 The Vampire Hunter 1275
- 05 My Zombie Lover 1272
- 06 Where Is the Rest of Me? 1285
- 07 The Legacy 1279
- 08 Sleeping Dragon 1275
- 09 Pool Sharks 1279
- 10 Pillow Talk 1286
- 11 Rouse Him Not 1285
- 12 Fools' Gold 1289
- 13 Glim-Glim 1280
- 14 Parents from Space 1237
- 15 The Mother Instinct 1287
- 16 Their Divided Self 1280
- 17 Taps 1231
- 18 The Match Game 1278
- 19 Rain Dance 1280
- 20 Cocoon 1251
- 21 All in a Day's Work 1289
- 22 Satan in the Suburbs 1276
- 23 Mannequins of Horror 1282
- 24 La Strega 1299
Season 2
- 01 The Face 1280
- 02 Portrait of the Artist 1226
- 03 A Bond of Silk 1278
- 04 Rerun 1224
- 05 Love Hurts 1281
- 06 The Farmer's Daughter 1227
- 07 Jar 1271
- 08 The Demons 1283
- 09 Reaper 1229
- 10 The Mandrake Root 1284
- 11 Half as Old as Time 1280
- 12 Museum Hearts 1281
- 13 Habitat 1283
- 14 Bed and Boar 1234
- 15 Mr. Swlabr 1282
- 16 Perchance to Dream 1284
- 17 One Wolf's Family 1284
- 18 The Offering 1285
- 19 Far Below 1285
- 20 Micro Minds 1279
- 21 Refugee 1235
- 22 The Gift 1286
- 23 The Bargain 1285
- 24 The Family Man 1280
Season 3
- 01 Stressed Environment 1279
- 02 Murray's Monster 1285
- 03 Bug House 1287
- 04 Cellmates 1265
- 05 Outpost 1288
- 06 The Hole 1242
- 07 Small Blessings 1286
- 08 A Shave and a Haircut, Two Bites 1280
- 09 The Young and the Headless 1239
- 10 The Waiting Game 1268
- 11 Sin-Sop 1270
- 12 A New Woman 1269
- 13 Malcolm 1274
- 14 Household Gods 1271
- 15 The Space Eaters 1284
- 16 The Waiting Room 1283
- 17 Leavings 1287
- 18 Desirable Alien 1278
- 19 A Face for Radio 1282
- 20 Werewolf of Hollywood 1281
- 21 Talk Nice to Me 1284
- 22 Hostile Takeover 1285
- 23 The Maker 1283
- 24 The Moving Finger 1277
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