Monsters

Genre: Drama

Premiere: 1988 - 1989

IMDB Rating: 5.4/10

Sessons: 3

Full Episodes: 72

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Full Show Summary

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.

Last Episode, 26 April 1991: Season 3, Episode 24: The Moving Finger
A quiz show fan is stumped by the simple questions of why, how and where concerning the appearance of a finger that is poking itself up from the drain of his bathroom sink.

Episode Guide
Cast

Date Aired	Monsters Episodes
Season 1
22 October 1988	Season 1, Episode 1: The Feverman
29 October 1988	Season 1, Episode 2: Holly's House
05 November 1988	Season 1, Episode 3: New York Honey
12 November 1988	Season 1, Episode 4: The Vampire Hunter
19 November 1988	Season 1, Episode 5: My Zombie Lover
26 November 1988	Season 1, Episode 6: Where Is the Rest of Me?
03 December 1988	Season 1, Episode 7: The Legacy
10 December 1988	Season 1, Episode 8: Sleeping Dragon
17 December 1988	Season 1, Episode 9: Pool Sharks
24 December 1988	Season 1, Episode 10: Pillow Talk
31 December 1988	Season 1, Episode 11: Rouse Him Not
21 January 1989	Season 1, Episode 12: Fools' Gold
04 February 1989	Season 1, Episode 13: Glim-Glim
11 February 1989	Season 1, Episode 14: Parents from Space
18 February 1989	Season 1, Episode 15: The Mother Instinct
25 February 1989	Season 1, Episode 16: Their Divided Self
04 March 1989	Season 1, Episode 17: Taps
15 April 1989	Season 1, Episode 18: The Match Game
22 April 1989	Season 1, Episode 19: Rain Dance
29 April 1989	Season 1, Episode 20: Cocoon
06 May 1989	Season 1, Episode 21: All in a Day's Work
13 May 1989	Season 1, Episode 22: Satan in the Suburbs
20 May 1989	Season 1, Episode 23: Mannequins of Horror
27 May 1989	Season 1, Episode 24: La Strega
Season 2
01 October 1989	Season 2, Episode 1: The Face
08 October 1989	Season 2, Episode 2: Portrait of the Artist
15 October 1989	Season 2, Episode 3: A Bond of Silk
22 October 1989	Season 2, Episode 4: Rerun
29 October 1989	Season 2, Episode 5: Love Hurts
05 November 1989	Season 2, Episode 6: The Farmer's Daughter
12 November 1989	Season 2, Episode 7: Jar
19 November 1989	Season 2, Episode 8: The Demons
26 November 1989	Season 2, Episode 9: Reaper
10 December 1989	Season 2, Episode 10: The Mandrake Root
17 December 1989	Season 2, Episode 11: Half as Old as Time
07 January 1990	Season 2, Episode 12: Museum Hearts
14 January 1990	Season 2, Episode 13: Habitat
21 January 1990	Season 2, Episode 14: Bed and Boar
28 January 1990	Season 2, Episode 15: Mr. Swlabr
04 February 1990	Season 2, Episode 16: Perchance to Dream
11 February 1990	Season 2, Episode 17: One Wolf's Family
18 February 1990	Season 2, Episode 18: The Offering
25 February 1990	Season 2, Episode 19: Far Below
04 March 1990	Season 2, Episode 20: Micro Minds
13 May 1990	Season 2, Episode 21: Refugee
20 May 1990	Season 2, Episode 22: The Gift
27 May 1990	Season 2, Episode 23: The Bargain
03 June 1990	Season 2, Episode 24: The Family Man
Season 3
30 September 1990	Season 3, Episode 1: Stressed Environment
07 October 1990	Season 3, Episode 2: Murray's Monster
14 October 1990	Season 3, Episode 3: Bug House
21 October 1990	Season 3, Episode 4: Cellmates
28 October 1990	Season 3, Episode 5: Outpost
04 November 1990	Season 3, Episode 6: The Hole
11 November 1990	Season 3, Episode 7: Small Blessing
18 November 1990	Season 3, Episode 8: Shave and a Haircut, Two Bites
25 November 1990	Season 3, Episode 9: The Young and the Headless
09 December 1990	Season 3, Episode 10: The Waiting Game
09 December 1990	Season 3, Episode 11: Sin-Sop
16 December 1990	Season 3, Episode 12: A New Woman
23 December 1990	Season 3, Episode 13: Malcolm
30 December 1990	Season 3, Episode 14: Household Gods
06 January 1991	Season 3, Episode 15: The Space-Eaters
13 January 1991	Season 3, Episode 16: The Waiting Room
21 January 1991	Season 3, Episode 17: Leavings
27 January 1991	Season 3, Episode 18: Desirable Alien
03 February 1991	Season 3, Episode 19: A Face for Radio
10 February 1991	Season 3, Episode 20: Werewolf of Hollywood
17 February 1991	Season 3, Episode 21: Talk Nice to Me
24 February 1991	Season 3, Episode 22: Hostile Takeover
18 April 1991	Season 3, Episode 23: The Maker
26 April 1991	Season 3, Episode 24: The Moving Finger