Monsters Season 1

October. 22,1988      TV-14
Rating:
7.3
Trailer Synopsis

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.

Episode 24 : La Strega
May. 27,1989
A man aims to take revenge against a shopkeeper whom he believes is a witch who killed his mother via a curse.
Episode 23 : Mannequins of Horror
May. 20,1989
A nurse tries to help a patient who obsesses on perfecting his clay mannequins. But little does she know how much of a connection he actually has with them.
Episode 22 : Satan in the Suburbs
May. 13,1989
After winning a bet with Lucifer, a devil is promised a single and struggling housewife to write his memoirs and turn it into a bestseller.
Episode 21 : All in a Day's Work
May. 06,1989
A witch tries to protect herself against a demon.
Episode 20 : Cocoon
April. 29,1989
A detective has his psychic girlfriend try to find the identity of a wealthy woman who has miraculously survived an accident unscratched, but with no memory of who she is and is disturbed about what she sees.
Episode 19 : Rain Dance
April. 22,1989
A greedy couple are stuck in a dried-up land so as to exploit the native people of their relics. The indigenous tribe offers one last item for them, a nasty-looking statue of Masow, the God of Death, who is said to promise rain at the expense of a sacrifice.
Episode 18 : The Match Game
April. 15,1989
Four teenagers go into a haunted Victorian mansion and play a game where each tell part of a ghost story while a match burns, suddenly the story comes true.
Episode 17 : Taps
March. 04,1989
Suzy murders her lover, a talented tap dancer. In this take on ""The Telltale Heart,"" she cuts up the body to hide the parts...but one body part refuses to stay quiet.
Episode 16 : Their Divided Self
February. 25,1989
Siamese twins seek help from a psychologist.
Episode 15 : The Mother Instinct
February. 18,1989
A slimy, good-for-nothing husband tries to get money from his mother-in-law, especially when he finds out that her fruit can produce a serum that can boost the human strength. He is prepared to do anything to get rich from it, but hasn't counted on just how protective a mother can be.
Episode 14 : Parents from Space
February. 11,1989
A girl dealing with her cruel foster parents, is blessed when aliens take over their bodies.
Episode 13 : Glim-Glim
February. 04,1989
A mysterious disease has killed most of the people in town and Amy's father believes that the hideous alien holed up in the library is responsible. But as Amy soon learns, Glim-Glim may be their only hope for survival.
Episode 12 : Fools' Gold
January. 21,1989
A group of miners stumble upon a lost chamber with a horde of treasure - to get it, all they have to do is deal with the guardian troll.
Episode 11 : Rouse Him Not
December. 31,1988
An artist draws inspiration from the house she has recently moved into. However, it has a dark history and the previous owner, a practitioner of witchcraft, has left something behind in the basement.
Episode 10 : Pillow Talk
December. 24,1988
A man feeds a monster that resides in his bedroom.
Episode 9 : Pool Sharks
December. 17,1988
A pool hustler, Gabe finds himself involved in a high-stakes game (literally) with Natasha, a seductive vampire.
Episode 8 : Sleeping Dragon
December. 10,1988
Scientists discover a time capsule, unaware of the dragon that sleeps inside...
Episode 7 : The Legacy
December. 03,1988
Dale finds the private sanctuary of Fulton Pierce, a famous, dead, horror actor. Dale can see Fulton's image in the old make-up case that was owned by the actor, and his life soon goes down a dark road.
Episode 6 : Where Is the Rest of Me?
November. 26,1988
A mad doctor develops a serum that keeps dead bodies from deteriorating.
Episode 5 : My Zombie Lover
November. 19,1988
A young woman left at home by her zombie-hunting family gets a suprise visit from an old classmate.
Episode 4 : The Vampire Hunter
November. 12,1988
Can the famous vampire hunter save his friend before his old enemy can kill the young man, or worse, turn him into another bloodsucker?
Episode 3 : New York Honey
November. 05,1988
A man falls for a beautiful seductress who turn out to be a giant bee.
Episode 2 : Holly's House
October. 29,1988
A puppeteer for a favorite children's program starts seeing her puppet move and talk on its own...but is it all in her mind?
Episode 1 : The Feverman
October. 22,1988
An unsual healer is a man's last hope for his ailing daughter.

Seasons

Season 3
Season 3 1990
Season 2
Season 2 1989
Season 1
Season 1 1988

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