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The Best Episodes of Monsters

Every episode of Monsters ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Monsters!

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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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Monsters Season 3 Episode 10 - The Waiting Game
    7.5/10(163 votes)

    #1 - The Waiting Game

    S3:E10

    After a nuclear blowout, only two factions remain. Humans inside of a small locked shelter, and nuclear holocaust vampires. With the two sides only separated by a small digital code on the outside of the shelter.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Monsters Season 1 Episode 18 - The Match Game
    7.4/10(244 votes)

    #2 - The Match Game

    S1:E18

    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.

    Director:Michael Brandon
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Monsters Season 1 Episode 23 - Mannikins of Horror
    7.3/10(290 votes)

    #3 - Mannikins of Horror

    S1:E23

    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.

    Director:Ernest D. Farino
    Writer:Josef Anderson

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  4. Monsters Season 1 Episode 13 - Glim-Glim
    7.2/10(346 votes)

    #4 - Glim-Glim

    S1:E13

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Monsters Season 3 Episode 6 - The Hole
    7.2/10(149 votes)

    #5 - The Hole

    S3:E6

    A group of men find their way into a bunker during the Vietnam War, only to find that this hole hides a secret buried in its walls.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Monsters Season 2 Episode 3 - A Bond of Silk
    7.1/10(147 votes)

    #6 - A Bond of Silk

    S2:E3

    A newlywed couple finds out you get what you pay for when they discover that their honeymoon suite is not quite what they expected.

    Director:Ernest D. Farino
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Monsters Season 3 Episode 11 - Sin-Sop
    7.1/10(101 votes)

    #7 - Sin-Sop

    S3:E11

    A sort of faith healer has set up a kind of distillery for paying customers. What was once the most sinful man is now a living conduit to drain people of their sins.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Monsters Season 3 Episode 15 - The Space-Eaters
    7.1/10(102 votes)

    #8 - The Space-Eaters

    S3:E15

    Two men encounter a victim who claims his brain was eaten. After confirming the story, they attempt to fight off the alien invader responsible.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Monsters Season 3 Episode 17 - Leavings
    7.0/10(97 votes)

    #9 - Leavings

    S3:E17

    Two police officers are disturbed by recent sightings of people who are missing body parts and others who appear to have been almost put together from other parts. However, the oddest thing is the blasé reaction of their supervisor upon hearing their stories.

    Director:John Tillinger
    Writer:Gahan Wilson

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  10. Monsters Season 2 Episode 6 - The Farmer's Daughter
    6.9/10(150 votes)

    #10 - The Farmer's Daughter

    S2:E6

    A man takes shelter at a farm for the evening and he is surprised to be sharing a room with the farmer's pretty daughter.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Monsters Season 2 Episode 9 - Reaper
    6.9/10(114 votes)

    #11 - Reaper

    S2:E9

    A patient at a nursing home makes a deal with the Grim Reaper.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Josef Anderson

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  12. Monsters Season 3 Episode 8 - A Shave and a Haircut, Two Bites
    6.9/10(128 votes)

    #12 - A Shave and a Haircut, Two Bites

    S3:E8

    Two teenagers think the barber shop across the street may be a secret meeting place for town vampires.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Dan Simmons

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  13. Monsters Season 1 Episode 9 - Pool Sharks
    6.8/10(325 votes)

    #13 - Pool Sharks

    S1:E9

    A pool hustler, Gabe finds himself involved in a high-stakes game (literally) with Natasha, a seductive vampire.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Monsters Season 1 Episode 10 - Pillow Talk
    6.8/10(206 votes)

    #14 - Pillow Talk

    S1:E10

    A man feeds a monster that resides in his bedroom.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:David Odell

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  15. Monsters Season 1 Episode 15 - The Mother Instinct
    6.8/10(168 votes)

    #15 - The Mother Instinct

    S1:E15

    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.

    Director:Bette Gordon
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Monsters Season 1 Episode 21 - All in a Day's Work
    6.8/10(176 votes)

    #16 - All in a Day's Work

    S1:E21

    A witch tries to protect herself against a demon.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jule Selbo

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  17. Monsters Season 3 Episode 3 - Bug House
    6.8/10(117 votes)

    #17 - Bug House

    S3:E3

    A man awakes to find himself in a home where the lady of the house has a non-chalant attitude towards the bugs in her home.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Josef Anderson

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  18. Monsters Season 3 Episode 19 - A Face for Radio
    6.8/10(93 votes)

    #18 - A Face for Radio

    S3:E19

    A smart-mouth host of a late-night radio show is beguiled by a female guest who claims she was abducted by aliens and that they gave her a creature to help rid the planet of evil.

    Director:Bruce Feirstein
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Monsters Season 3 Episode 20 - Werewolf of Hollywood
    6.8/10(104 votes)

    #19 - Werewolf of Hollywood

    S3:E20

    A screenwriter it tasked to pen a horror film with the unique premise of a werewolf in the position of an executive. But things starting getting a bit bloody when it seems that it hits a nerve with someone in the studio.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Ron Goulart

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  20. Monsters Season 3 Episode 23 - The Maker
    6.8/10(85 votes)

    #20 - The Maker

    S3:E23

    A bum encounters a man with the power to create anything he desires.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Monsters Season 2 Episode 19 - Far Below
    6.7/10(130 votes)

    #21 - Far Below

    S2:E19

    A nosy city official stumbles into a secret operation beneath a New York Subway.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Monsters Season 1 Episode 14 - Parents from Space
    6.6/10(184 votes)

    #22 - Parents from Space

    S1:E14

    A girl dealing with her cruel foster parents, is blessed when aliens take over their bodies.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Monsters Season 2 Episode 2 - Portrait of the Artist
    6.6/10(136 votes)

    #23 - Portrait of the Artist

    S2:E2

    The art being displayed in a local exhibit may not be what it appears to be as the haunting figures hanging in the gallery resemble those of recent missing persons.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Monsters Season 2 Episode 23 - The Bargain
    6.6/10(122 votes)

    #24 - The Bargain

    S2:E23

    A homely owner of a bookshop is very much in love with a frequent customer who barely seems to know she exists. When she calls a number in a very old magazine, she finds that they are in business and willing to sell her a mask that will guarantee her the beauty that will catch the man's attention.

    Director:Tom Noonan
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Monsters Season 3 Episode 4 - Cellmates
    6.6/10(105 votes)

    #25 - Cellmates

    S3:E4

    A young man expecting to be freed from prison by his rich father discoveres he's been placed in the wrong cell.

    Director:Stephen Tolkin
    Writer:David Odell

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Waiting Game" is the best rated episode of "Monsters". It scored 7.5/10 based on 163 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 12/9/1990. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Match Game".