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The Best Episodes of Monsters Season 1

Every episode of Monsters Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Monsters Season 1!

The Best Episodes of Monsters Season 1

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...

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  1. 7.5/10(223 votes)

    #1 - The Match Game

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    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.

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    Writer:N/A
  2. 7.3/10(272 votes)

    #2 - Mannequins of Horror

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    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.

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  3. 7.2/10(326 votes)

    #3 - Glim-Glim

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    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.

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    Director:N/A
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  4. 6.9/10(153 votes)

    #4 - The Mother Instinct

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    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.

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    Director:Bette Gordon
    Writer:N/A
  5. 6.8/10(306 votes)

    #5 - Pool Sharks

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    S1:E9

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

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  6. 6.8/10(187 votes)

    #6 - Pillow Talk

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    S1:E10

    A man feeds a monster that resides in his bedroom.

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    Director:N/A
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  8. 6.8/10(159 votes)

    #7 - All in a Day's Work

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    S1:E21

    A witch tries to protect herself against a demon.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:Jule Selbo
  9. 6.6/10(300 votes)

    #8 - The Feverman

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    S1:E1

    An unusual healer is a man's last hope for his ailing daughter.

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  10. 6.6/10(166 votes)

    #9 - Parents from Space

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    S1:E14

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

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  11. 6.2/10(270 votes)

    #10 - Holly's House

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    S1:E2

    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?

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  12. 6.2/10(152 votes)

    #11 - Rain Dance

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    S1:E19

    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.

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    Director:N/A
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  13. 6.2/10(154 votes)

    #12 - Cocoon

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    S1:E20

    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.

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    Director:John Gray
    Writer:N/A
  14. 6.1/10(155 votes)

    #13 - Fools' Gold

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    S1:E12

    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.

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    Director:Mark Shostrom
    Writer:N/A
  15. 5.9/10(249 votes)

    #14 - La Strega

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    S1:E24

    A man aims to take revenge against a shopkeeper whom he believes is a witch who killed his mother via a curse.

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  16. 5.8/10(338 votes)

    #15 - My Zombie Lover

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    S1:E5

    A young woman left at home by her zombie-hunting family gets a suprise visit from an old classmate.

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    Director:N/A
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  17. 5.7/10(204 votes)

    #16 - Where Is the Rest of Me?

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    S1:E6

    A mad doctor develops a serum that keeps dead bodies from deteriorating.

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  18. 5.7/10(283 votes)

    #17 - Sleeping Dragon

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    S1:E8

    Scientists discover a time capsule, unaware of the dragon that sleeps inside...

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  19. 5.6/10(220 votes)

    #18 - Rouse Him Not

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    S1:E11

    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.

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  20. 5.6/10(158 votes)

    #19 - Taps

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    S1:E17

    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.

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  21. 5.5/10(234 votes)

    #20 - New York Honey

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    S1:E3

    A man falls for a beautiful seductress who turn out to be a giant bee.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  22. 5.4/10(237 votes)

    #21 - Satan in the Suburbs

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    S1:E22

    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.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:Jule Selbo
  23. 5.2/10(304 votes)

    #22 - The Vampire Hunter

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    S1:E4

    Can the famous vampire hunter save his friend before his old enemy can kill the young man, or worse, turn him into another bloodsucker?

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  24. 5.0/10(187 votes)

    #23 - The Legacy

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    S1:E7

    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.

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  25. 4.0/10(165 votes)

    #24 - Their Divided Self

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    S1:E16

    Siamese twins seek help from a psychologist.

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    Director:N/A

Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Match Game" is the best rated episode of "Monsters" season 1. It scored 7.5/10 based on 223 votes. Directed by Michael Brandon and written by N/A, it aired on 4/15/1989. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Mannequins of Horror".