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The Worst 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 Worst Episode
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    Monsters Season 1 Episode 16 - Their Divided Self
    4.1/10(180 votes)

    #1 - Their Divided Self

    S1:E16

    Siamese twins seek help from a psychologist.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Michael Bishop

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  2. Monsters Season 3 Episode 14 - Household Gods
    4.5/10(107 votes)

    #2 - Household Gods

    S3:E14

    When a recent mother tries to go back to work while maintaining some housework, she finds things going awry. To her disbelief she finds out that her lifestyle is defying the domestic gods.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Edithe Swensen

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  3. Monsters Season 1 Episode 7 - The Legacy
    5.0/10(203 votes)

    #3 - The Legacy

    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.

    Director:Jeffrey Wolf
    Writer:John Harrison

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  4. Monsters Season 2 Episode 10 - The Mandrake Root
    5.0/10(120 votes)

    #4 - The Mandrake Root

    S2:E10

    While cleaning her grandmother's house, Angela finds a strange plant growing in the basement. It soon grows into what was once her grandmother's lover who soon seduces her, but has an increasing thirst for blood.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Monsters Season 1 Episode 4 - The Vampire Hunter
    5.2/10(318 votes)

    #5 - The Vampire Hunter

    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?

    Director:Michael Gornick
    Writer:Edithe Swensen

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  6. Monsters Season 2 Episode 8 - The Demons
    5.2/10(121 votes)

    #6 - The Demons

    S2:E8

    An alien accidentally conjures an insurance agent who, in order to serve his master's wishes, must summon a demon of his own.

    Director:Scott Alexander
    Writers:Robert Sheckley, Martin Olson

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  7. Monsters Season 2 Episode 4 - Rerun
    5.3/10(116 votes)

    #7 - Rerun

    S2:E4

    A student has somehow brought back a recently deceased TV star that pledges his undying love for her.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Monsters Season 2 Episode 15 - Mr. Swlabr
    5.3/10(146 votes)

    #8 - Mr. Swlabr

    S2:E15

    Roy Barton lives a life of misery. Since his dad left he has been made into a slave, serving his mother and sister hand and foot. Hope comes in the form of a creature who calls himself ""Swlabr"". With help from Swlabr, Roy is able to turn the tables on his pesky family.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jule Selbo

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  9. Monsters Season 2 Episode 16 - Perchance to Dream
    5.3/10(109 votes)

    #9 - Perchance to Dream

    S2:E16

    A psychiatrist and a girl help a man who is having strange dreams that may well spell his demise.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Michael Reaves

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  10. Monsters Season 2 Episode 21 - Refugee
    5.4/10(95 votes)

    #10 - Refugee

    S2:E21

    An American secret agent finds himself being tasked with one more mission. He is to help a Soviet scientist, but finds that the forces he is to help her escape from are more dangerous than the Russians.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Monsters Season 1 Episode 22 - Satan in the Suburbs
    5.5/10(251 votes)

    #11 - Satan in the Suburbs

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jule Selbo

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  12. Monsters Season 1 Episode 3 - New York Honey
    5.6/10(255 votes)

    #12 - New York Honey

    S1:E3

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Monsters Season 2 Episode 20 - Micro Minds
    5.6/10(106 votes)

    #13 - Micro Minds

    S2:E20

    A couple of scientists make a dramatic breakthrough when an antenna finds a signal from intelligent life. However, the world of these beings turns out not to be swimming in a sea of stars, but in a mere tank.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Monsters Season 3 Episode 13 - Malcolm
    5.6/10(102 votes)

    #14 - Malcolm

    S3:E13

    A husband rediscovers a part of himself that he thought he lost long ago when he gave up his music career for his wife.

    Director:Tom Noonan
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Monsters Season 3 Episode 18 - Desirable Alien
    5.6/10(99 votes)

    #15 - Desirable Alien

    S3:E18

    A caseworker for the United States Immigration Service wants to unlock the mystery of her subject's alluring power.

    Director:Bette Gordon
    Writer:Edithe Swensen

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  16. Monsters Season 1 Episode 6 - Where's the Rest of Me?
    5.7/10(223 votes)

    #16 - Where's the Rest of Me?

    S1:E6

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Monsters Season 1 Episode 11 - Rouse Him Not
    5.7/10(236 votes)

    #17 - Rouse Him Not

    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.

    Director:Mark Shostrom
    Writer:Michel Parry

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  18. Monsters Season 1 Episode 17 - Taps
    5.7/10(172 votes)

    #18 - Taps

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Larry Charles

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  19. Monsters Season 2 Episode 13 - Habitat
    5.7/10(113 votes)

    #19 - Habitat

    S2:E13

    A girl volunteers to become a test study for an alien aboard its ship, only to realize the loneliness is driving her insane.

    Director:Bette Gordon
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Monsters Season 2 Episode 22 - The Gift
    5.7/10(124 votes)

    #20 - The Gift

    S2:E22

    A young boy has been kidnapped and locked in the basement of a cabin where he meets and befriends a strange beast he discovers to be a man with many powers. He can help them escape their captors, but there are unfortunate limits to such abilities.

    Director:Jeffrey Wolf
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Monsters Season 3 Episode 21 - Talk Nice to Me
    5.7/10(87 votes)

    #21 - Talk Nice to Me

    S3:E21

    A columnist and lady's man is harassed by a woman via the phone, but he can't figure out who she is, how she seems to know what's going on in his apartment all the time, or how she manages to get into his place without him seeing her.

    Director:Ernest D. Farino
    Writer:Paul Dini

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  22. Monsters Season 3 Episode 24 - The Moving Finger
    5.7/10(181 votes)

    #22 - The Moving Finger

    S3:E24

    A man battles a large finger that that rises out of drain of his sink.

    Director:Kenny Myers
    Writer:Haskell Barkin

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  23. Monsters Season 1 Episode 5 - My Zombie Lover
    5.8/10(363 votes)

    #23 - My Zombie Lover

    S1:E5

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Monsters Season 1 Episode 8 - Sleeping Dragon
    5.8/10(298 votes)

    #24 - Sleeping Dragon

    S1:E8

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Michael Reaves

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  25. Monsters Season 2 Episode 11 - Half as Old as Time
    5.8/10(106 votes)

    #25 - Half as Old as Time

    S2:E11

    An old man finds a Fountain of Youth, but with a cost...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Thomas Babe

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Their Divided Self" is the worst rated episode of "Monsters". It scored 4.1/10 based on 180 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Michael Bishop, it aired on 2/25/1989. This episode scored 0.4 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Household Gods".