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.
The worst episode of "Monsters" is "Their Divided Self", rated 3.9/10 from 149 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by Michael Bishop. "Their Divided Self" aired on 2/25/1989 and is rated 0.5 point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "Household Gods".
Siamese twins seek help from a psychologist.
Director: N/A
Writer: Michael Bishop
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: N/A
Writer: Edithe Swensen
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.
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Writer: N/A
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
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
A student has somehow brought back a recently deceased TV star that pledges his undying love for her.
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Writer: N/A
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
Writer: Robert Sheckley, Martin Olson
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: N/A
Writer: Jule Selbo
A psychiatrist and a girl help a man who is having strange dreams that may well spell his demise.
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Writer: Michael Reaves
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: N/A
Writer: Jule Selbo
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.
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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: N/A
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
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.
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Writer: N/A
A man falls for a beautiful seductress who turn out to be a giant bee.
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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
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: N/A
Writer: Larry Charles
An old man finds a Fountain of Youth, but with a cost...
Director: N/A
Writer: Thomas Babe
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
A mad doctor develops a serum that keeps dead bodies from deteriorating.
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Writer: N/A
Scientists discover a time capsule, unaware of the dragon that sleeps inside...
Director: N/A
Writer: Michael Reaves
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: N/A
A psychiatrist with his own stress from his wife finds a solution when he discovers a sheepish patient has manifested his repressed anger in the form of a giant ape-like monster.
Director: Scott Alexander
Writer: N/A
A man battles a large finger that that rises out of drain of his sink.
Director: Kenny Myers
Writer: Haskell Barkin