

Monsters 1988
Created by Richard P. Rubinstein, Mitchell Galin
- Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery, Comedy, Drama
- 22 min episodes
- 3 seasons
- 72 episodes
- Ended
- TV-14
You’ll never look at the world the same way again.
Monsters is a syndicated horror anthology series which originally ran from 1988 to 1991 and reran on the Sci-Fi Channel during the 1990s. Similarly 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 features a different monster, from the animatronic puppet of a fictional children's television program to mutated, weapon-wielding lab rats.
Sci-Fi & FantasyMysteryComedyDramaanthologycreaturehorror anthologysupernatural horrorcomedy horrorcomedy mysterysupernatural comedyChiller, Syndication
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Character
Spare, unpretentious, classical in form and plot-driven.
- sparerichly built
- unpretentiousprestige
- classical in formformally daring
- character-ledplot-driven
- effortlessdemanding
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Crew
- Richard P. RubinsteinCreator
- Mitchell GalinCreator
- Michael GornickProducer
Where to watch
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Seasons
- Season 124 eps · 1988
- Season 224 eps · 1989
- Season 324 eps · 1990
Pairings
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