Monsters (1988)
Monsters (1988)
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Plot.
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.
Where to Watch.




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Cast & Crew.

Wil Wheaton
Kevin

Richard P. Rubinstein
Creator

John Bolger
Charles Poole

Jerry Stiller
Victor

Mitchell Galin
Creator

Karen Grossman
Director of Photography

Amy Stiller
Anya

James Morrison
Steven Rose, Ph.D.

Pamela Dean Kelly
Bird

Michael J. Anderson
Holly

Carlos Lauchu
The Beast

Robert Weil
Neighbor

David Brisbin
Dale

Marilyn Jones
Kathy

Tom Mason
Gabe

Bryan Moore
Special Effects Makeup Artist

Billy Bryan
Special Effects Makeup Artist

Ernest D. Farino
Director

Bette Gordon
Director

Jeffrey Wolf
Director

Michael Gornick
Director

Scott Alexander
Director

Mark Shostrom
Director

Manny Coto
Director

Stephen Tolkin
Director

Alex Zamm
Director

Michael Brandon
Director

Lizzie Borden
Director

John Gray
Director

Sara Driver
Director

Bruce Feirstein
Director

John Tillinger
Director

Kenny Myers
Director

Justin Kohn
Animation

Edithe Swensen
Writer

Jule Selbo
Writer

David Odell
Writer

Michael Reaves
Writer

Josef Anderson
Writer

Dan Simmons
Writer

Paul Dini
Writer

Ron Goulart
Writer

Robert Sheckley
Writer

Neal Marshall Stevens
Writer

Gordon Rayfield
Writer

Stephen King
Story

John Harrison
Writer

Gahan Wilson
Writer

Martin Olson
Writer

Thomas Babe
Writer

Larry Charles
Writer

Haskell Barkin
Writer

Michael Bishop
Writer

Michel Parry
Writer

Michael McDowell
Writer

Manly Wade Wellman
Story

Terrence Evans
Mr. Ritzen

Rob Morrow
Vito

Alex Cord
John Thunston

Linda Blair
Lia

Tom Noonan
Howard Mitla / Director

Alice Playten
Violet Mitla

Sharon Cornell
Police Officer

Kevin Nealon
Louis

John C. Vennema
Timothy Mason

David McCallum
The Feverman

Abby Lewis
Crone

Patrick Garner
James Burke

Michele Gornick
Girl

Katy Dierlam
The Fever

Sasha Jenson
Matthew

Patrick Joseph Moore
The Monster

Laraine Newman
Linda McGuire

John Diehl
Miles magnus

Eddie Deezen
Demon #2

Teri Copley

Tempestt Bledsoe

Lewis J. Stadlen

Ren Woods

Marcella Lowery

Christine Dunford

Al Mancini

Danny Gerard

Ashley Laurence

Robert Lansing

Peggy Cass

Deborah Van Valkenburgh

Karen Valentine

Tori Spelling

Elizabeth Franz

Perry Lang

Russell Johnson

Meat Loaf

Soupy Sales

Abe Vigoda

Christian LeBlanc

Julie Brown

Teresa Ganzel

Debbie Lee Carrington

Bobo Lewis

Fritz Weaver

Carrington Garland

Frankie Faison

George Hall
Media.


Details.
Release DateOctober 22, 1988
StatusEnded
Seasons3
Episodes72
Running Time22m
Content RatingTV-14
Genres
Last updated:
This TV Show Is About.
anthology
horror anthology
creature
Scripted
Wiki.
Monsters is an American syndicated horror anthology television series which originally ran from 1988 to 1991 and reran on the Sci-Fi Channel during the 1990s.
The series grew out of Tales from the Darkside, the previous project by producer Richard P. Rubinstein and his company Laurel Entertainment. Unlike Tales from the Darkside, which sometimes featured science fiction and fantasy stories, Monsters was strictly horror-based. As the name implies, most episodes feature a different monster with which the story was concerned, from the animatronic puppet of a fictional children's television program to mutated, weapon-wielding lab rats.
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