

Monsters
1988-10-22 · 22 min / episode · ★ 6.9
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.
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- Richard P. Rubinstein, Mitchell Galin
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- Tribune Entertainment, Laurel Entertainment Inc.
- Countries
- United States of America
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