Monsters (1988)

Comedy · Drama · Fantasy

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.

IMDb rating: 7.3 (2,359 votes)
Episode average: 6.3 -1.0 vs IMDb
Seasons: 3
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 3 seasons indexed

Seasons

Season 1 (1988)

6.12 avg 24 episodes 6.5 → 6.0 21 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Feverman	6.5	345
2	Holly's House	6.3	314
3	New York Honey	5.6	273
4	The Vampire Hunter	5.2	332
5	My Zombie Lover	5.8	382
6	Where's the Rest of Me?	5.7	238
7	The Legacy	5.1	217
8	Sleeping Dragon	5.8	309
9	Pool Sharks	6.8	343
10	Pillow Talk	6.8	221
11	Rouse Him Not	5.7	249
12	Fools' Gold	6.0	180
13	Glim-Glim	7.1	357
14	Parents from Space	6.6	196
15	The Mother Instinct	6.8	177
16	Their Divided Self	4.1	191
17	Taps	5.6	186
18	The Match Game	7.4	256
19	Rain Dance	6.2	178
20	Cocoon	6.3	177
21	All in a Day's Work	6.8	191
22	Satan in the Suburbs	5.6	270
23	Mannikins of Horror	7.2	303
24	La Strega	6.0	279

Season 2 (1989)

6.12 avg 24 episodes 6.5 → 6.3 21 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Face	6.5	141
2	Portrait of the Artist	6.7	149
3	A Bond of Silk	7.1	158
4	Rerun	5.4	125
5	Love Hurts	6.4	139
6	The Farmer's Daughter	6.8	163
7	Jar	6.5	128
8	The Demons	5.3	129
9	Reaper	6.7	124
10	The Mandrake Root	5.2	127
11	Half as Old as Time	5.9	115
12	Museum Hearts	6.3	137
13	Habitat	5.6	123
14	Bed and Boar	6.3	144
15	Mr. Swlabr	5.3	156
16	Perchance to Dream	5.6	118
17	One Wolf's Family	6.0	130
18	The Offering	6.5	136
19	Far Below	6.8	138
20	Micro Minds	5.7	117
21	Refugee	5.5	104
22	The Gift	5.8	133
23	The Bargain	6.7	131
24	The Family Man	6.3	129

Season 3 (1990)

6.49 avg 24 episodes 6.5 → 5.7 21 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Stressed Environment	6.5	126
2	Murray's Monster	6.0	110
3	Bug House	6.8	122
4	Cellmates	6.6	112
5	Outpost	6.7	109
6	The Hole	7.2	155
7	Small Blessings	6.5	112
8	Shave and a Haircut, Two Bites	6.8	141
9	The Young and the Headless	6.2	108
10	The Waiting Game	7.5	170
11	Sin-Sop	7.2	107
12	A New Woman	6.1	102
13	Malcolm	5.7	109
14	Household Gods	4.7	116
15	The Space Eaters	7.2	108
16	The Waiting Room	6.6	134
17	Leavings	7.0	104
18	Desirable Alien	5.7	107
19	A Face for Radio	6.9	103
20	Werewolf of Hollywood	6.9	110
21	Talk Nice to Me	6.0	94
22	Hostile Takeover	6.5	94
23	The Maker	6.8	91
24	The Moving Finger	5.7	195

Monsters (1988)

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