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 (2,332 votes)
Seasons: 3
Streaming (US): The Roku Channel · Plex · Tubi TV · Fawesome
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Aug 19, 2026 · 3 seasons indexed

Seasons

Season 1 (1988)

6.12 avg 24 episodes 6.5 → 5.9 21 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Feverman	6.5	342
2	Holly's House	6.2	310
3	New York Honey	5.5	268
4	The Vampire Hunter	5.2	330
5	My Zombie Lover	5.8	378
6	Where's the Rest of Me?	5.7	235
7	The Legacy	5.0	213
8	Sleeping Dragon	5.7	307
9	Pool Sharks	6.9	338
10	Pillow Talk	6.8	216
11	Rouse Him Not	5.7	245
12	Fools' Gold	6.1	179
13	Glim-Glim	7.1	355
14	Parents from Space	6.6	193
15	The Mother Instinct	6.8	176
16	Their Divided Self	4.1	189
17	Taps	5.7	183
18	The Match Game	7.4	252
19	Rain Dance	6.2	177
20	Cocoon	6.3	176
21	All in a Day's Work	6.8	189
22	Satan in the Suburbs	5.6	265
23	Mannikins of Horror	7.2	302
24	La Strega	5.9	274

Season 2 (1989)

6.12 avg 24 episodes 6.4 → 6.3 21 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Face	6.4	140
2	Portrait of the Artist	6.7	144
3	A Bond of Silk	7.1	155
4	Rerun	5.4	123
5	Love Hurts	6.4	137
6	The Farmer's Daughter	6.8	161
7	Jar	6.5	126
8	The Demons	5.3	127
9	Reaper	6.7	122
10	The Mandrake Root	5.2	125
11	Half as Old as Time	5.9	113
12	Museum Hearts	6.3	133
13	Habitat	5.8	120
14	Bed and Boar	6.3	140
15	Mr. Swlabr	5.3	154
16	Perchance to Dream	5.5	116
17	One Wolf's Family	6.0	126
18	The Offering	6.5	133
19	Far Below	6.8	136
20	Micro Minds	5.7	115
21	Refugee	5.5	102
22	The Gift	5.8	131
23	The Bargain	6.7	128
24	The Family Man	6.3	127

Season 3 (1990)

6.47 avg 24 episodes 6.5 → 5.7 21 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Stressed Environment	6.5	124
2	Murray's Monster	6.0	109
3	Bug House	6.8	120
4	Cellmates	6.6	111
5	Outpost	6.6	106
6	The Hole	7.2	152
7	Small Blessings	6.5	111
8	Shave and a Haircut, Two Bites	6.8	138
9	The Young and the Headless	6.1	105
10	The Waiting Game	7.5	168
11	Sin-Sop	7.2	105
12	A New Woman	6.1	101
13	Malcolm	5.7	107
14	Household Gods	4.6	113
15	The Space Eaters	7.1	105
16	The Waiting Room	6.6	132
17	Leavings	7.0	100
18	Desirable Alien	5.7	105
19	A Face for Radio	6.9	100
20	Werewolf of Hollywood	6.8	108
21	Talk Nice to Me	6.0	92
22	Hostile Takeover	6.4	92
23	The Maker	6.8	90
24	The Moving Finger	5.7	189

Monsters (1988)

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