Nicholas Zeig-Owens
Director
Monsters Inside Me (2009)
Season 8
Part horror movie, part medical detective story, find out what happens when people fall prey to an infection from a parasite, those nasty microscopic creatures found in water, soil and even in the air. Victims' stories are retold, including how doctors and scientists attempt to unravel each case before it's too late. Biologist Dan Riskin, assisted by doctors and experts who witnessed each case, leads the scientific discussion about each parasite.
Released July 1, 2009
Episode 45 min
11+
Genres: Documentary
Keywords: imdb.parasite, tmdb.parasite, imdb.reenactment, imdb.health, tmdb.diagnosis
Watch Providers: Animal Planet, Animal Planet, Spectrum On Demand, Discovery +, PhiloYouTube TV
Production Companies: Optomen Productions
Network: Animal Planet
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S8E1 - Help! I'm Being Eaten Alive
A young girl is brought to the hospital with stabbing pains in her scalp; a mother's mysterious symptoms threaten to tear a family apart; a deadly invader turns a relaxing vacation into a nightmare.
Oct. 15, 2017, midnight
S8E2 - My Brain Is Under Attack
A man falls comatose; a college student has a sore throat; and a young woman's symptoms confound experts.
Oct. 15, 2017, midnight
S8E3 - My Second Brain Is Killing Me
A man has something living in his eye; a young girl mysteriously falls ill; and a woman's bizarre symptoms push her to the brink of insanity.
Oct. 22, 2017, midnight
S8E4 - The Monster in My Mouth
An infant falls mysteriously ill; a biology professor becomes an unexpected host; and a family man is brought to the brink.
Oct. 29, 2017, midnight
S8E5 - There's a Maggot in My Head
A new mother is in critical condition; a young boy has an ailment that no antibiotics can cure; and a young man has an invader in his brain.
Nov. 5, 2017, midnight
S8E6 - Something Is Eating My Baby
A young boy has a strange condition; a woman's symptoms push her to madness; and a toddler falls into a trance-like state when something begins eating his brain.
Nov. 12, 2017, midnight
S8E7 - Braced for Death
A teenager develops mysterious blotchy sores; an athlete is hit by a rare infection; and a woman battles strange bouts of vomiting.
Nov. 19, 2017, midnight
S8E8 - I Can't Stop Coughing Up Blood
A man coughs up blood; a newlywed husband is struck down by a rare disease; and a father struggles with abdominal pain.
Nov. 26, 2017, midnight
S8E9 - The Organ Shredder
An infant is suddenly paralyzed; a father is infected with a monster that threatens to blind him; and a woman's excruciating pain confounds doctors.
Dec. 3, 2017, midnight
S8E10 - My Lungs Are Rotting
A woman is struck down by a dangerous parasite; an infant falls mysterious ill; and a fungus brings a young man to the brink of death.
Dec. 10, 2017, midnight
S8E12 - There Are Twigs In My Urine
A man develops a strange growth on his wrist; a nurse finds twig-like pieces in her urine; and a pregnant woman falls ill with flu-like symptoms.
Dec. 17, 2017, midnight
S8E13 - Holiday Hell: Why Is My Abdomen Full of Boils?
Christmas time is here, and these three victims each receive a monstrous gift. In Florida, a woman is out Christmas shopping when she suddenly feels a stabbing pain in her eye so severe that she believes she sees shadows of worms in her eye.
Dec. 1, 2013, midnight
S8E11 - All I Got For Christmas
After a man hits his head, he's left fighting a one-on-a-million medical mystery; a boy's wounded knee becomes home to an uninvited guest; a man unwittingly feeds his own intended killer.
Dec. 17, 2017, midnight
Network: Animal Planet
Episode Runtime: 45 min.
Season Runtime: 3181 min.
Released: July 1, 2009
Last Air Date: Dec. 17, 2017, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-PG
Common sense age: 11+
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