Richard P. Rubinstein
Director
Monsters (1988)
Season 2
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.
Released Oct. 22, 1988
Episode 22 min
14+
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Science Fiction
Keywords: tmdb.anthology, tmdb.horror-anthology, tmdb.creature, imdb.murderess, imdb.one-word-title, imdb.psychotronic-series, imdb.monster-horror + 6 more, imdb.non-horror-host, imdb.uk-non-horror-host, imdb.irony, imdb.monster, imdb.anthology, imdb.dark-comedy
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Production Companies: Tribune Entertainment
Network: Chiller
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S2E1 - The Face
When two brothers break into an old woman's house to rob her, they wind up killing her, but not before she bites one of them, leaving him with a nasty scar to remember her by.
Oct. 1, 1989, midnight
S2E2 - Portrait of the Artist
The art being displayed in a local exhibit may not be what it appears to be as the haunting figures hanging in the gallery resemble those of recent missing persons.
Oct. 8, 1989, midnight
S2E3 - A Bond of Silk
A newlywed couple finds out you get what you pay for when they discover that their honeymoon suite is not quite what they expected.
Oct. 15, 1989, midnight
2.0
S2E4 - Rerun
A student has somehow brought back a recently deceased TV star that pledges his undying love for her.
Oct. 22, 1989, midnight
2.0
S2E5 - Love Hurts
A DMV employee begins an affair with his wife and father-in-law being the only thing holding him back. However, the seductress taps into her learned dark magic to make him all hers.
Oct. 29, 1989, midnight
S2E6 - The Farmer's Daughter
A man takes shelter at a farm for the evening and he is surprised to be sharing a room with the farmer's pretty daughter.
Nov. 5, 1989, midnight
2.0
S2E7 - Jar
A private detective looking for a missing person discovers an innkeeper who sells mysterious jars.
Nov. 12, 1989, midnight
S2E8 - The Demons
An alien accidentally conjures an insurance agent who, in order to serve his master's wishes, must summon a demon of his own.
Nov. 19, 1989, midnight
S2E9 - Reaper
A patient at a nursing home makes a deal with the Grim Reaper.
Nov. 26, 1989, midnight
1.0
S2E10 - The Mandrake Root
While cleaning her grandmother's house, Angela finds a strange plant growing in the basement. It soon grows into what was once her grandmother's lover who soon seduces her, but has an increasing thirst for blood.
Dec. 10, 1989, midnight
S2E11 - Half as Old as Time
An old man finds a Fountain of Youth, but with a cost...
Dec. 17, 1989, midnight
2.0
S2E12 - Museum Hearts
A cheating man finds himself locked after-hours in a museum with three women: his girlfriend; the woman he's cheating on her with; and the reanimated body of a Druid priestess, who claims to be the spirit of woman.
Jan. 7, 1990, midnight
S2E13 - Habitat
A girl volunteers to become a test study for an alien aboard its ship, only to realize the loneliness is driving her insane.
Jan. 14, 1990, midnight
S2E14 - Bed and Boar
A traveling salesman spends the night in a hotel next door to a beautiful woman and her husband, who hides a dark secret.
Jan. 21, 1990, midnight
S2E15 - Mr. Swlabr
Roy Barton lives a life of misery. Since his dad left he has been made into a slave, serving his mother and sister hand and foot. Hope comes in the form of a creature who calls himself ""Swlabr"". With help from Swlabr, Roy is able to turn the tables on his pesky family.
Jan. 28, 1990, midnight
2.0
S2E16 - Perchance to Dream
A psychiatrist and a girl help a man who is having strange dreams that may well spell his demise.
Feb. 4, 1990, midnight
9.0
S2E17 - One Wolf's Family
A family of werewolves attempt to assimilate into modern American society.
Feb. 11, 1990, midnight
S2E18 - The Offering
After receiving a head injury in a car crash, a man recovering in the hospital finds that he can see a strange creature that he believes is the source of cancer.
Feb. 18, 1990, midnight
S2E19 - Far Below
A nosy city official stumbles into a secret operation beneath a New York Subway.
Feb. 25, 1990, midnight
S2E20 - Micro Minds
A couple of scientists make a dramatic breakthrough when an antenna finds a signal from intelligent life. However, the world of these beings turns out not to be swimming in a sea of stars, but in a mere tank.
March 4, 1990, midnight
S2E21 - Refugee
An American secret agent finds himself being tasked with one more mission. He is to help a Soviet scientist, but finds that the forces he is to help her escape from are more dangerous than the Russians.
May 13, 1990, midnight
S2E22 - The Gift
A young boy has been kidnapped and locked in the basement of a cabin where he meets and befriends a strange beast he discovers to be a man with many powers. He can help them escape their captors, but there are unfortunate limits to such abilities.
May 20, 1990, midnight
S2E23 - The Bargain
A homely owner of a bookshop is very much in love with a frequent customer who barely seems to know she exists. When she calls a number in a very old magazine, she finds that they are in business and willing to sell her a mask that will guarantee her the beauty that will catch the man's attention.
May 27, 1990, midnight
S2E24 - The Family Man
A young boy tries to protect his family from an alien, whom he can only see using his dead father's glasses.
June 3, 1990, midnight
Network: Chiller
Episode Runtime: 22 min.
Season Runtime: 1584 min.
Released: Oct. 22, 1988
Last Air Date: April 26, 1991, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-14 / 14+
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