TV series
Monsters
Overview
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.
Details
- First air date
- 1988-10-22
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 3 seasons
- Episodes
- 72 episodes
- Genres
- Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery, Comedy, Drama
- Network
- Chiller, Syndication
- Production
- Tribune Entertainment, Laurel Entertainment Inc.
- Country
- US
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Pamela Dean Kelly as Bird
- John Bolger as William
- Michael J. Anderson as Household God
- Carlos Lauchu as The Beast
- Robert Weil as Neighbor (voice)
- David McCallum as Boyle / 'The Feverman'
- Patrick Garner as Dr. James Burke
- John C. Vennema as Timothy Mason
- Katy Dierlam as The Fever
- Abby Lewis as Crone
- Michele Gornick as Girl
- Marilyn Jones as Katherine
Creators and crew
- Richard P. Rubinstein - Creator
- Mitchell Galin - Creator
- Richard P. Rubinstein - Executive Producer
- Michael Gornick - Producer
- Bette Gordon - Director
- Ernest Farino - Director
Seasons
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