Episode
Monsters: The Match Game
Overview
In a haunted Victorian mansion, two couples play a game where each person tells part of a ghost story about the late former owner while a match burns. The story somehow comes true, and he rises from the grave to take their lives.
Details
- Series
- Monsters
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 18
- Air date
- 1989-04-15
- Runtime
- 22 min
Episode context
The Match Game is Episode 18 in Season 1 of Monsters. It aired on 1989-04-15. The runtime is 22 min.
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