Episode
Monsters: The Mandrake Root
Overview
In her basement, a married woman finds her late grandmother's exotic plant: the mythical mandrake root, an ingredient used in black magic to create the perfect lover that unfortunately feeds on human blood.
Details
- Series
- Monsters
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 10
- Air date
- 1989-12-10
- Runtime
- 22 min
Episode context
The Mandrake Root is Episode 10 in Season 2 of Monsters. It aired on 1989-12-10. The runtime is 22 min.
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