Episode
The UnXplained: Monsters Among Us
Overview
Since the dawn of humanity, tales of monstrous creatures lurking in the shadows of our world have sparked both fascination and fear. Today, we often dismiss these accounts as the stuff of myth and legend, but are we overlooking a potentially terrifying reality? With scientists discovering as many as 18,000 new animal species every year, isn't it conceivable that there could be real-life, flesh and blood monsters living among us?
Details
- Series
- The UnXplained
- Season
- Season 6
- Episode
- Episode 10
- Air date
- 2023-12-22
- Runtime
- 42 min
Episode context
Monsters Among Us is Episode 10 in Season 6 of The UnXplained. It aired on 2023-12-22. The runtime is 42 min.
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