Summaries

A horror anthology about a family of monsters watching a different horror story every week on their TV. Each tale is separate, often cautionary with occasional dark humor and irony and features various deadly creatures.

"Monsters" was a non-hosted horror anthology series which ran from 1988 to 1991. The show would start with a family of monsters watching a different horror story every week on their television. Each tale is separate, often cautionary with occasional dark humor and irony and features various deadly creatures. The series has featured cameos from celebrities including: Kaye Ballard, Linda Blair, Laura Branigan, Imogene Coca, Troy Donahue, Farley Granger, Pam Grier, Deborah Harry, Meat Loaf, David McCallum, Anne Meara, Jerry Stiller, Wil Wheaton.—Paul Gerard Kennedy

Details

Keywords
  • monster
  • dark comedy
  • murderess
  • anthology
  • irony
Genres
  • Thriller
  • Comedy
  • Fantasy
  • Mystery
  • Horror
  • Sci-Fi
  • Drama
Release date Oct 21, 1988
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) TV-14
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Production companies Laurel Entertainment Inc.

Box office

Tech specs

Runtime 30m
Color Color
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio 1.33 : 1

Synopsis

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