MonsterQuest
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| Genre | Paranormal |
| Narrated by | Stan Bernard |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 68 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Dale Bosch |
| Producer(s) | Doug Hajicek Will Yates |
| Camera setup | Multiple |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Whitewolf Entertainment |
| Distributor | A&E Television Networks |
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| Original network | History |
| Original release | October 31, 2007 – March 24, 2010 |
| Chronology | |
| Followed by | MysteryQuest (2009) |
| Related shows | In Search of... (1976–82) |
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MonsterQuest (sometimes written as Monsterquest or Monster Quest) is an American television series that originally aired from October 31, 2007 to March 24, 2010 on the History channel. Produced by Whitewolf Entertainment, the program deals with the search for various cryptozoological creatures (cryptids) and paranormal entities reportedly witnessed around the world. A spin-off show, MysteryQuest, which focuses on unsolved mysteries, premiered on September 16, 2009.
The purpose of the show is best described by the narrator, Stan Bernard, in the introduction:
Most critical reviews of MonsterQuest pertain to the season one DVD set which was released as a 4 DVD boxed collection on May 27, 2008.
Rich Rosell of Digitally Obsessed gave it a "B-", stating, "The good news is that this isn't a trashy reality show, eager to make everything overblown and sinister. Instead, it takes a seemingly well-researched approach, leaving viewers the opportunity to make up their own minds." He also believed that the "content is certainly nerd-worthy in an I-want-to-believe/Mulder kind of way".
Cinematic Happenings Under Development (CHUD) gave the show a 5.9/10 review, saying that the show is "basically a rehashing of the 1970s/1980s TV show, In Search Of..." and "it leaves you with a sense of either 'been there, done that' or just a feeling of incompleteness because it basically raises as many questions as it tries to answer."
Diablo Cody gave the show high praise in the October 24, 2008 issue of the magazine Entertainment Weekly. She says, "I found a minotaur in that labyrinth of suck: MonsterQuest...on the History Channel."
The episode titled "America's Wolfman" made news when "The Gable Film" was uncovered as a hoax when a team uncovered irregularities in the film, and then forced the hoaxers to confess to werewolf expert Linda Godfrey. However the Hoaxers say that they told MonsterQuest from the beginning that the film was a fake and they fabricated the "investigation" to make a more interesting episode.
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