Monsters (TV series)

Monsters
Genre	Horror
Created by	Richard P. Rubinstein
Theme music composer	Donald Rubinstein
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	72
Production
Executive producer(s)	Richard P. Rubinstein
Producer(s)	Erica Fox, Michael Gornick
Location(s)	New York, California
Camera setup	Arriflex 16SRII (New York), Multicamera setup
Running time	22 min.
Distributor	Laurel Productions Tribune Entertainment Company
Release
Original network	Syndicated
Picture format	16 mm
Original release	October 1, 1988 – April 1, 1991
Chronology
Related shows	Tales from the Darkside

Monsters is a syndicated horror anthology series which originally ran from 1988 to 1991 and reran on the Sci-Fi Channel (now known as Syfy) during the 1990s. As of 2011, Monsters airs on NBC Universal's horror/suspense-themed cable channel Chiller in sporadic weekday marathons.

Monsters shares a producer (Richard P. Rubinstein) with Tales from the Darkside, and in some ways succeeded the show (which ended the same year Monsters began). It differed in some respects nonetheless. While Tales sometimes dabbles in stories of science fiction and fantasy, this series is more strictly horror. As the name implies, each episode of Monsters (with very few exceptions) features a different monster which the story concerned, from the animatronic puppet of a fictional children's television program to mutated, weapon-wielding lab rats.

The program has featured cameos from celebrities including: Anne Meara and Jerry Stiller, Laura Branigan, Troy Donahue, Linda Blair, Deborah Harry, Kaye Ballard, Imogene Coca, Farley Granger, Pam Grier, Wil Wheaton, and Meat Loaf.

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