Monsters: The Complete Series

I avoided this series for years because it looked silly, like a "kids" show. After finally running out of other things on my shelf I tuned in for an episode (streaming) - after a couple of episodes in, I broke down and bought the disk set. If you liked Tales from the Darkside and The New Twilight Zone then I would almost guarantee you will like this. It's heavy on practical effects, some of which are "low budget" by today's standards. I am tempted to think this series was developed to give young practical effects/makeup/prosthesis techs a steady venue to ply their trade and gain experience for the big league (mainstream movies etc.). It has that mid-to-late eighties atmosphere that a lot of us treasure nostalgically. The stories are imaginative, sometimes scary, sometimes just fun.

Durring the late 80's/early 90's, horror anthology TV shows were all the rage. You had show's like Tales From The Darkside, Friday The 13th: The Series and Freddy's Nightmare's all doing well with their respective airings....it was only natural that a show like Monsters would thrive and become a hit and absolute cult classic of the genre. As a kid, nothing was better on a Saturday night than grabbing some popcorn and soda, turning off all the lights, slipping under the covers and tuning in to back to back airings of both Tales From The Darkside and Monsters. The show was cutting edge for it's time with a good amount of gore and violence being shown, and despite the show's low budget, the make-up effects were really well done. In my personal opinion, Monsters was darker in tone that Tales From The Darkside, although Monsters had a few lighthearted episodes. All in all, I give this series a 10/10 for being such an entertaining horror show, for being scary for it's time, and for being one hell of a fun time. If you're a horror fan, do yourself a favor and pick up this great set.....you won't regret it.

I bought this set because I loved the TV series. I wasn't disappointed at all. It has all of the episodes on nine DVDs presented in a basic but presentable box with inserts for each DVD set. For fans of this TV series, it will bring back fond memories of watching this when it was broadcasted.Keep in mind, the monsters in the series aren't the high quality props you see in today's shows or movies but they're still fun to watch. Many of the episodes are kind of campy but that's what made this series fun. There's no CGI monsters in these videos since they were made back in the 80's and early 90's. However, I adore the physical nature of the monsters and effects and this series is a must have for people who enjoyed sci-fi/fantasy back in that era.Overall, I really enjoy this DVD set and I'm very happy to have it in my collection.

Classic '80s/early '90s monster anthology series with surprising variety in episode styles (horror, occasional comedy, camp, etc.). There's a creative new monster every week and good practical effects throughout (almost always better than CGI, in my opinion). The DVD case liners also come with episode lists and a one-line synopsis for each episode. This series may not be as well known as Tales from the Dark Side, but if you liked TftDS there's a good chance you'll like Monsters as well.

Turn out the lights and get ready to scream - here comes MONSTERS!!! This super-fun syndicated horror series aired from 1988 - 91 with 72 half-hour episodes produced. MONSTERS was a sequel series to Tales From the Darkside (also available on DVD). Order MONSTERS (as well as Tales From the Darkside) from Amazon today!MONSTERS - EPISODE LIST with notable Guest Stars:Season One:1). THE FEVERMAN - David McCallum ("The Man From U.N.C.L.E.")2). HOLLY'S HOUSE - Marilyn Jones, 'Little Mike' Anderson ("Twin Peaks")3). NEW YORK HONEY - Andrea Thompson ("Babylon 5")4). THE VAMPIRE HUNTER - Robert Lansing ("Automan")5). MY ZOMBIE LOVER - Tempestt Bledsoe ("The Cosby Show")6). WHERE IS THE REST OF ME? - Meatloaf ("Fight Club")7). THE LEGACY8). SLEEPING DRAGON - Kin Shriner ("General Hospital")9). POOL SHARKS10). PILLOW TALK - John Diehl ("Stripes"), Mary Woronov ("Death Race 2000")11). ROUSE HIM NOT - Alex Cord ("Airwolf")12). FOOLS' GOLD - Jeff Conaway ("Babylon 5")13). GLIM-GLIM14). PARENTS FROM SPACE - Frank Gorshin ("Batman")15). THE MOTHER INSTINCT16). THEIR DIVIDED SELF - David L. Lander ("Laverne & Shirley")17). TAPS18). THE MATCH GAME - Tori Spelling ("Beverly Hills, 90210")19). RAIN DANCE - Kent McCord ("Galactica: 1980"), Teri Copley ("We Got It Made")20). COCOON - Billy Drago, Kim Johnson Ulrich21). ALL IN A DAY'S WORK - Adrienne Barbeau ("The Fog"), James Morrison ("Space: Above & Beyond"), Eddie Velez ("The A-Team")22). SATAN IN THE SUBURBS - Christopher Noth ("Law & Order")23). MANNEQUINS OF HORROR - William Prince24). LA STREGA - Linda Blair ("The Exorcist"), Rob Morrow ("Northern Exposure")Season Two:25). THE FACE - Imogene Coca26). PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST - Darren McGavin ("Kolchak: The Night Stalker")27). A BOND OF SILK - Lydia Cornell ("Too Close For Comfort"), Marc McClure ("Superman")28). RERUN29). LOVE HURTS - Ren Woods ("Beauty and the Beast")30). THE FARMERS DAUGHTER - Soupy Sales, George Hall ("The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles")31). JAR - Fritz Weaver ("The Martian Chronicles"), Gina Gershon ("Showgirls")32). THE DEMONS - Richard Moll ("Night Court")33). REAPER - Barbara Billingsley34). THE MANDRAKE ROOT35). HALF AS OLD AS TIME - Leif Garrett36). MUSEUM HEARTS37). HABITAT - Lili Taylor ("Almost Human")38). BED AND BOAR - Steve Buscemi ("Ghost World")39). MR. SWLABR40). PERCHANCE TO DREAM - Raphael Sbarge ("Once Upon A Time")41). ONE WOLF'S FAMILY - Anne Meara ("ALF"), Jerry Stiller, Amy Stiller42). THE OFFERING - Orson Bean ("The Hobbit")43). FAR BELOW - Barry Nelson ("The Shining")44). MICRO MINDS - Troy Donahue45). REFUGEE - Judy Geeson ("Star Maidens"), Phillip Abbott ("The F.B.I.")46). THE GIFT - Abe Vigoda47). THE BARGAIN - Kim Griest ("Manhunter")48). THE FAMILY MANSeason Three:49). STRESSED ENVIRONMENT - Carol Lynley ("The Poseidon Adventure")50). MURRAY'S MONSTER - Joe Flaherty ("Freaks and Geeks")51). BUG HOUSE - Karen Sillas ("Under Suspicion")52). CELLMATES - Maxwell Caulfield ("Grease 2")53). OUTPOST - Juliet Mills ("Nanny and the Professor")54). THE HOLE55). SMALL BLESSINGS - Julie Brown, Kevin Nealon, David Spade ("Dickie Roberts")56). A SHAVE AND A HAIRCUT, TWO BITES - Wil Wheaton ("Star Trek: The Next Generation"), Matt LeBlanc ("Friends")57). THE YOUNG AND THE HEADLESS - Karen Valentine58). THE WAITING GAME - Doug McKeon59). SIN-SOP60). A NEW WOMAN - Linda Thorson61). MALCOLM - Ed Lauter, Farley Granger62). HOUSEHOLD GOODS - Deborah Van Valkenburgh ("Too Close For Comfort"), 'Little Mike' Anderson ("Twin Peaks")63). THE SPACE EATERS64). THE WAITING ROOM - John Saxon ("Genesis II")65). LEAVINGS - Tony Shalhoub ("Monk")66). DESIRABLE ALIEN - Deborah Harry67). A FACE FOR RADIO - Morton Downey, Jr., Laura Brannigan68). WEREWOLF OF HOLLYWOOD - Richard Belzer ("Homicide: Life on the Street"), Shelley Berman69). TALK NICE TO ME - David Spielberg70). HOSTILE TAKEOVER - Dennis Christopher ("Breaking Away"), Pam Grier ("Jackie Brown")71). THE MAKER72). THE MOVING FINGEROrder MONSTERS: The Complete Series from Amazon today! Great fun for the entire family!

Estuve por años buscando este increíble paquete de esta serie que recuerdo con nostalgia la veíamos mi hermana y yo de pequeños y siempre nos gusto mucho! Al fin la tengo para que mi hijo pueda verla también! El envío y el manejo muy bien, en tiempo y forma! Gravias amaxoj por poner estos artículos de todo mundo! :)

I fully enjoied all stories, I still remembered they made me cry, consider, excite, happy, ,,,,,, oldies is indeed goodies , all contents having something behind the story, it makes me consider my life right now. Timeless is the word to describe that !!!!!

Buena serie de terror, similar a los Tales from the Crypt pero sin el plus del guardián de la cripta.