The Demons (19 Nov. 1989)

Director:

Scott Alexander

Writers:

Martin Olson, Robert Sheckley

Stars:

Richard Moll, Jeff Silverman, Karen Hensel

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Richard Moll	...	Arturus
Jeff Silverman	...	Arthur
Karen Hensel	...	June
Louis Mustillo	...	Guy from the Morgue (as Lou Mustillo)
Eddie Deezen	...	Demon #2

Storyline

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Genres:

Horror

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Details

Release Date:

19 November 1989 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Laurel Entertainment Inc.

User Reviews

Absolutely bizarre Monsters episode.

Absolutely bizarre Monsters episode. Rating 5 *** This comment may contain spoilers *** Monsters: The Demons starts on an alien planet as an alien uses magic to conjure up a demon which it hopes will grant it a wish. The alien gets the spell wrong & actually conjures up his own Earth bound counterpart, a boring insurance salesman named Arthur Gambit. Thinking Arthur is a demon the alien tells him to make lots of gold appear which Arthur obviously can't, Arthur tricks the alien into sending him back to Earth to get the gold but instead uses the spell to try & conjure up his own demon to get the gold to give to the alien but like the alien before him Arthur gets the spell wrong with strange results...

Episode eight from season two of Monsters this originally aired in the US during November 1989, directed by Scott Alexander this has to be the strangest & most oddball episode of Monsters so far with a totally bizarre plot that is played almost entirely for laughs. It certainly has a 'what the hell am I watching' factor about it. You might be forgiven for thinking that an episode called The Demons of horror anthology show called Monsters would be horror based but this is far more of a lighthearted fantasy. The Demons is one piece of telly you really need to watch to get it, I don't think mere words can do it justice. I can't say I loved The Demons but at the same time I did find it quite amusing in a silly way & sort of likable. A real offbeat & oddball episode of Monsters that is definitely an acquired taste.

Most episode of Monsters are set in the real world & base some sort of horror tale around it but The Demons just feels so odd & doesn't have that vibe. There's no horror here at all, there's an eyeball but no gore or violence otherwise, even the make-up effects seem a little sillier than usual with somewhat daft looking creatures. The acting is alright here & it's all played in a very lighthearted manner anyway.

The Demons is a really off the wall episode of Monsters that is more of a bizarre comedy fantasy than straight horror, it's something different & does entertain in it's own silly way so I guess it ain't all bad.