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Monsters: The Truth Behind the Myths
From vampires and werewolves to demons and Frankenstein, Monsters: The Truth Behind the Myths unpacks the origin story of our most legendary monsters —and tracks their staying power across the centuries. It's a historical journey to the mindsets that made them and how folklore and superstition has intersected with science and popular culture right up until today.
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Episodes
8 indexed Belief in demons is centuries old, but modern popular culture means they endure.
Frankenstein's Creature
30 October 2026 24 airings 8 upcoming VCHIP-TV-14,
Amidst fears of unchecked technological progress, Frankenstein's monster is born.
Werewolves
23 October 2026 32 airings 8 upcoming VCHIP-TV-14,
We've been haunted?and hunted?by shapeshifting werewolves for millennia.
Discover how vampires crept into our nightmares and why they've stayed there.
Discover how vampires crept into our nightmares and why they've stayed there.
We've been haunted—and hunted—by shapeshifting werewolves for millennia.
Belief in demons is centuries old, but modern popular culture means they endure.
Amidst fears of unchecked technological progress, Frankenstein's monster is born.
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