Is Monstrum coming back?
Monstrum (2019–present) on PBS
The answer: Currently airing — last episode April 21, 2026.
8seasons
116episodes
About Monstrum
Monstrum is currently airing on PBS; the next episode airs May 8, 2026.
The show, hosted by Emily Zarka, Ph.D., is a documentary series that explores monsters, myths, and legends from various cultures. It first premiered on April 10, 2019, and has continued to examine the stories behind these creatures, focusing on how human storytelling, literature, and film have shaped monster mythology over time.
The series features Emily Zarka as the host and has a runtime of approximately 7 minutes per episode. It has not yet been rated on TVMaze.
Monstrum episode schedule
116 aired
Aired · 116
| Date | Ep. | Title |
|---|---|---|
| April 21, 2026 | S2026·E3 | The Monster They Needed You To Fear |
| March 24, 2026 | S2026·E2 | The Disturbing Case of America's Most Infamous Haunting |
| February 24, 2026 | S2026·E1 | Why This UFO Sighting Was Different |
| December 16, 2025 | S2025·E14 | Meet The Pacific Northwest's Most Mysterious Killer |
| December 2, 2025 | S2025·E13 | A Monster Expert's Take on Mascot Horror |
| November 4, 2025 | S2025·E12 | The Deep Lore Behind KPop Demon Hunters |
| October 21, 2025 | S2025·E11 | The Deep Halloween Lore You Probably Don't Know |
| September 30, 2025 | S2025·E10 | The Cursed Monster Born From Slavery |
| September 18, 2025 | S2025·E9 | These Mythical Monsters Turned Out To Be Real |
| September 4, 2025 | S2025·E8 | The Disturbing Reasons We Invent Monsters |
| August 7, 2025 | S2025·E7 | Real Life Monster Hunters Are More Hardcore Than Fiction |
| July 3, 2025 | S2025·E6 | The Most Puzzling UFO Case of the 20th Century |
| June 5, 2025 | S2025·E5 | The Terrifying Reign of the Beast of Gevaudan |
| May 8, 2025 | S2025·E4 | Why Did Vampires Become Sexy? |
| April 10, 2025 | S2025·E3 | Why Does A Ghost Whale Terrorize The Japanese Coast? |
| March 13, 2025 | S2025·E2 | Why Are So Many People Seeing The Hat Man? |
| February 13, 2025 | S2025·E1 | How This Thing Became a Modern Bigfoot |
| December 26, 2024 | S2024·E14 | Why Did Changelings Terrorize the Victorian Age? |
| December 12, 2024 | S2024·E13 | Why Do These Christmas Monsters Want To Destroy the World? |
| December 5, 2024 | S2024·E12 | Why Did WWI Pilots Think Monsters Were Sabotaging Their Planes? |
| October 25, 2024 | S2024·E11 | Slasher Lore Is Way Deeper Than You Think |
| September 26, 2024 | S2024·E10 | Why Manticore Is a Dungeons & Dragons Legend |
| August 29, 2024 | S2024·E9 | The Ancient Terror of the Chinese Hopping Corpse, Jiangshi |
| August 1, 2024 | S2024·E8 | Was Grendel's Mother Really a Monster? |
| July 18, 2024 | S2024·E7 | La Lechuza: The Owl Lady of the Mexican Borderlands |
| June 27, 2024 | S2024·E6 | Why Kong Will Never Die |
| June 6, 2024 | S2024·E5 | Lost in the Backrooms: Exploring the Internet's Creepiest Liminal Space |
| May 9, 2024 | S2024·E4 | Is This North American Sea Serpent Real or a Hoax? |
| April 4, 2024 | S2024·E3 | Kong Unleashed: The Making of the Original 1933 Film |
| March 7, 2024 | S2024·E2 | Where the Wild Things Are and the Darkness of Max's Inner Journey |
Show 86 earlier episodes
| February 8, 2024 | S2024·E1 | Who Is This Japanese Yōkai That Is Obsessed With Your Butt? |
| December 14, 2023 | S2023·E15 | Mari Lwyd: The Skeleton Horse's Deep Past with Christmas Tradition |
| November 22, 2023 | S2023·E14 | Creepy Clowns: The Horror Behind the Laughter |
| October 30, 2023 | S2023·E13 | Goosebumps and Sleepovers: Why We Love to Scare Each Other |
| October 26, 2023 | S2023·E12 | From Innocent Toys to Nightmare Fuel: The Evolution of Creepy Dolls |
| September 28, 2023 | S2023·E11 | The SCP Foundation: Declassified |
| September 7, 2023 | S2023·E10 | Uncovering the Enigma: Sasquatch Sightings and Our Deep Fear of the Wild |
| August 17, 2023 | S2023·E9 | Was Púca the Nightmare Bunny That Inspired Donnie Darko? |
| July 19, 2023 | S2023·E8 | The Hidden Origins of the Water Nixie, the Scariest Little Mermaid |
| July 6, 2023 | S2023·E7 | The Nighttime Horror of the Bengalis' Nishi Ghost |
| June 8, 2023 | S2023·E6 | The Untold Secrets of Pokémon's Monster Mythology |
| May 18, 2023 | S2023·E5 | Hero, Beast, or Both? The Complex Lore of the Centaur |
| May 4, 2023 | S2023·E4 | Why Do Cyborgs Inspire Special Fear in Humans |
| April 11, 2023 | S2023·E3 | Unicorns: Magical Icons or Violent Beasts? |
| March 9, 2023 | S2023·E2 | How Bloody Mary Turns Fear Into Fun |
| February 9, 2023 | S2023·E1 | Is Yuki-onna the Most Terrifying Snow Monster? |
| December 13, 2022 | S2022·E15 | Can All Monsters Be Traced Back to Tiamat? |
| November 16, 2022 | S2022·E14 | Egyptian Mummies: From Sacred Vessels to Scary Undead |
| November 1, 2022 | S2022·E13 | The Golden Age of Movie Monsters |
| October 4, 2022 | S2022·E12 | Tikbálang: The Filipino Nightmare Shapeshifter |
| September 13, 2022 | S2022·E11 | Monster Plants and the Humans who Invent Them |
| August 23, 2022 | S2022·E10 | How Cthulhu Transcended its Creator, H.P. Lovecraft |
| August 9, 2022 | S2022·E9 | Is Siren Head the Ultimate Modern Monster? |
| July 6, 2022 | S2022·E8 | What Hellhounds Reveal about Humans' Oldest Companion |
| June 16, 2022 | S2022·E7 | Alien Abduction and UFOs: Why Are Grays So Common? |
| June 2, 2022 | S2022·E6 | Mapinguari: Fearsome Beast and Protector of the Amazon |
| May 3, 2022 | S2022·E5 | Why Has the Majestic Griffin Been Forgotten? |
| April 12, 2022 | S2022·E4 | Have Humans Always Feared Sharks? |
| March 22, 2022 | S2022·E3 | Why the Dragon is Central to Chinese Culture |
| March 1, 2022 | S2022·E2 | Adze: the Shapeshifting Firefly from West Africa |
| February 8, 2022 | S2022·E1 | The Enchanting Fairies of Celtic Lore |
| December 15, 2021 | S2021·E17 | Krampus: Origins of the Yuletide Monster |
| November 23, 2021 | S2021·E16 | Monster Bugs, Attack! The Origins of ‘Big Bug' Science Fiction |
| November 10, 2021 | S2021·E15 | Trolls: Scandinavia's Malevolent, Magical Outcasts |
| October 28, 2021 | S2021·E14 | The Werewolf's Modern Metamorphosis |
| October 21, 2021 | S2021·E13 | The Killer Origins of the Werewolf |
| September 29, 2021 | S2021·E12 | Death Worms: Fact or Fiction? |
| August 11, 2021 | S2021·E11 | Fire Cat or Fire Cart? The History of Japan's Kasha |
| July 21, 2021 | S2021·E10 | El Silbón: The Deadly Whistler of the South American Grasslands |
| July 1, 2021 | S2021·E9 | The Macabre Origins of the Grim Reaper |
| June 23, 2021 | S2021·E8 | Don't Let Them In! The Urban Legends of Black-Eyed Children |
| May 19, 2021 | S2021·E7 | Basilisk or Cockatrice? The Mysterious King of Serpents |
| April 28, 2021 | S2021·E6 | Yara-ma-yha-who: Australia's Regurgitating, Blood-Sucking Monster |
| April 7, 2021 | S2021·E5 | Will-o'-the-Wisp: Monstrous Flame or Scientific Phenomenon? |
| March 16, 2021 | S2021·E4 | Leprechaun: From Gold-Loving Cobbler to Cultural Icon |
| March 3, 2021 | S2021·E3 | Taotie: The Mystery of Chinese Mythology's Famous Glutton |
| February 3, 2021 | S2021·E2 | Werehyena: The Terrifying Shapeshifters of African Lore |
| January 14, 2021 | S2021·E1 | Baba Yaga: The Ancient Origins of the Famous ‘Witch' |
| December 23, 2020 | S2020·E18 | Kasagonagá: The Cute, Kind Monster We All Need Right Now |
| December 3, 2020 | S2020·E17 | Pontianak: The Vengeful, Violent Vampiric Ghost of Southeast Asia |
| November 13, 2020 | S2020·E16 | Nuckelavee: Scotland's Skinless Evil Monstrosity |
| October 29, 2020 | S2020·E15 | Modern Zombies: The Rebirth of the Undead |
| October 21, 2020 | S2020·E14 | Why George Romero Changed Zombies Forever |
| October 14, 2020 | S2020·E13 | The Origins of the Zombie, from Haiti to the U.S. |
| October 2, 2020 | S2020·E12 | How Gargoyles Became Monsters |
| September 3, 2020 | S2020·E11 | The Original Urban Legend: Spring-heeled Jack |
| August 14, 2020 | S2020·E10 | Unlocking the Mystery of Loch Ness |
| July 23, 2020 | S2020·E9 | The Fatal Song of the Sirens |
| July 1, 2020 | S2020·E8 | Bunyip: Australia's Mysterious Amphibian Monster |
| June 11, 2020 | S2020·E7 | Jorōgumo: The Deadly Spider Woman from Yokai Lore |
| May 14, 2020 | S2020·E6 | Slender Man: How The Internet Created a Monster |
| April 15, 2020 | S2020·E5 | Jinn: The Ancient Arabian Shapeshifter |
| April 6, 2020 | S2020·E4 | How to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse (with Dr. Z) |
| March 11, 2020 | S2020·E3 | The Crazed Hunt for the Himalayan Yeti |
| February 19, 2020 | S2020·E2 | The Dark Origins of Hansel and Gretel |
| January 29, 2020 | S2020·E1 | Leshy: The Slavic Lord of the Forest |
| December 20, 2019 | S2019·E20 | The Wicked Feline Murder Floof, a Yule Cat Story |
| December 11, 2019 | S2019·E19 | Manananggal: The Flying, Disembodied, Blood Sucking Nightmare |
| November 27, 2019 | S2019·E18 | Medusa: Victim or Villain? |
| November 13, 2019 | S2019·E17 | Blame the Tokoloshe! South Africa's Most Notorious Goblin |
| October 29, 2019 | S2019·E16 | Cyclops: The Origin Story of This Terrifying One-Eyed Giant |
| October 23, 2019 | S2019·E15 | Frankenstein is More Horrific Than You Might Think |
| October 16, 2019 | S2019·E14 | Mothman: America's Notorious Winged Monster |
| September 25, 2019 | S2019·E13 | Banshee: Ireland's Screaming Harbinger of Death |
| September 11, 2019 | S2019·E12 | Dracula: The First Modern Vampire |
| August 28, 2019 | S2019·E11 | Windigo: The Flesh-Eating Monster of Native American Legend |
| August 14, 2019 | S2019·E10 | Release the Kraken! Origins of the Legendary Sea Monster |
| August 1, 2019 | S2019·E9 | Martians! How Aliens Invaded Earth |
| July 17, 2019 | S2019·E8 | Golem: The Mysterious Clay Monster of Jewish Lore |
| July 3, 2019 | S2019·E7 | La Llorona: Mother, Murderer, Victim |
| June 21, 2019 | S2019·E6 | How Chimaera Mythology Became Reality |
| June 5, 2019 | S2019·E5 | How Dragons Conquered the World |
| May 22, 2019 | S2019·E4 | Godzilla and Mothra: King and Queen of the Kaiju |
| May 8, 2019 | S2019·E3 | El Chupacabras, a Modern Mystery |
| April 24, 2019 | S2019·E2 | The Original Headless Horseman |
| April 10, 2019 | S2019·E1 | Are White Walkers Really Nordic Zombies? |
