Monsterquest
MonsterQuest uses the latest high-tech equipment to take a scientific look at legendary creatures around the world. Believers, skeptics and scientists will weigh in, but what will the evidence reveal?
- 2007-2026
- 5 seasons
- History Channel
- Documentary, Suspense
- TV-PG
MonsterQuest uses the latest high-tech equipment to take a scientific look at legendary creatures around the world. Believers, skeptics and scientists will weigh in, but what will the evidence reveal?
Season 2 Episode Guide
21 Episodes 2008
Episode 1
Giganto: The Real King Kong
Sat, Jan 19, 2008 45 mins
A study of the creature which inspired the legend of King Kong, the prehistoric giant ape, Gigantopithecus.
Episode 2
Mega Hog
Wed, May 28, 2008 45 mins
MonsterQuest teams up with American hog hunters in search of gigantic wild boar.
Episode 3
Vampire Beast
Wed, Jun 4, 2008 45 mins
Over 50 years ago there was a spate of mysterious pet and farm animal killings in Bolivia, North Carolina. Now it seems whatever was responsible has returned. Can MonsterQuest uncover the truth behind a creature with a taste for blood?
Episode 4
Ghosts
Wed, Jun 11, 2008 45 mins
MonsterQuest visits the Lizzie Borden house in search of it's famous ghosts.
Episode 5
Ohio Grassman
Wed, Jun 18, 2008 45 mins
For over a century a Bigfoot-type creature has terrified children in Ohio. Can MonsterQuest discover evidence of the legendary Grassman?
Episode 6
Giant Killer Snakes
Wed, Jun 25, 2008 45 mins
Head into the wilds of Venezuela and the Florida Everglades with MonsterQuest as they search for huge man-eating snakes.
Episode 7
Super Rats
Wed, Jul 16, 2008 45 mins
Recent archaeological evidence suggests that rats once grew to massive sizes. Could these huge rodents be making a comeback?
Episode 8
Black Beast of Exmoor
Wed, Jul 23, 2008 45 mins
On the moors of England over 200 livestock were torn apart between 1979 and 1983 by a mystery predator and attacks continue to this day. A big cat was suspected and MonsterQuest attempts to discover what is really roaming the English countryside.
Episode 9
Chupacabra
Wed, Jul 23, 2008 44 mins
An investigation into reports of a Texan cousin of the infamous 'Goatsucker' - El Chupacabra.
Episode 10
Legend of the Hairy Beast
Wed, Jul 30, 2008 45 mins
Both feared and revered by the Native American Indians, whose stories and art about it go back over 1,000 years, the 'Hairy Man' of legend could provide the most promising evidence of a Bigfoot-type creature yet.
Episode 11
Vampires in America
Wed, Aug 6, 2008 45 mins
MonsterQuest uncovers a century-long vampire scare in New England in the 1700's. Were there really any vampires about and could there still be some amongst us today?
Episode 12
Boneless Horror
Wed, Aug 13, 2008 45 mins
MonsterQuest dives to the bottom of the North Pacific Ocean in an attempt to find a species of giant octopus, large enough to sink a ship.
Episode 13
Bigfoot in New York
Wed, Aug 20, 2008 44 mins
The MonsterQuest team go in search of a Bigfoot-type creature in upstate New York, known locally as 'The Monster of Whitehall'.
Episode 14
China's Wildman
Sun, Sep 14, 2008 45 mins
MonsterQuest travels to Hubai, a remote Chinese province, in search of a creature covered in reddish-brown hair which the locals have dubbed the 'Wild-Man'.
Episode 15
Lake Monsters of the North
Wed, Sep 17, 2008 45 mins
The MonsterQuest team explore both historic and recent sightings of a mysterious eel-like monster in Lake Crescent, Newfoundland, Canada.
Episode 16
Giant Bear Attack
Wed, Sep 24, 2008 45 mins
Giant bears once hunted humans in ancient times. Could their smaller modern-day cousins be evolving back to their prehistoric proportions?
Episode 17
Giant Squid Ambush
Wed, Oct 8, 2008 45 mins
MonsterQuest returns to the Sea of Cortez in this follow-up episode to 'Giant Squid Found' in the hopes that newer technology might yield greater results.
Episode 18
Monster Spider
Wed, Oct 22, 2008 44 mins
Investigation on reports of large desert arachnids in Iraq called Camel Spiders and examines claims about spiders large enough to eat small dogs in Peru.
Episode 19
Jaws in Illinois
Wed, Oct 29, 2008 45 mins
From the bayous of Louisiana to the St. Lawrence River in Illinois, MonsterQuest searches for evidence of deadly Bull sharks leaving the oceans and venturing into fresh water.
Episode 20
Real Dragons
Wed, Nov 5, 2008 45 mins
MonsterQuest journeys to Australia's Blue Mountains in search of 'Megalania', an extinct giant prehistoric lizard, bigger than it's relative the Komodo Dragon and finds it may not be quite as extinct as people think...
Episode 21
Sasquatch Attack II
Wed, Nov 12, 2008 45 mins
MonsterQuest returns to the remote cabin in Northern Ontario, Canada seen in the episode 'Sasquatch Attack', which had previously been attacked by an unknown creature. Will they find evidence of a Bigfoot this time?
