Mountain Monsters

2013 – nowShow8 seasons78 episodes

64
DecentGoodWatch score

A quirky, intriguing reality series about mystery.

Good for friends night · party vibe · teens

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Not for tears, big ideas or romance.

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Episodes

8 seasons · 78 episodes · best: S5E9 "The Blood Skull and Woman of the Woods" 9.5

Episodes

7.4
8.2
8.1
8.4
8.7
8.1
7.9
8.7

Story

Professional hillbilly hunters search for mysterious creatures that people have claimed to have seen in West Virginia.

Feels like

  • Cryptozoology Hunt
  • Rural Exploration
  • Amateur Investigation
  • Mysterious Creatures
  • Local Legends
  • Docu-Reality
  • Expeditionary
  • Conspiracy-Adjacent
  • Folkloric

Facts

June 22, 2013 · March 14, 2022 · Still running

First aired
June 22, 2013
Latest episode
March 14, 2022
Status
Still running
Length
8 seasons · 78 episodes
Content
Disturbing Imagery
Genres
Reality
Original language
English
Made in
United States
Available in
53 countries

Tropes

Agony of the Feet, All for Nothing, Artistic License – Gun Safety +9

  • Agony of the Feet
  • All for Nothing
  • Artistic License – Gun Safety
  • The Baby of the Bunch
  • Bears Are Bad News
  • Berserk Button
  • Bigfoot, Sasquatch, and Yeti
  • The Conspiracy
  • Our Witches Are Different
  • Sackhead Slasher
  • Skin Walker
  • Mega Neko

12 of 25 tropes. From TV Tropes.

Q&A

5 questions, like "Where can I stream Mountain Monsters?"

Questions about Mountain Monsters

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Where can I stream Mountain Monsters?

In the United States, Mountain Monsters streams on HBO Max, Philo, Discovery+, YouTube TV, and Travel, and it is free with ads on Spectrum On Demand, Plex, Xumo Play, and Tubi TV. You can rent or buy it from Google Play Movies and Fandango At Home. It also streams in 49 other countries.

Is Mountain Monsters worth watching?

64
DecentGoodWatch score

Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 64 (IMDb 5.4).

Does Mountain Monsters get better after season 1?

Yes: season 1 has an IMDb average of 7.4, and seasons 5 and 8 peak at 8.7. The highest-rated episode is The Blood Skull and Woman of the Woods (season 5, episode 9) at 9.5, and the lowest is The Twisted Torch (season 6, episode 11) at 6.8.

Is Mountain Monsters plot-driven or character-driven?

CharactersPlot

Mostly plot-driven: intrigue (7 of 10) and mystery (7 of 10) carry it more than its characters do.

What tropes does Mountain Monsters use?

Agony of the FeetAll for NothingArtistic License – Gun SafetyThe Baby of the BunchBears Are Bad NewsBerserk ButtonBigfoot, Sasquatch, and YetiThe ConspiracyOur Witches Are DifferentSackhead SlasherSkin WalkerMega Nekoand 13 more

TV Tropes lists 25 tropes for it, including Agony of the Feet, All for Nothing, and Artistic License – Gun Safety.