Monsters: Cocoon

"Cocoon" is the twentieth episode of season one of the American horror anthology series Monsters. It was directed by John Gray with a script written by Edithe Swensen. It first aired in syndication on April 29th, 1989. Subsequent airings were broadcast on the Sci-Fi Channel and on Chiller.

Notes & Trivia

 * This episode is also known as "The Cocoon".


 * Actress Kim Johnston Ulrich is credited as Kim Ulrich in this episode.


 * This is the only episode of Monsters directed by John Gray.


 * This is the second episode of Monsters written by Edithe Swensen. She writes five episodes of the series in total. She previously wrote "The Vampire Hunter". Her next episode is "A New Woman".


 * This is actress Silvana Gallardo's first and only work in the horror genre.


 * Actors Silvana Gallardo and Billy Drago were married to each other. They were married on September 21st, 1980.

R.I.P.

 * Actress Silvana Gallardo died in Paris, Kentucky on January 2nd, 2012.


 * Actor Billy Drago died in Los Angeles, California on June 24th, 2019.

What else have they done?

 * Director John Gray will go on to direct fourteen episodes of Ghost Whisperer on CBS and two episodes of Grimm on NBC.


 * Writer Edithe Swensen will go on to write eight episodes of Tales from the Darkside and three episodes of Charmed.


 * Actress Kim Johnston Ulrich will go on to play Doctor Eleanor Visyak on three episodes of the CW Network television series Supernatural.


 * Actor Billy Drago will go on to play a demon/warlock known as Barbas on eight episode of the WB Network television series Charmed.


 * Actor Erik Holland also played Doctor Gruber in the 1988 film Maniac Cop.

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