The BEST episodes of Monsters Inside Me season 5

Every episode of Monsters Inside Me season 5, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Monsters Inside Me season 5!

Depicts what happens when people fall prey to an infection from a parasite, those nasty microscopic creatures found in water, soil and even in the air. Victims' stories are retold, including how doctors and scientists attempt to unravel each case before it's too late. Biologist Dan Riskin, assisted by doctors and experts who witnessed each case, leads the scientific discussion about each parasite.

Last Updated: 11/15/2024Network: Animal PlanetStatus: Ended
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8.57
7 votes

#1 - Vampire Parasites Attack

Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/20/2014

A war veteran, a PhD scientist, and a newborn, all clinging to life by a string. In Tennessee, new parents are horrified when a deadly infection pushes their baby daughter to the brink of death.

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8.57
7 votes

#2 - A Holiday in the Hospital

Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/4/2014

Christmas time is here, and these three victims each receive a monstrous gift. In Florida, a woman is out Christmas shopping when she suddenly feels a stabbing pain in her eye so severe that she believes she sees shadows of worms in her eye.

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8.36
11 votes

#3 - My Body Is Rotting

Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/11/2014

Trouble is lurking in the bodies of three different women. In rural Washington State, a teenager's shoulder pain leads to her being quarantined in a matter of days. If doctors can't determine what's attacking her, she'll die.

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8.31
13 votes

#4 - A Menace in My Own Backyard

Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/23/2014

A Massachusetts EMT is shattered by a routine emergency call when she discovers that the victim is her son. A self-described tough guy in New Jersey is reduced to tears when something sinister starts to rip apart his intestines.

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8.27
11 votes

#5 - West Nile Attack

Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/16/2014

When three unsuspecting young families are thrown into a tailspin, they are shocked to learn of the tiny culprits wreaking havoc on their lives. First, a married couple in California watch helplessly as their son struggles for every last breath.

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8.27
11 votes

#6 - The Killer in the Lake

Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/6/2014

Disaster befalls three individuals who are suddenly living their worst nightmares. A contractor suffers a bump on his head while he is working, but days later, he finds himself in the ICU fighting for his life with something in his brain.

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8.20
10 votes

#7 - The Brain Colonizer

Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/11/2014

Three lively people suddenly come face to face with their own mortality. In Virginia, a teen suffers seizures and sudden blindness, when doctors discover her brain is under attack.

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8.10
10 votes

#8 - I Smell Like Death

Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/18/2014

Three healthy people with a love of the outdoors are struck down by a deadly menace that lurks inside them. In Ohio, a young boy wastes away in front of his parents' eyes as a mysterious infection overtakes his body.

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7.64
25 votes

#9 - My Daughter's Going Crazy

Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/9/2014

3 women living in vastly different locales have one thing in common: they've become unwitting hosts to baffling and deadly terrors. A teenage girl thinks she might be losing her mind, but see soon realizes she has a life threatening inflammation of the brain.

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7.38
8 votes

#10 - There's a Worm Crawling in My What?

Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/13/2014

The lives of three young people are suddenly turned upside down. In South Dakota, what begins as a common sore throat quickly spirals out of control for a fifteen year old girl, as a rare and dangerous affliction leaves her clinging to life.

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