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Monsters can be found lurking behind any innocent smile and on any street corner in America. Never-before-seen-video footage stares straight into the eyes of these killers who hide in plain sight. Anyone can be a monster.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
American Monster is available to stream on DirecTV On Demand, Discovery+, Discovery+ (Via Amazon Prime), Disney+, HBO (Via Hulu), Hulu, Max (Via Amazon Prime), Philo, YouTube TV, Plex, Spectrum On Demand, The Roku Channel, and Tubi in United States. You can also buy it from Amazon, Apple TV, and Fandango at Home. Use the direct links below to open the provider.
Monsters can be found lurking behind any innocent smile and on any street corner in America. Never-before-seen-video footage stares straight into the eyes of these killers who hide in plain sight. Anyone can be a monster.
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Episode 1
In Genoa, OH, John Eichner, his wife and kids look like a happy bunch, but behind closed doors a disturbing pattern of torment and gaslighting plays out for years. Someone keeps calling 911, but well-crafted lies drown out a victim’s pleas for help.
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Episode 2
Behind the smiles, ugliness festers inside the Hudnall family. For years, Bill, Stephanie, and their three kids hide their torment while struggling to keep up appearances. But in 2011, the façade shatters for good when someone starts swinging a pickaxe.
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Episode 3
The future looks bright for 22-year-old Rowena Irani, a Pakistani immigrant who’s transformed into an all-American college student. Popular and outgoing, Rowena aspires to be a teen psychologist until a pathological love connection shatters everything.
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Episode 4
Cindy Monkman turns heads wherever she goes, but by age 30, the dietitian is looking for something serious. Michael Apelt, a handsome German businessman, seems to be the answer to her prayers -- until their first Christmas together turns into a horror story.
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Episode 5
When 20-year-old Chloe Randolph gives birth to a baby boy, her family is over the moon, but what should be a blissful time for this loving mom is about to turn into a waking nightmare. Someone has betrayed her trust, and there’s going to be hell to pay.
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Episode 6
Air Force veteran Roger Harris and his wife Donna, a nurse, have built their dream home in Florida, but just after the birth of their second son, a vile secret threatens their sweet, simple life. Someone’s hatching a plot that no one ever saw coming.
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Episode 7
Ben Renick is building an empire as a world-renowned breeder of exotic snakes. He’s not even 30 and he seems to have it all -- fame, fortune, and a beautiful young family to share it with. Little does he know, someone he loves is hatching a venomous plot.
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Episode 8
Family comes first to grandparents Ron and Kay Wilson. Though they may not have much money, their growing brood always know how to make their own fun. Something evil is prowling close to home and not everyone makes it out alive.
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Episode 9
Tammy Gardner loves being a mom and running a day care out of her suburban Delaware home; she also loves a night out on the town. What starts as innocent fun leads this 40-year-old down a dark path of jealousy and deadly rage.
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Police officer Albert Pacheco and his wife Cathy live on Hawaii's Big Island, raising four kids in the bosom of their close-knit church community. What looks like a household steeped in traditional goodness is hiding something evil.
Where to watch American MonsterEpisode information updated Jul 23, 2026
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