Monsters Inside Me (2009)
Stories of people who have contracted and survived rare and deadly diseases, infections, or parasites.
Cast: Dan Riskin
All I Got for Christmas Is Brain Surgery
A Christmas baby gets a brain infection in utero; a woman suffers an infection during Hanukkah; and seizures ruin a schoolteacher's Thanksgiving and Christmas.
They Hijacked My Eyeball
A cut on his knee makes a teenager feverish and fatigued; a couple move into their new home in New Mexico to rashes, breathing difficulties, and memory loss; and in Hawaii, worms are destroying an 8-year-old's retinas.
The Backyard Killer
In California, a mysterious infection is shutting down a teenager's lungs; in Hawaii, a personal trainer is afflicted with nerve pain when something attacks her body; and in Michigan, a parasite is eating the blood of a health worker.
The Eyeball Eater
A mysterious infection eats a college student's eyeball; a 6-month-old is paralyzed in 24 hours; a mother giving birth gets a nasty surprise.
An Amoeba Is Eating My Brain
A 2-year-old girl writhes in pain and is near death; a neuro-psychiatrist suffers multi-organ failure; a woman's life hangs by a thread.
Worms Are Eating My Lungs
A baby boy faces near death from a common household item; a parasite eats a man's lungs; a female boxer fights for her life.
There's a Fungus in My What!?
A couple's home turns into a living nightmare; an insidious creature takes a man's spleen; a domestic pet takes a boy to the edge of death.
My Vacation from Hell
A man's leg is torn apart by an infection; a rare brain infection pushes a 7-year-old girl towards suicide; another infection lands a woman in the hospital.
Help! My Son Is a Leper
The lives of three families are twisted in knots. A mysterious infection brings a tough ultra-marathoner to his knees. A teenager contracts one of the most feared diseases on the planet. And a woman's brain is practically set on fire.
There's Something Living in My Knee!?
A four-year-old is drowning in his own mucus; the wound on a seven-year-old's knee has a vile cause; a college student has bizarre dreams before being hospitalized.