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Thriller
1960 - 1962 6.4 (18 votes) 2 Seasons
Genres
Crime
Networks
NBC

Thriller

Overview

Thriller is an American anthology television series that aired during the 1960–61 and 1961–62 seasons on NBC. The show featured host Boris Karloff introducing a mix of self-contained, macabre weird-horror and morbid, hitchockian crime stories, in some of which he also starred.

Key Crew

Producer: Maxwell Shane, Fletcher Markle

Top Cast

Boris Karloff
Boris Karloff

Self - Host

Seasons

Season 1 (1960)

No overview available.

37 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: The Twisted Image
1960-09-13

When the paths of a disturbed young man (consumed with the idea of taking over the life of his boss) and a disturbed young woman (obsessed with the same man) cross, the results are disatrous.

Runtime: 50 min
Episode 2: Child's Play
1960-09-20

A young boy with an unhappy homelife gets dangerously absorbed in his imagination.

Runtime: 50 min
Episode 3: Worse Than Murder
1960-09-27

A man dies and leaves a diary describing how he and his sister murdered a woman. The sister's unscrupulous daughter-in-law uses the diary for blackmail.

Runtime: 50 min
Episode 4: The Mark of the Hand
1960-10-04

An eight-year-old girl is accused of murdering a man and then trying to kill again.

Runtime: 50 min
Episode 5: Rose's Last Summer
1960-10-11

When an aging film actress dies under mysterious circumstances a friend and her former husband try to find out what happened to her.

Runtime: 50 min
Episode 6: The Guilty Men
1960-10-18

The inner workings of a crime syndicate are examined as their mouthpiece lawyer wrestles with his conscience over the future of the organization.

Runtime: 50 min
Episode 7: The Purple Room
1960-10-25

A man who inherits a house from his brother has one night to decide whether or not to stay - if he leaves, his cousins will inherit the house instead. He expects his cousins to try and frighten him into leaving, but could the strange happenings be more than pranks?

Runtime: 50 min
Episode 8: The Watcher
1960-11-01

A twisted zealot seeks to kill all those he feels are sinners.

Runtime: 50 min
Episode 9: Girl With a Secret
1960-11-15

When the wife of a government agent inadvertently discovers the details of one of his missions she becomes a girl with a secret that must be kept at all costs.

Runtime: 50 min
Episode 10: The Prediction
1960-11-22

A phony clairvoyant suddenly starts having genuine premonitions. Will he be able to save those closest to him when he sees death in their future?

Runtime: 50 min
Episode 11: The Fatal Impulse
1960-11-29

A canidate for Mayor is told he won't live through the next day. The police are sent to protect him and we follow their actions as well as those of the potential killer.

Runtime: 50 min
Episode 12: The Big Blackout
1960-12-06

A former alcoholic is haunted by a past he can't remember. Will he be able to stay alive long enough to unravel the mystery?

Runtime: 50 min
Episode 13: Knock Three-One-Two
1960-12-13

A man desparate for money decides to enlist the help of a serial killer in getting the cash he needs from his wife.

Runtime: 50 min
Episode 14: Man in the Middle
1960-12-20

A man overhears the kidnapping and murder plot of two unsavory characters and tries to prevent it from being carried out despite the fact that his own life is in danger.

Runtime: 50 min
Episode 15: The Cheaters
1960-12-27

A pair of very unusual glasses allow the wearer to see the absolute truth about whatever they look upon. We see what happens as they pass from one owner to another.

Runtime: 50 min
Episode 16: The Hungry Glass
1961-01-03

A young couple buy a run-down, old mansion surrounded with legends about the lack of mirrors and the deaths of many former tenants. On their first night in the house they are frightened by strage visions, inexplicably intertwined with mirrors and glass.

Runtime: 50 min
Episode 17: The Poisoner
1961-01-10

A man in nineteenth century England disposes of his family members one by one - his weapon of choice? - an undetectable poison concealed within his ring.

Runtime: 50 min
Episode 18: Man in a Cage
1961-01-17

A man arrives in Tangier looking for his missing brother who seems to have been involved in some shady dealings.

Runtime: 50 min
Episode 19: Choose a Victim
1961-01-24

A wealthy girl takes up with a mercenary beachbum. Together they plot to kill her uncle for his money

Runtime: 50 min
Episode 20: Hay-Fork and Bill-Hook
1961-02-07

A young detective is sent to the English countryside to investigate a strange murder. His wife, who has accompanied him, soon finds herself a target of the locals who believe she is a witch.

Runtime: 50 min
Episode 21: The Merriweather File
1961-02-14

When a man discovers a body in the trunk of his car the harder he tries to prove his innocence the more guilty he looks. Do the attempts on his wife's life have anything to do with this strange case?

Runtime: 50 min
Episode 22: The Fingers of Fear
1961-02-21

A child murderer is on the loose. A mentally disturbed man is arrested for the crimes, but a determined police lieutenant isn't sure they have the right man.

Runtime: 50 min
Episode 23: Well of Doom
1961-02-28

A man is kidnapped on the eve of his wedding and held prisoner by a ghoulish creature claiming to be the devil himself.

Runtime: 50 min
Episode 24: The Ordeal of Dr. Cordell
1961-03-07

A research scientist accidentally discovers a strange gas that penetrates his gas mask and the effects are most bizarre - now every time he hears a bell it sends him into a murderous rage.

Runtime: 50 min
Episode 25: Trio for Terror
1961-03-14

Three separate tales: a man murders his uncle for the inheritance, but the uncle is no oridinary man; a man wins a fortune gambling, but may not live to enjoy it; a serial killer meets an odd fate.

Runtime: 50 min
Episode 26: Papa Benjamin
1961-03-21

A musician tells a strange tale of involvement in a voodoo cult.

Runtime: 50 min
Episode 27: Late Date
1961-04-04

When a man murders his adulterous wife his brother attempts to conceal the crime by disposing of the body - but it won't be easy.

Runtime: 50 min
Episode 28: Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper
1961-04-11

A series of brutal murders in the modern-day U.S. mirror those of Jack the Ripper. Sir Guy informs the police of his theory that it is in fact the Ripper himself, alive and well - and not a year older.

Runtime: 50 min
Episode 29: The Devil's Ticket
1961-04-18

A starving artist goes to a pawn shop with one of his paintings and ends up pawning his soul to the devil. Will he be able to redeem it when the time comes?

Runtime: 50 min
Episode 30: Parasite Mansion
1961-04-25

A young teacher is lost during a storm and wakes up to find herself held prisoner in a run-down mansion inhabited by a strange and terrifying family.

Runtime: 50 min
Episode 31: A Good Imagination
1961-05-02

A book dealer turns to murder over his adulterous wife - taking his methods for killing from classic literature.

Runtime: 50 min
Episode 32: Mr. George
1961-05-09

A little girl is the sole heir to her mother's fortune and her greedy relatives are out to kill her for her money. What they don't realize is this little girl has a supernatural guardian.

Runtime: 50 min
Episode 33: Terror in Teakwood
1961-05-16

A young man's former girlfriend comes to him for help; her husband, a famous pianist, is being terrorized by an unknown being - is it a dead rival, secretly alive, or is it something much more grotesque.

Runtime: 50 min
Episode 34: The Prisoner in the Mirror
1961-05-23

A professor researching an eighteenth century murderous magician purchases a mirror in Paris only to find the magician's victims imprisoned within - or is it only a trick?

Runtime: 50 min
Episode 35: Dark Legacy
1961-05-30

The patriarch of a family of magicians dies and leaves his nephew his book of secrets - and it is indeed a dark legacy involving satanic spirits and black magic.

Runtime: 50 min
Episode 36: Pigeons From Hell
1961-06-06

Two young brothers attempt to spend the night in an abandoned southern plantation and encounter some birds that seem to have a strong dislike for intruders.

Runtime: 50 min
Episode 37: The Grim Reaper
1961-06-13

An eccentric mystery writer purchases a ghoulish painting of the grim reaper which happens to have a curse on it - almost all of its former owners have died. When the owner's life is in danger the painting sends a gruesome warning - it begins to bleed.

Runtime: 50 min
Season 2 (1961)

No overview available.

30 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: What Beckoning Ghost?
1961-09-18

An ailing pianist fears she is losing her mind when she begins seeing what she thinks is her own funeral.

Runtime: 50 min
Episode 2: Guillotine
1961-09-26

To save the life of her husband who is to be executed, a young woman attempts to murder the executioner.

Runtime: 50 min
Episode 3: The Premature Burial
1961-10-02

When a man is accidentally buried alive and then saved he becomes paranoid that it might happen again - and he has good reason to be scared - his new wife is anxious to become a widow.

Runtime: 50 min
Episode 4: The Weird Tailor
1961-10-16

A man attempts to bring his dead son back to life with the use of black magic and an unusual suit of clothes.

Runtime: 50 min
Episode 5: God Grante That She Lye Stille
1961-10-23

A 300-year-old witch seeks to possess the last of her family line, beautiful young Lady Margaret.

Runtime: 50 min
Episode 6: Masquerade
1961-10-30

A young couple take refuge in a spooky house on a stormy night and are terrorized by the strange family who occupy it. But do the young honeymooners have a secret of their own?

Runtime: 50 min
Episode 7: The Last of the Sommervilles
1961-11-06

Two cousins scheme to kill their aunt for her money - but trust is hard to come by when you're the last of the Sommervilles.

Runtime: 50 min
Episode 8: Letter to a Lover
1961-11-13

When a doctor is murdered two of the chief suspects, a husband and wife, seem to be accusing each other of insanity - which one of them is correct?

Runtime: 50 min
Episode 9: A Third For Pinochle
1961-11-20

A man plans to murder his wife using his nosy neighbors for an alibi - but the eccentric ladies across the street may have a trick or two up their sleeve.

Runtime: 50 min
Episode 10: The Closed Cabinet
1961-11-27

A young woman visiting an ancient English castle learns a thing or two about the family curse. Will she be able to remove it by finding a way to open the closed cabinet?

Runtime: 50 min
Episode 11: Dialogues With Death
1961-12-04

Two separate tales: a morgue attendent seems to be able to talk to the corpses, and get an answer; a young couple arrive at the home of their aunt and uncle who seem to believe the pair are dead no matter how much they protest.

Runtime: 50 min
Episode 12: The Return of Andrew Bentley
1961-12-11

A man inherits his uncle's estate on the condition that he spend twenty-four hours a day in the house and guard his uncle's grave against a supernatural intruder.

Runtime: 50 min
Episode 13: The Remarkable Mrs. Hawk
1961-12-18

Mrs. Hawk has a talent for raising prize hogs - but the secret of her success is more sinister than anyone could imagine.

Runtime: 50 min
Episode 14: Portrait Without a Face
1961-12-25

After a dispicable artist is murdered his last painting seems to be completing itself and revealing the artist's killer - or is it?

Runtime: 50 min
Episode 15: An Attractive Family
1962-01-01

An attractive family of serial murderers plan the death of another victim - their young sister-in-law.

Runtime: 50 min
Episode 16: Waxworks
1962-01-08

A traveling exhibit of wax figures of murderers seems to be the cause of some more recent deaths - are the wax figures real or is their creator a madman?

Runtime: 50 min
Episode 17: La Strega
1962-01-15

A young woman accused of being a witch goes to her young lover for protection against both her accusers and her grandmother, who really is a witch.

Runtime: 50 min
Episode 18: The Storm
1962-01-22

A woman returns home after two weeks and must spend the evening by herself during a raging storm. She is terrorized by strange sounds and the feeling she is not alone.

Runtime: 50 min
Episode 19: A Wig For Miss Devore
1962-01-29

A washed-up actress selects for her comeback vehicle the story of a real woman who was accused of being a witch and susequently hanged. When she purchases the actual wig owned by the real woman an odd change occurs in the actress. It seems the wig holds a strange and hideous power.

Runtime: 50 min
Episode 20: The Hollow Watcher
1962-02-12

A scheming wife who murders her father-in-law is tormented by a strange being, a scarecrow.

Runtime: 50 min
Episode 21: Cousin Tundifer
1962-02-19

A man tries to dispose of his uncle's body in a strange house that goes back in time everytime he sets foot in the living room.

Runtime: 50 min
Episode 22: The Incredible Doktor Markesan
1962-02-26

A young couple go to stay with an uncle while they look for work in a new town. They find the house run-down and their visit unexpected. Locked in their room at night they become curious about the goings-on in the house, but they could never imagine the true horror of their uncle's nocturnal activities.

Runtime: 50 min
Episode 23: Flowers of Evil
1962-03-05

The skeleton of a man seems much more alive than those responsible for his death had hoped - it laughs, screams and even moves!

Runtime: 50 min
Episode 24: 'Til Death Do Us Part
1962-03-12

A henpecked undertaker disposes of his wife along with one of his customers then moves on to a new town and a new wife. But this one won't be so easy to get rid of.

Runtime: 50 min
Episode 25: The Bride Who Died Twice
1962-03-19

A general is forced to give his daughter's hand in marriage to his corrupt commanding officer but the marriage only results in her death.

Runtime: 50 min
Episode 26: Kill My Love
1962-03-26

An adulterer tries to remove every obstacle in his life by way of murder - will his son be another victim?

Runtime: 50 min
Episode 27: Man of Mystery
1962-04-02

A mysterious and powerful man is keeping many secrets and everytime someone gets close to the truth, they are murdered. Will a beautiful young singer survive her relationship with the man of mystery?

Runtime: 50 min
Episode 28: The Innocent Bystanders
1962-04-09

A pair of nineteenth centure body snatchers take their business too far by murdering innocent bystanders to further their profits.

Runtime: 50 min
Episode 29: The Lethal Ladies
1962-04-16

Two separate tales: a woman deals with her unfaithful husband; a mousy librarian takes revenge on her tyrannical boss.

Runtime: 50 min
Episode 30: The Specialists
1962-04-30

A group of special detectives try to capture international jewel thieves and save the life of an innocent young woman who has become entangled in their web.

Runtime: 50 min

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