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Thriller

Thriller

★ 6.7/10•1960•50m•TV-PG•Crime
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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.

StatusEnded
Runtime50m
LanguageEN
First Air DateSep 13, 1960

Episodes

Episode 1 - The Twisted ImageE150m

The Twisted Image

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.

Sep 13, 1960

Episode 2 - Child's PlayE250m

Child's Play

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

Sep 20, 1960

Episode 3 - Worse Than MurderE350m

Worse Than Murder

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.

Sep 27, 1960

Episode 4 - The Mark of the HandE450m

The Mark of the Hand

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

Oct 4, 1960

Episode 5 - Rose's Last SummerE550m

Rose's Last Summer

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

Oct 11, 1960

Episode 6 - The Guilty MenE650m

The Guilty Men

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

Oct 18, 1960

Episode 7 - The Purple RoomE750m

The Purple Room

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?

Oct 25, 1960

Episode 8 - The WatcherE850m

The Watcher

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

Nov 1, 1960

Episode 9 - Girl With a SecretE950m

Girl With a Secret

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.

Nov 15, 1960

Episode 10 - The PredictionE1050m

The Prediction

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?

Nov 22, 1960

Episode 11 - The Fatal ImpulseE1150m

The Fatal Impulse

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.

Nov 29, 1960

Episode 12 - The Big BlackoutE1250m

The Big Blackout

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?

Dec 6, 1960

Episode 13 - Knock Three-One-TwoE1350m

Knock Three-One-Two

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

Dec 13, 1960

Episode 14 - Man in the MiddleE1450m

Man in the Middle

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.

Dec 20, 1960

Episode 15 - The CheatersE1550m

The Cheaters

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.

Dec 27, 1960

Episode 16 - The Hungry GlassE1650m

The Hungry Glass

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.

Jan 3, 1961

Episode 17 - The PoisonerE1750m

The Poisoner

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.

Jan 10, 1961

Episode 18 - Man in a CageE1850m

Man in a Cage

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

Jan 17, 1961

Episode 19 - Choose a VictimE1950m

Choose a Victim

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

Jan 24, 1961

Episode 20 - Hay-Fork and Bill-HookE2050m

Hay-Fork and Bill-Hook

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.

Feb 7, 1961

Episode 21 - The Merriweather FileE2150m

The Merriweather File

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?

Feb 14, 1961

Episode 22 - The Fingers of FearE2250m

The Fingers of Fear

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.

Feb 21, 1961

Episode 23 - Well of DoomE2350m

Well of Doom

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

Feb 28, 1961

Episode 24 - The Ordeal of Dr. CordellE2450m

The Ordeal of Dr. Cordell

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.

Mar 7, 1961

Episode 25 - Trio for TerrorE2550m

Trio for Terror

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

Mar 14, 1961

Episode 26 - Papa BenjaminE2650m

Papa Benjamin

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

Mar 21, 1961

Episode 27 - Late DateE2750m

Late Date

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.

Apr 4, 1961

Episode 28 - Yours Truly, Jack the RipperE2850m

Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper

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.

Apr 11, 1961

Episode 29 - The Devil's TicketE2950m

The Devil's Ticket

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?

Apr 18, 1961

Episode 30 - Parasite MansionE3050m

Parasite Mansion

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.

Apr 25, 1961

Episode 31 - A Good ImaginationE3150m

A Good Imagination

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

May 2, 1961

Episode 32 - Mr. GeorgeE3250m

Mr. George

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.

May 9, 1961

Episode 33 - Terror in TeakwoodE3350m

Terror in Teakwood

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.

May 16, 1961

Episode 34 - The Prisoner in the MirrorE3450m

The Prisoner in the Mirror

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?

May 23, 1961

Episode 35 - Dark LegacyE3550m

Dark Legacy

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.

May 30, 1961

Episode 36 - Pigeons From HellE3650m

Pigeons From Hell

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.

Jun 6, 1961

Episode 37 - The Grim ReaperE3750m

The Grim Reaper

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.

Jun 13, 1961

Actors

Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff

Self - Host

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