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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.

First Aired

1960-09-13
Last Aired

1962-04-30
Creator
Genre

Crime
Seasons

2
Episodes

67
Status

Ended
Language

English
Network

NBC

Keywords:

swamp supernatural anthology possession revenge old dark house somber parapsychology magick ghostly hauntings weird tales curses

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Season 1

Season 2

1. The Twisted Image

When the paths of a disturbed young man (consumed with the idea of taking over the life of his boss) a...More

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.Less

50mins 1960-09-13

2. Child's Play

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

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

50mins 1960-09-20

3. Worse Than Murder

A man dies and leaves a diary describing how he and his sister murdered a woman. The sister's unscrupu...More

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.Less

50mins 1960-09-27

4. The Mark of the Hand

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

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

50mins 1960-10-04

5. Rose's Last Summer

When an aging film actress dies under mysterious circumstances a friend and her former husband try to ...More

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

50mins 1960-10-11

6. The Guilty Men

The inner workings of a crime syndicate are examined as their mouthpiece lawyer wrestles with his cons...More

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

50mins 1960-10-18

7. The Purple Room

A man who inherits a house from his brother has one night to decide whether or not to stay - if he lea...More

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?Less

50mins 1960-10-25

8. The Watcher

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

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

50mins 1960-11-01

9. Girl With a Secret

When the wife of a government agent inadvertently discovers the details of one of his missions she bec...More

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.Less

50mins 1960-11-15

10. The Prediction

A phony clairvoyant suddenly starts having genuine premonitions. Will he be able to save those closest...More

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?Less

50mins 1960-11-22

11. The Fatal Impulse

A canidate for Mayor is told he won't live through the next day. The police are sent to protect him an...More

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.Less

50mins 1960-11-29

12. The Big Blackout

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

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?Less

50mins 1960-12-06

13. Knock Three-One-Two

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

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

50mins 1960-12-13

14. Man in the Middle

A man overhears the kidnapping and murder plot of two unsavory characters and tries to prevent it from...More

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.Less

50mins 1960-12-20

15. The Cheaters

A pair of very unusual glasses allow the wearer to see the absolute truth about whatever they look upo...More

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.Less

50mins 1960-12-27

16. The Hungry Glass

A young couple buy a run-down, old mansion surrounded with legends about the lack of mirrors and the d...More

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.Less

50mins 1961-01-03

17. The Poisoner

A man in nineteenth century England disposes of his family members one by one - his weapon of choice? ...More

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.Less

50mins 1961-01-10

18. Man in a Cage

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

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

50mins 1961-01-17

19. Choose a Victim

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

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

50mins 1961-01-24

20. Hay-Fork and Bill-Hook

A young detective is sent to the English countryside to investigate a strange murder. His wife, who ha...More

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.Less

50mins 1961-02-07

21. The Merriweather File

When a man discovers a body in the trunk of his car the harder he tries to prove his innocence the mor...More

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?Less

50mins 1961-02-14

22. The Fingers of Fear

A child murderer is on the loose. A mentally disturbed man is arrested for the crimes, but a determine...More

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.Less

50mins 1961-02-21

23. Well of Doom

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

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

50mins 1961-02-28

24. The Ordeal of Dr. Cordell

A research scientist accidentally discovers a strange gas that penetrates his gas mask and the effects...More

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.Less

50mins 1961-03-07

25. Trio for Terror

Three separate tales: a man murders his uncle for the inheritance, but the uncle is no oridinary man; ...More

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.Less

50mins 1961-03-14

26. Papa Benjamin

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

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

50mins 1961-03-21

27. Late Date

When a man murders his adulterous wife his brother attempts to conceal the crime by disposing of the b...More

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.Less

50mins 1961-04-04

28. 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...More

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.Less

50mins 1961-04-11

29. 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 de...More

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?Less

50mins 1961-04-18

30. Parasite Mansion

A young teacher is lost during a storm and wakes up to find herself held prisoner in a run-down mansio...More

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.Less

50mins 1961-04-25

31. A Good Imagination

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

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

50mins 1961-05-02

32. Mr. George

A little girl is the sole heir to her mother's fortune and her greedy relatives are out to kill her fo...More

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.Less

50mins 1961-05-09

33. Terror in Teakwood

A young man's former girlfriend comes to him for help; her husband, a famous pianist, is being terrori...More

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.Less

50mins 1961-05-16

34. The Prisoner in the Mirror

A professor researching an eighteenth century murderous magician purchases a mirror in Paris only to f...More

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?Less

50mins 1961-05-23

35. Dark Legacy

The patriarch of a family of magicians dies and leaves his nephew his book of secrets - and it is inde...More

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.Less

50mins 1961-05-30

36. Pigeons From Hell

Two young brothers attempt to spend the night in an abandoned southern plantation and encounter some b...More

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.Less

50mins 1961-06-06

37. The Grim Reaper

An eccentric mystery writer purchases a ghoulish painting of the grim reaper which happens to have a c...More

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.Less