Thriller
TV-PG1960•50m•6.6/10
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.
Production
Hubbell Robinson Productions, Revue Studios, NBC
Language
EN
Status
Ended
First Aired
September 13, 1960
Last Aired
April 30, 1962
Networks
NBC
Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
US
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season
E1
The Twisted Image
Air date: 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.
E2
Child's Play
Air date: 1960-09-20
A young boy with an unhappy homelife gets dangerously absorbed in his imagination.
E3
Worse Than Murder
Air date: 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.
E4
The Mark of the Hand
Air date: 1960-10-04
An eight-year-old girl is accused of murdering a man and then trying to kill again.
E5
Rose's Last Summer
Air date: 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.
E6
The Guilty Men
Air date: 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.
E7
The Purple Room
Air date: 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?
E8
The Watcher
Air date: 1960-11-01
A twisted zealot seeks to kill all those he feels are sinners.
E9
Girl With a Secret
Air date: 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.
E10
The Prediction
Air date: 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?
E11
The Fatal Impulse
Air date: 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.
E12
The Big Blackout
Air date: 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?
E13
Knock Three-One-Two
Air date: 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.
E14
Man in the Middle
Air date: 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.
E15
The Cheaters
Air date: 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.
E16
The Hungry Glass
Air date: 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.
E17
The Poisoner
Air date: 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.
E18
Man in a Cage
Air date: 1961-01-17
A man arrives in Tangier looking for his missing brother who seems to have been involved in some shady dealings.
E19
Choose a Victim
Air date: 1961-01-24
A wealthy girl takes up with a mercenary beachbum. Together they plot to kill her uncle for his money
E20
Hay-Fork and Bill-Hook
Air date: 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.
E21
The Merriweather File
Air date: 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?
E22
The Fingers of Fear
Air date: 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.
E23
Well of Doom
Air date: 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.
E24
The Ordeal of Dr. Cordell
Air date: 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.
E25
Trio for Terror
Air date: 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.
E26
Papa Benjamin
Air date: 1961-03-21
A musician tells a strange tale of involvement in a voodoo cult.
E27
Late Date
Air 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.
E28
Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper
Air date: 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.
E29
The Devil's Ticket
Air date: 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?
E30
Parasite Mansion
Air date: 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.
E31
A Good Imagination
Air date: 1961-05-02
A book dealer turns to murder over his adulterous wife - taking his methods for killing from classic literature.
E32
Mr. George
Air date: 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.
E33
Terror in Teakwood
Air date: 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.
E34
The Prisoner in the Mirror
Air date: 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?
E35
Dark Legacy
Air date: 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.
E36
Pigeons From Hell
Air date: 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.
E37
The Grim Reaper
Air date: 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.
Cast
Boris Karloff
Self - Host
