Thriller

TV-PG1960•50m•6.7/10

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.

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Production

Hubbell Robinson Productions, Revue Studios, NBC

Language

Status

Ended

First Aired

September 13, 1960

Last Aired

April 30, 1962

Networks

NBC

Where to Watch

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Seasons & Episodes

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Season

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.

Child's Play

Air date: 1960-09-20

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

The Watcher

Air date: 1960-11-01

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

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.