Thriller
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.
Seasons
1. 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.
2. Child's Play
Air Date: 1960-09-20
A young boy with an unhappy homelife gets dangerously absorbed in his imagination.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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?
8. The Watcher
Air Date: 1960-11-01
A twisted zealot seeks to kill all those he feels are sinners.
9. 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.
10. 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?
11. 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.
12. 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?
13. 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.
14. 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.
15. 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.
16. 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.
17. 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.
18. 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.
19. 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
20. 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.
21. 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?
22. 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.
23. 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.
24. 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.
25. 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.
26. Papa Benjamin
Air Date: 1961-03-21
A musician tells a strange tale of involvement in a voodoo cult.
27. 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.
28. 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.
29. 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?
30. 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.
31. 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.
32. 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.
33. 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.
34. 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?
35. 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.
36. 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.
37. 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.
1. What Beckoning Ghost?
Air Date: 1961-09-18
An ailing pianist fears she is losing her mind when she begins seeing what she thinks is her own funeral.
2. Guillotine
Air Date: 1961-09-26
To save the life of her husband who is to be executed, a young woman attempts to murder the executioner.
3. The Premature Burial
Air Date: 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.
4. The Weird Tailor
Air Date: 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.
5. God Grante That She Lye Stille
Air Date: 1961-10-23
A 300-year-old witch seeks to possess the last of her family line, beautiful young Lady Margaret.
6. Masquerade
Air Date: 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?
7. The Last of the Sommervilles
Air Date: 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.
8. Letter to a Lover
Air Date: 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?
9. A Third For Pinochle
Air Date: 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.
10. The Closed Cabinet
Air Date: 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?
11. Dialogues With Death
Air Date: 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.
12. The Return of Andrew Bentley
Air Date: 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.
13. The Remarkable Mrs. Hawk
Air Date: 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.
14. Portrait Without a Face
Air Date: 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?
15. An Attractive Family
Air Date: 1962-01-01
An attractive family of serial murderers plan the death of another victim - their young sister-in-law.
16. Waxworks
Air Date: 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?
17. La Strega
Air Date: 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.
18. The Storm
Air Date: 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.
19. A Wig For Miss Devore
Air Date: 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.
20. The Hollow Watcher
Air Date: 1962-02-12
A scheming wife who murders her father-in-law is tormented by a strange being, a scarecrow.
21. Cousin Tundifer
Air Date: 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.
22. The Incredible Doktor Markesan
Air Date: 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.
23. Flowers of Evil
Air Date: 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!
24. 'Til Death Do Us Part
Air Date: 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.
25. The Bride Who Died Twice
Air Date: 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.
26. Kill My Love
Air Date: 1962-03-26
An adulterer tries to remove every obstacle in his life by way of murder - will his son be another victim?
27. Man of Mystery
Air Date: 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?
28. The Innocent Bystanders
Air Date: 1962-04-09
A pair of nineteenth centure body snatchers take their business too far by murdering innocent bystanders to further their profits.
29. The Lethal Ladies
Air Date: 1962-04-16
Two separate tales: a woman deals with her unfaithful husband; a mousy librarian takes revenge on her tyrannical boss.
30. The Specialists
Air Date: 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.
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Rating
6.4/10
Release Date
1960-09-13
Episodes
67 (2 seasons)
Status
Ended
Cast
Production Companies
Hubbell Robinson Productions
Revue Studios
NBC