

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.
Cast

Boris Karloff
Self - Host
Seasons

E1The Twisted Image
Sep 13, 1960
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.

E2Child's Play
Sep 20, 1960
A young boy with an unhappy homelife gets dangerously absorbed in his imagination.

E3Worse Than Murder
Sep 27, 1960
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.

E4The Mark of the Hand
Oct 4, 1960
An eight-year-old girl is accused of murdering a man and then trying to kill again.

E5Rose's Last Summer
Oct 11, 1960
When an aging film actress dies under mysterious circumstances a friend and her former husband try to find out what happened to her.

E6The Guilty Men
Oct 18, 1960
The inner workings of a crime syndicate are examined as their mouthpiece lawyer wrestles with his conscience over the future of the organization.

E7The Purple Room
Oct 25, 1960
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?

E8The Watcher
Nov 1, 1960
A twisted zealot seeks to kill all those he feels are sinners.

E9Girl With a Secret
Nov 15, 1960
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.

E10The Prediction
Nov 22, 1960
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?

E11The Fatal Impulse
Nov 29, 1960
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.

E12The Big Blackout
Dec 6, 1960
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?

E13Knock Three-One-Two
Dec 13, 1960
A man desparate for money decides to enlist the help of a serial killer in getting the cash he needs from his wife.

E14Man in the Middle
Dec 20, 1960
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.

E15The Cheaters
Dec 27, 1960
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.

E16The Hungry Glass
Jan 3, 1961
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.

E17The Poisoner
Jan 10, 1961
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.

E18Man in a Cage
Jan 17, 1961
A man arrives in Tangier looking for his missing brother who seems to have been involved in some shady dealings.

E19Choose a Victim
Jan 24, 1961
A wealthy girl takes up with a mercenary beachbum. Together they plot to kill her uncle for his money

E20Hay-Fork and Bill-Hook
Feb 7, 1961
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.

E21The Merriweather File
Feb 14, 1961
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?

E22The Fingers of Fear
Feb 21, 1961
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.
E23Well of Doom
Feb 28, 1961
A man is kidnapped on the eve of his wedding and held prisoner by a ghoulish creature claiming to be the devil himself.

E24The Ordeal of Dr. Cordell
Mar 7, 1961
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.

E25Trio for Terror
Mar 14, 1961
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.

E26Papa Benjamin
Mar 21, 1961
A musician tells a strange tale of involvement in a voodoo cult.

E27Late Date
Apr 4, 1961
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.

E28Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper
Apr 11, 1961
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.

E29The Devil's Ticket
Apr 18, 1961
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?

E30Parasite Mansion
Apr 25, 1961
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.

E31A Good Imagination
May 2, 1961
A book dealer turns to murder over his adulterous wife - taking his methods for killing from classic literature.

E32Mr. George
May 9, 1961
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.

E33Terror in Teakwood
May 16, 1961
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.

E34The Prisoner in the Mirror
May 23, 1961
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?

E35Dark Legacy
May 30, 1961
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.

E36Pigeons From Hell
Jun 6, 1961
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.

E37The Grim Reaper
Jun 13, 1961
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.

E1What Beckoning Ghost?
Sep 18, 1961
An ailing pianist fears she is losing her mind when she begins seeing what she thinks is her own funeral.

E2Guillotine
Sep 26, 1961
To save the life of her husband who is to be executed, a young woman attempts to murder the executioner.

E3The Premature Burial
Oct 2, 1961
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.

E4The Weird Tailor
Oct 16, 1961
A man attempts to bring his dead son back to life with the use of black magic and an unusual suit of clothes.

E5God Grante That She Lye Stille
Oct 23, 1961
A 300-year-old witch seeks to possess the last of her family line, beautiful young Lady Margaret.

E6Masquerade
Oct 30, 1961
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?

E7The Last of the Sommervilles
Nov 6, 1961
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.

E8Letter to a Lover
Nov 13, 1961
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?

E9A Third For Pinochle
Nov 20, 1961
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.

E10The Closed Cabinet
Nov 27, 1961
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?

E11Dialogues With Death
Dec 4, 1961
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.

E12The Return of Andrew Bentley
Dec 11, 1961
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.

E13The Remarkable Mrs. Hawk
Dec 18, 1961
Mrs. Hawk has a talent for raising prize hogs - but the secret of her success is more sinister than anyone could imagine.

E14Portrait Without a Face
Dec 25, 1961
After a dispicable artist is murdered his last painting seems to be completing itself and revealing the artist's killer - or is it?

E15An Attractive Family
Jan 1, 1962
An attractive family of serial murderers plan the death of another victim - their young sister-in-law.

E16Waxworks
Jan 8, 1962
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?

E17La Strega
Jan 15, 1962
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.

E18The Storm
Jan 22, 1962
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.

E19A Wig For Miss Devore
Jan 29, 1962
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.

E20The Hollow Watcher
Feb 12, 1962
A scheming wife who murders her father-in-law is tormented by a strange being, a scarecrow.

E21Cousin Tundifer
Feb 19, 1962
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.

E22The Incredible Doktor Markesan
Feb 26, 1962
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.

E23Flowers of Evil
Mar 5, 1962
The skeleton of a man seems much more alive than those responsible for his death had hoped - it laughs, screams and even moves!

E24'Til Death Do Us Part
Mar 12, 1962
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.

E25The Bride Who Died Twice
Mar 19, 1962
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.

E26Kill My Love
Mar 26, 1962
An adulterer tries to remove every obstacle in his life by way of murder - will his son be another victim?

E27Man of Mystery
Apr 2, 1962
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?

E28The Innocent Bystanders
Apr 9, 1962
A pair of nineteenth centure body snatchers take their business too far by murdering innocent bystanders to further their profits.

E29The Lethal Ladies
Apr 16, 1962
Two separate tales: a woman deals with her unfaithful husband; a mousy librarian takes revenge on her tyrannical boss.

E30The Specialists
Apr 30, 1962
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.
Storyline
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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