Thriller
Thriller

Thriller

1960 2 Seasons 67 Episodes ⭐ 6.7 Crime

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.

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 & Episodes

EP 1

The Twisted Image

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

EP 2

Child's Play

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

EP 3

Worse Than Murder

A man dies and leaves a diary describing how he and his sister murdered a woman. The sister's unscrupulous daughter-in-l

EP 4

The Mark of the Hand

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

EP 5

Rose's Last Summer

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

EP 6

The Guilty Men

The inner workings of a crime syndicate are examined as their mouthpiece lawyer wrestles with his conscience over the fu

EP 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 leaves, his cousins w

EP 8

The Watcher

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

EP 9

Girl With a Secret

When the wife of a government agent inadvertently discovers the details of one of his missions she becomes a girl with a

EP 10

The Prediction

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

EP 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 and we follow their

EP 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 to unravel the myst

EP 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 from his wife.

EP 14

Man in the Middle

A man overhears the kidnapping and murder plot of two unsavory characters and tries to prevent it from being carried out

EP 15

The Cheaters

A pair of very unusual glasses allow the wearer to see the absolute truth about whatever they look upon. We see what hap

EP 16

The Hungry Glass

A young couple buy a run-down, old mansion surrounded with legends about the lack of mirrors and the deaths of many form

EP 17

The Poisoner

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

EP 18

Man in a Cage

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

EP 19

Choose a Victim

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

EP 20

Hay-Fork and Bill-Hook

A young detective is sent to the English countryside to investigate a strange murder. His wife, who has accompanied him,

EP 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 more guilty he looks.

EP 22

The Fingers of Fear

A child murderer is on the loose. A mentally disturbed man is arrested for the crimes, but a determined police lieutenan

EP 23

Well of Doom

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

EP 24

The Ordeal of Dr. Cordell

A research scientist accidentally discovers a strange gas that penetrates his gas mask and the effects are most bizarre

EP 25

Trio for Terror

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

EP 26

Papa Benjamin

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

EP 27

Late Date

When a man murders his adulterous wife his brother attempts to conceal the crime by disposing of the body - but it won't

EP 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 police of his the

EP 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 devil. Will he be ab

EP 30

Parasite Mansion

A young teacher is lost during a storm and wakes up to find herself held prisoner in a run-down mansion inhabited by a s

EP 31

A Good Imagination

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

EP 32

Mr. George

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

EP 33

Terror in Teakwood

A young man's former girlfriend comes to him for help; her husband, a famous pianist, is being terrorized by an unknown

EP 34

The Prisoner in the Mirror

A professor researching an eighteenth century murderous magician purchases a mirror in Paris only to find the magician's

EP 35

Dark Legacy

The patriarch of a family of magicians dies and leaves his nephew his book of secrets - and it is indeed a dark legacy i

EP 36

Pigeons From Hell

Two young brothers attempt to spend the night in an abandoned southern plantation and encounter some birds that seem to

EP 37

The Grim Reaper

An eccentric mystery writer purchases a ghoulish painting of the grim reaper which happens to have a curse on it - almos

EP 1

What Beckoning Ghost?

An ailing pianist fears she is losing her mind when she begins seeing what she thinks is her own funeral.

EP 2

Guillotine

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

EP 3

The Premature Burial

When a man is accidentally buried alive and then saved he becomes paranoid that it might happen again - and he has good

EP 4

The Weird Tailor

A man attempts to bring his dead son back to life with the use of black magic and an unusual suit of clothes.

EP 5

God Grante That She Lye Stille

A 300-year-old witch seeks to possess the last of her family line, beautiful young Lady Margaret.

EP 6

Masquerade

A young couple take refuge in a spooky house on a stormy night and are terrorized by the strange family who occupy it. B

EP 7

The Last of the Sommervilles

Two cousins scheme to kill their aunt for her money - but trust is hard to come by when you're the last of the Sommervil

EP 8

Letter to a Lover

When a doctor is murdered two of the chief suspects, a husband and wife, seem to be accusing each other of insanity - wh

EP 9

A Third For Pinochle

A man plans to murder his wife using his nosy neighbors for an alibi - but the eccentric ladies across the street may ha

EP 10

The Closed Cabinet

A young woman visiting an ancient English castle learns a thing or two about the family curse. Will she be able to remov

EP 11

Dialogues With Death

Two separate tales: a morgue attendent seems to be able to talk to the corpses, and get an answer; a young couple arrive

EP 12

The Return of Andrew Bentley

A man inherits his uncle's estate on the condition that he spend twenty-four hours a day in the house and guard his uncl

EP 13

The Remarkable Mrs. Hawk

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

EP 14

Portrait Without a Face

After a dispicable artist is murdered his last painting seems to be completing itself and revealing the artist's killer

EP 15

An Attractive Family

An attractive family of serial murderers plan the death of another victim - their young sister-in-law.

EP 16

Waxworks

A traveling exhibit of wax figures of murderers seems to be the cause of some more recent deaths - are the wax figures r

EP 17

La Strega

A young woman accused of being a witch goes to her young lover for protection against both her accusers and her grandmot

EP 18

The Storm

A woman returns home after two weeks and must spend the evening by herself during a raging storm. She is terrorized by s

EP 19

A Wig For Miss Devore

A washed-up actress selects for her comeback vehicle the story of a real woman who was accused of being a witch and suse

EP 20

The Hollow Watcher

A scheming wife who murders her father-in-law is tormented by a strange being, a scarecrow.

EP 21

Cousin Tundifer

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 livin

EP 22

The Incredible Doktor Markesan

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 v

EP 23

Flowers of Evil

The skeleton of a man seems much more alive than those responsible for his death had hoped - it laughs, screams and even

EP 24

'Til Death Do Us Part

A henpecked undertaker disposes of his wife along with one of his customers then moves on to a new town and a new wife.

EP 25

The Bride Who Died Twice

A general is forced to give his daughter's hand in marriage to his corrupt commanding officer but the marriage only resu

EP 26

Kill My Love

An adulterer tries to remove every obstacle in his life by way of murder - will his son be another victim?

EP 27

Man of Mystery

A mysterious and powerful man is keeping many secrets and everytime someone gets close to the truth, they are murdered.

EP 28

The Innocent Bystanders

A pair of nineteenth centure body snatchers take their business too far by murdering innocent bystanders to further thei

EP 29

The Lethal Ladies

Two separate tales: a woman deals with her unfaithful husband; a mousy librarian takes revenge on her tyrannical boss.

EP 30

The Specialists

A group of special detectives try to capture international jewel thieves and save the life of an innocent young woman wh

Popular Cast

Boris Karloff
Boris Karloff
Self - Host