• Air date: 13 Sep '60 37 episodes
      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 macabre horror tales and suspense thrillers. Reruns currently air on the MeTV television network.
  • List of Episodes (37)
    • 1. The Twisted Image

      13 Sep '60
      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

      20 Sep '60
      A young boy with an unhappy homelife gets dangerously absorbed in his imagination.
    • 3. Worse Than Murder

      27 Sep '60
      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

      04 Oct '60
      An eight-year-old girl is accused of murdering a man and then trying to kill again.
    • 5. Rose's Last Summer

      11 Oct '60
      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

      18 Oct '60
      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

      25 Oct '60
      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

      01 Nov '60
      A twisted zealot seeks to kill all those he feels are sinners.
    • 9. Girl With a Secret

      15 Nov '60
      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

      22 Nov '60
      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

      29 Nov '60
      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

      06 Dec '60
      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

      13 Dec '60
      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

      20 Dec '60
      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

      27 Dec '60
      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

      03 Jan '61
      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

      10 Jan '61
      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

      17 Jan '61
      A man arrives in Tangier looking for his missing brother who seems to have been involved in some shady dealings.
    • 19. Choose a Victim

      24 Jan '61
      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

      07 Feb '61
      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

      14 Feb '61
      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

      21 Feb '61
      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

      28 Feb '61
      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

      07 Mar '61
      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

      14 Mar '61
      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.