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Thriller

Thriller

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IMDB:

6.6
Thriller

Released

9/13/1960

Duration

0h 50m

Genre

Crime

Country

United States

Cast

Boris Karloff

Overview

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.

Episodes

The Twisted ImageEP 1Available

The Twisted Image

50m0.0

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 PlayEP 2Available

Child's Play

50m0.0

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

Worse Than MurderEP 3Available

Worse Than Murder

50m4.5

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 HandEP 4Available

The Mark of the Hand

50m0.0

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

Rose's Last SummerEP 5Available

Rose's Last Summer

50m0.0

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 MenEP 6Available

The Guilty Men

50m0.0

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 RoomEP 7Available

The Purple Room

50m7.0

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 WatcherEP 8Available

The Watcher

50m0.0

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

Girl With a SecretEP 9Available

Girl With a Secret

50m0.0

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.

The PredictionEP 10Available

The Prediction

50m7.0

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?

The Fatal ImpulseEP 11Available

The Fatal Impulse

50m0.0

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.

The Big BlackoutEP 12Available

The Big Blackout

50m0.0

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?

Knock Three-One-TwoEP 13Available

Knock Three-One-Two

50m0.0

A man desparate for money decides to enlist the help of a serial killer in getting the cash he needs from his wife.

Man in the MiddleEP 14Available

Man in the Middle

50m0.0

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.

The CheatersEP 15Available

The Cheaters

50m5.0

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.

The Hungry GlassEP 16Available

The Hungry Glass

50m5.5

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.

The PoisonerEP 17Available

The Poisoner

50m0.0

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.

Man in a CageEP 18Available

Man in a Cage

50m0.0

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

Choose a VictimEP 19Available

Choose a Victim

50m0.0

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

Hay-Fork and Bill-HookEP 20Available

Hay-Fork and Bill-Hook

50m7.0

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.

The Merriweather FileEP 21Available

The Merriweather File

50m0.0

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?

The Fingers of FearEP 22Available

The Fingers of Fear

50m0.0

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.

Well of DoomEP 23Available

Well of Doom

50m7.0

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

The Ordeal of Dr. CordellEP 24Available

The Ordeal of Dr. Cordell

50m0.0

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.

Trio for TerrorEP 25Available

Trio for Terror

50m7.0

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.

Papa BenjaminEP 26Available

Papa Benjamin

50m7.0

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

Late DateEP 27Available

Late Date

50m0.0

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.

Yours Truly, Jack the RipperEP 28Available

Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper

50m7.0

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.

The Devil's TicketEP 29Available

The Devil's Ticket

50m7.0

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?

Parasite MansionEP 30Available

Parasite Mansion

50m7.0

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.

A Good ImaginationEP 31Available

A Good Imagination

50m6.0

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

Mr. GeorgeEP 32Available

Mr. George

50m6.0

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.

Terror in TeakwoodEP 33Available

Terror in Teakwood

50m7.0

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.

The Prisoner in the MirrorEP 34Available

The Prisoner in the Mirror

50m7.0

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?

Dark LegacyEP 35Available

Dark Legacy

50m8.0

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.

Pigeons From HellEP 36Available

Pigeons From Hell

50m8.0

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.

The Grim ReaperEP 37Available

The Grim Reaper

50m7.0

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.

Cast

Boris Karloff

Self - Host

Boris Karloff

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