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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.
Boris Karloff
Self - Host
1961
An ailing pianist fears she is losing her mind when she begins seeing what she thinks is her own funeral.
To save the life of her husband who is to be executed, a young woman attempts to murder the executioner.
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.
A man attempts to bring his dead son back to life with the use of black magic and an unusual suit of clothes.
A 300-year-old witch seeks to possess the last of her family line, beautiful young Lady Margaret.
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?
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.
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?
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.
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?
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.
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.
Mrs. Hawk has a talent for raising prize hogs - but the secret of her success is more sinister than anyone could imagine.
After a dispicable artist is murdered his last painting seems to be completing itself and revealing the artist's killer - or is it?
An attractive family of serial murderers plan the death of another victim - their young sister-in-law.
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?
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.
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.
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.
A scheming wife who murders her father-in-law is tormented by a strange being, a scarecrow.
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.
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.
The skeleton of a man seems much more alive than those responsible for his death had hoped - it laughs, screams and even moves!
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.
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.
An adulterer tries to remove every obstacle in his life by way of murder - will his son be another victim?
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?
A pair of nineteenth centure body snatchers take their business too far by murdering innocent bystanders to further their profits.
Two separate tales: a woman deals with her unfaithful husband; a mousy librarian takes revenge on her tyrannical boss.
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.
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.
A young boy with an unhappy homelife gets dangerously absorbed in his imagination.
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.
An eight-year-old girl is accused of murdering a man and then trying to kill again.
When an aging film actress dies under mysterious circumstances a friend and her former husband try to find out what happened to her.
The inner workings of a crime syndicate are examined as their mouthpiece lawyer wrestles with his conscience over the future of the organization.
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?
A twisted zealot seeks to kill all those he feels are sinners.
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.
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?
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.
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?
A man desparate for money decides to enlist the help of a serial killer in getting the cash he needs from his wife.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A man arrives in Tangier looking for his missing brother who seems to have been involved in some shady dealings.
A wealthy girl takes up with a mercenary beachbum. Together they plot to kill her uncle for his money
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.
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?
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.
A man is kidnapped on the eve of his wedding and held prisoner by a ghoulish creature claiming to be the devil himself.
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.
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.
A musician tells a strange tale of involvement in a voodoo cult.
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.
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.
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?
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 book dealer turns to murder over his adulterous wife - taking his methods for killing from classic literature.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
