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Thriller

1960 – 1962Show2 seasons67 episodesTV-PG

Crime
74
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb8.2
74
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb8.2

Summary

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.

Good for

  • Friends night
  • Teens
  • Binge-friendly

Where to watch

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Not for warmth, laughs or comfort.

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Thriller episodes

2 seasons · 67 episodes

  1. S1 E1 The Twisted Image, 7.0
  2. S1 E2 Child's Play, 5.7
  3. S1 E3 Worse Than Murder, 6.9
  4. S1 E4 The Mark of the Hand, 6.3
  5. S1 E5 Rose's Last Summer, 6.9
  6. S1 E6 The Guilty Men, 6.1
  7. S1 E7 The Purple Room, 7.5
  8. S1 E8 The Watcher, 6.8
  9. S1 E9 Girl with a Secret, 6.8
  10. S1 E10 The Prediction, 7.3
  11. S1 E11 The Fatal Impulse, 7.1
  12. S1 E12 The Big Blackout, 6.2
  13. S1 E13 Knock Three-One-Two, 7.1
  14. S1 E14 Man in the Middle, 6.0
  15. S1 E15 The Cheaters, 8.4
  16. S1 E16 The Hungry Glass, 8.0
  17. S1 E17 The Poisoner, 7.4
  18. S1 E18 Man in the Cage, 5.9
  19. S1 E19 Choose a Victim, 7.3
  20. S1 E20 Hay-Fork and Bill-Hook, 6.9
  21. S1 E21 The Merriweather File, 7.6
  22. S1 E22 The Fingers of Fear, 7.4
  23. S1 E23 Well of Doom, 7.6
  24. S1 E24 The Ordeal of Dr. Cordell, 6.5
  25. S1 E25 Trio for Terror, 7.5
  26. S1 E26 Papa Benjamin, 6.0
  27. S1 E27 Late Date, 7.0
  28. S1 E28 Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper, 7.4
  29. S1 E29 The Devil's Ticket, 8.4
  30. S1 E30 Parasite Mansion, 7.7
  31. S1 E31 A Good Imagination, 8.3
  32. S1 E32 Mr. George, 8.0
  33. S1 E33 The Terror in Teakwood, 7.4
  34. S1 E34 Prisoner in the Mirror, 7.7
  35. S1 E35 Dark Legacy, 7.1
  36. S1 E36 Pigeons from Hell, 7.8
  37. S1 E37 The Grim Reaper, 8.3
  1. S2 E1 What Beckoning Ghost?, 7.0
  2. S2 E2 Guillotine, 7.6
  3. S2 E3 The Premature Burial, 7.9
  4. S2 E4 The Weird Tailor, 7.9
  5. S2 E5 God Grante That She Lye Stille, 6.8
  6. S2 E6 Masquerade, 7.7
  7. S2 E7 The Last of the Sommervilles, 7.3
  8. S2 E8 Letter to a Lover, 6.6
  9. S2 E9 A Third for Pinochle, 7.1
  10. S2 E10 The Closed Cabinet, 6.5
  11. S2 E11 Dialogues with Death, 7.5
  12. S2 E12 The Return of Andrew Bentley, 7.4
  13. S2 E13 The Remarkable Mrs. Hawk, 7.9
  14. S2 E14 Portrait Without a Face, 7.3
  15. S2 E15 An Attractive Family, 7.4
  16. S2 E16 Waxworks, 7.7
  17. S2 E17 La Strega, 7.4
  18. S2 E18 The Storm, 7.6
  19. S2 E19 A Wig for Miss Devore, 8.1
  20. S2 E20 The Hollow Watcher, 7.5
  21. S2 E21 Cousin Tundifer, 7.2
  22. S2 E22 The Incredible Doktor Markesan, 8.3
  23. S2 E23 Flowers of Evil, 6.2
  24. S2 E24 'Til Death Do Us Part, 7.2
  25. S2 E25 The Bride Who Died Twice, 6.4
  26. S2 E26 Kill My Love, 7.2
  27. S2 E27 Man of Mystery, 7.4
  28. S2 E28 The Innocent Bystanders, 6.6
  29. S2 E29 The Lethal Ladies, 7.6
  30. S2 E30 The Specialists, 5.4

Cast

24 of 307 · most episodes first

Crew

Directors
Herschel Daugherty, John Brahm, Ida Lupino
Written by
Donald S. Sanford, Robert Bloch, Robert Hardy Andrews
Produced by
Fletcher Markle, Maxwell Shane, William Frye
Music by
Morton Stevens

Everyone

Pick a department, or search for a name or a job (“editor”, “stunt”).

Facts

September 13, 1960 · April 30, 1962 · Ended

First aired
September 13, 1960
Last aired
April 30, 1962
Status
Ended
Length
2 seasons · 67 episodes
Age rating
TV-PG
Content
Violence, Disturbing Imagery
Genres
Crime
Original language
English
Available in
1 country

Tropes

Didn't See That Coming, The Bad Guy Wins, Phony Psychic +9

Q&A

7 questions, like "Where can I stream Thriller?"

Questions about Thriller

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Where can I stream Thriller?

The RokuDarkroom

In the United States, Thriller is free with ads on The Roku and Darkroom.

Is Thriller worth watching?

74
GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 74 (IMDb 8.2).

Is Thriller okay for kids?

TV-PGViolenceDisturbing imagery

Not for young kids: it's rated TV-PG in the United States for violence and disturbing imagery, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.

How long does it take to watch Thriller?

56 h

About 56 hours: 67 episodes in 2 seasons of about 50 minutes each, aired from 1960 to 1962.

Will I feel good after watching Thriller?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 7 of 10 for bleakness and 4 for melancholy, against 2 for hopefulness.

Will Thriller scare me?

Not scaryTerrifying

At times: scares are rated 6 of 10.

What tropes does Thriller use?

Didn't See That ComingThe Bad Guy WinsPhony PsychicSex Signals DeathComic-Book AdaptationScary ScarecrowsCreepy GoodCramming the CoffinMost Writers Are WritersThe AlcoholicThe Scourge of GodDeal with the Deviland 20 more

TV Tropes lists 32 tropes for it, including Didn't See That Coming, The Bad Guy Wins, and Phony Psychic.