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Thriller: Season 1

37 episodes Premiered Sep 13, 1960 Updated Jul 19, 2026
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Episodes

S1·E1

The Twisted Image

Sep 13, 1960 · 50 min

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

S1·E2

Child's Play

Sep 20, 1960 · 50 min

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

S1·E3

Worse Than Murder

Sep 27, 1960 · 50 min

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.

S1·E4

The Mark of the Hand

Oct 4, 1960 · 50 min

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

S1·E5

Rose's Last Summer

Oct 11, 1960 · 50 min

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

S1·E6

The Guilty Men

Oct 18, 1960 · 50 min

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

S1·E7

The Purple Room

Oct 25, 1960 · 50 min

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

S1·E8

The Watcher

Nov 1, 1960 · 50 min

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

S1·E9

Girl With a Secret

Nov 15, 1960 · 50 min

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.

S1·E10

The Prediction

Nov 22, 1960 · 50 min

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?

S1·E11

The Fatal Impulse

Nov 29, 1960 · 50 min

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.

S1·E12

The Big Blackout

Dec 6, 1960 · 50 min

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?

S1·E13

Knock Three-One-Two

Dec 13, 1960 · 50 min

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

S1·E14

Man in the Middle

Dec 20, 1960 · 50 min

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.

S1·E15

The Cheaters

Dec 27, 1960 · 50 min

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.

S1·E16

The Hungry Glass

Jan 3, 1961 · 50 min

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 frigh

S1·E17

The Poisoner

Jan 10, 1961 · 50 min

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.

S1·E18

Man in a Cage

Jan 17, 1961 · 50 min

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

S1·E19

Choose a Victim

Jan 24, 1961 · 50 min

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

S1·E20

Hay-Fork and Bill-Hook

Feb 7, 1961 · 50 min

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 i

S1·E21

The Merriweather File

Feb 14, 1961 · 50 min

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

S1·E22

The Fingers of Fear

Feb 21, 1961 · 50 min

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.

S1·E23

Well of Doom

Feb 28, 1961 · 50 min

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

S1·E24

The Ordeal of Dr. Cordell

Mar 7, 1961 · 50 min

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 murdero

S1·E25

Trio for Terror

Mar 14, 1961 · 50 min

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 m

S1·E26

Papa Benjamin

Mar 21, 1961 · 50 min

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

S1·E27

Late Date

Apr 4, 1961 · 50 min

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.

S1·E28

Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper

Apr 11, 1961 · 50 min

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 -

S1·E29

The Devil's Ticket

Apr 18, 1961 · 50 min

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?

S1·E30

Parasite Mansion

Apr 25, 1961 · 50 min

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.

S1·E31

A Good Imagination

May 2, 1961 · 50 min

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

S1·E32

Mr. George

May 9, 1961 · 50 min

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 gu

S1·E33

Terror in Teakwood

May 16, 1961 · 50 min

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 somethi

S1·E34

The Prisoner in the Mirror

May 23, 1961 · 50 min

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?

S1·E35

Dark Legacy

May 30, 1961 · 50 min

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.

S1·E36

Pigeons From Hell

Jun 6, 1961 · 50 min

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.

S1·E37

The Grim Reaper

Jun 13, 1961 · 50 min

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