Thriller Season 1

1: The Twisted Image

Sep 13, 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.

2: Child's Play

Sep 20, 1960

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

3: Worse Than Murder

Sep 27, 1960

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

Oct 4, 1960

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

5: Rose's Last Summer

Oct 11, 1960

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

Oct 18, 1960

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

Oct 25, 1960

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

Nov 1, 1960

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

9: Girl With a Secret

Nov 15, 1960

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

Nov 22, 1960

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

Nov 29, 1960

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

Dec 6, 1960

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

Dec 13, 1960

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

Dec 20, 1960

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

Dec 27, 1960

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

Jan 3, 1961

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

Jan 10, 1961

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

Jan 17, 1961

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

19: Choose a Victim

Jan 24, 1961

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

Feb 7, 1961

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

Feb 14, 1961

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

Feb 21, 1961

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

Feb 28, 1961

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

Mar 7, 1961

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

Mar 14, 1961

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.

26: Papa Benjamin

Mar 21, 1961

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

27: Late Date

Apr 4, 1961

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.

28: Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper

Apr 11, 1961

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.

29: The Devil's Ticket

Apr 18, 1961

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?

30: Parasite Mansion

Apr 25, 1961

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.

31: A Good Imagination

May 2, 1961

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

32: Mr. George

May 9, 1961

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.

33: Terror in Teakwood

May 16, 1961

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.

34: The Prisoner in the Mirror

May 23, 1961

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?

35: Dark Legacy

May 30, 1961

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.

36: Pigeons From Hell

Jun 6, 1961

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.

37: The Grim Reaper

Jun 13, 1961

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.

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