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The Best Episodes of Thriller

Every episode of Thriller ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Thriller!

The Best Episodes of Thriller

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...

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  1. Background image for The Cheaters
    8.4/10(362 votes)

    #1 - The Cheaters

    S1:E15

    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.

    Director:John Brahm
    Writer:Unknown
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  2. Background image for The Devil's Ticket
    8.4/10(283 votes)

    #2 - The Devil's Ticket

    S1:E29

    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?

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  3. Background image for The Grim Reaper
    8.4/10(391 votes)

    #3 - The Grim Reaper

    S1:E37

    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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  4. Background image for A Good Imagination
    8.3/10(260 votes)

    #4 - A Good Imagination

    S1:E31

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

    Director:John Brahm
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  5. Background image for The Incredible Doktor Markesan
    8.3/10(273 votes)

    #5 - The Incredible Doktor Markesan

    S2:E22

    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.

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  6. Background image for The Hungry Glass
    8.1/10(371 votes)

    #6 - The Hungry Glass

    S1:E16

    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.

    Director:Douglas Heyes
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Mr. George
    8.1/10(257 votes)

    #7 - Mr. George

    S1:E32

    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.

    Director:Ida Lupino
    Writer:Unknown
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  9. Background image for A Wig For Miss Devore
    8.1/10(253 votes)

    #8 - A Wig For Miss Devore

    S2:E19

    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.

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  10. Background image for Pigeons From Hell
    7.9/10(358 votes)

    #9 - Pigeons From Hell

    S1:E36

    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.

    Director:John Newland
    Writer:Unknown
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  11. Background image for The Premature Burial
    7.9/10(209 votes)

    #10 - The Premature Burial

    S2:E3

    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.

    Director:Douglas Heyes
    Writer:Unknown
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  12. Background image for The Weird Tailor
    7.9/10(229 votes)

    #11 - The Weird Tailor

    S2:E4

    A man attempts to bring his dead son back to life with the use of black magic and an unusual suit of clothes.

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  13. Background image for The Remarkable Mrs. Hawk
    7.9/10(199 votes)

    #12 - The Remarkable Mrs. Hawk

    S2:E13

    Mrs. Hawk has a talent for raising prize hogs - but the secret of her success is more sinister than anyone could imagine.

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  14. Background image for Well of Doom
    7.7/10(241 votes)

    #13 - Well of Doom

    S1:E23

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

    Director:John Brahm
    Writer:Unknown
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  15. Background image for Parasite Mansion
    7.7/10(261 votes)

    #14 - Parasite Mansion

    S1:E30

    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.

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  16. Background image for The Prisoner in the Mirror
    7.7/10(208 votes)

    #15 - The Prisoner in the Mirror

    S1:E34

    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?

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  17. Background image for Masquerade
    7.7/10(272 votes)

    #16 - Masquerade

    S2:E6

    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?

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  18. Background image for Waxworks
    7.7/10(190 votes)

    #17 - Waxworks

    S2:E16

    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?

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  19. Background image for The Merriweather File
    7.6/10(197 votes)

    #18 - The Merriweather File

    S1:E21

    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?

    Director:John Brahm
    Writer:Unknown
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  20. Background image for Guillotine
    7.6/10(214 votes)

    #19 - Guillotine

    S2:E2

    To save the life of her husband who is to be executed, a young woman attempts to murder the executioner.

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  21. Background image for Dialogues With Death
    7.6/10(170 votes)

    #20 - Dialogues With Death

    S2:E11

    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.

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  22. Background image for The Storm
    7.6/10(206 votes)

    #21 - The Storm

    S2:E18

    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.

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  23. Background image for The Lethal Ladies
    7.6/10(177 votes)

    #22 - The Lethal Ladies

    S2:E29

    Two separate tales: a woman deals with her unfaithful husband; a mousy librarian takes revenge on her tyrannical boss.

    Director:Ida Lupino
    Writer:Unknown
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  24. Background image for The Purple Room
    7.5/10(308 votes)

    #23 - The Purple Room

    S1:E7

    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?

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  25. Background image for Terror in Teakwood
    7.5/10(224 votes)

    #24 - Terror in Teakwood

    S1:E33

    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.

    Director:Paul Henreid
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  26. Background image for La Strega
    7.5/10(213 votes)

    #25 - La Strega

    S2:E17

    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.

    Director:Ida Lupino
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Best Episodes Summary

"The Cheaters" is the best rated episode of "Thriller". It scored 8.4/10 based on 362 votes. Directed by John Brahm and written by Unknown, it aired on 12/27/1960. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Devil's Ticket".