10.0/101 votesLoading...#1 - The Hungry Glass
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/3/1961
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.
Director: Douglas Heyes
Writer: N/A
9.0/101 votesLoading...#2 - The Cheaters
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 12/27/1960
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.
Director: John Brahm
Writer: N/A
9.0/101 votesLoading...#3 - Kill My Love
Season 2 Episode 26 - Aired 3/26/1962
An adulterer tries to remove every obstacle in his life by way of murder - will his son be another victim?
Director: Herschel Daugherty
Writer: Donald S. Sanford
8.5/102 votesLoading...#4 - La Strega
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 1/15/1962
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
Writer: Alan Caillou
8.5/102 votesLoading...#5 - The Incredible Doktor Markesan
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 2/26/1962
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.
Director: Robert Florey
Writer: Donald S. Sanford
8.0/101 votesLoading...#6 - Worse Than Murder
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/27/1960
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.
Director: Mitchell Leisen
Writer: N/A
8.0/101 votesLoading...#7 - Dark Legacy
Season 1 Episode 35 - Aired 5/30/1961
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.
Director: John Brahm
Writer: N/A
8.0/101 votesLoading...#8 - Pigeons From Hell
Season 1 Episode 36 - Aired 6/6/1961
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.
Director: John Newland
Writer: N/A
8.0/101 votesLoading...#9 - Masquerade
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/30/1961
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?
Director: Herschel Daugherty
Writer: Donald S. Sanford
8.0/101 votesLoading...#10 - The Lethal Ladies
Season 2 Episode 29 - Aired 4/16/1962
Two separate tales: a woman deals with her unfaithful husband; a mousy librarian takes revenge on her tyrannical boss.
Director: Ida Lupino
Writer: N/A
7.5/102 votesLoading...#11 - The Hollow Watcher
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 2/12/1962
A scheming wife who murders her father-in-law is tormented by a strange being, a scarecrow.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.0/101 votesLoading...#12 - The Purple Room
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/25/1960
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?
Director: Douglas Heyes
Writer: Douglas Heyes
7.0/101 votesLoading...#13 - The Prediction
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/22/1960
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?
Director: John Brahm
Writer: Donald S. Sanford
7.0/101 votesLoading...#14 - Hay-Fork and Bill-Hook
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 2/7/1961
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.
Director: Herschel Daugherty
Writer: Alan Caillou
7.0/101 votesLoading...#15 - Well of Doom
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 2/28/1961
A man is kidnapped on the eve of his wedding and held prisoner by a ghoulish creature claiming to be the devil himself.
Director: John Brahm
Writer: N/A
7.0/101 votesLoading...#16 - Trio for Terror
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 3/14/1961
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.
Director: Ida Lupino
Writer: N/A
7.0/101 votesLoading...#18 - Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper
Season 1 Episode 28 - Aired 4/11/1961
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.
Director: Ray Milland
Writer: N/A
7.0/101 votesLoading...#19 - The Devil's Ticket
Season 1 Episode 29 - Aired 4/18/1961
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?
Director: Jules Munshin
Writer: Robert Bloch
7.0/101 votesLoading...#20 - Parasite Mansion
Season 1 Episode 30 - Aired 4/25/1961
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.
Director: Herschel Daugherty
Writer: N/A
7.0/101 votesLoading...#21 - Terror in Teakwood
Season 1 Episode 33 - Aired 5/16/1961
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.
Director: Paul Henreid
Writer: Alan Caillou
7.0/101 votesLoading...#22 - The Prisoner in the Mirror
Season 1 Episode 34 - Aired 5/23/1961
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?
Director: Herschel Daugherty
Writer: N/A
7.0/101 votesLoading...#23 - The Grim Reaper
Season 1 Episode 37 - Aired 6/13/1961
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.
Director: Herschel Daugherty
Writer: N/A
7.0/101 votesLoading...#24 - What Beckoning Ghost?
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/18/1961
An ailing pianist fears she is losing her mind when she begins seeing what she thinks is her own funeral.
Director: Ida Lupino
Writer: Donald S. Sanford
7.0/101 votesLoading...#25 - The Premature Burial
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/2/1961
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: N/A
The Best Episodes of Thriller
Every episode of Thriller ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into 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...
Genre:Crime
Network:NBC
Best Episodes Summary
"The Hungry Glass" is the best rated episode of "Thriller". It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Douglas Heyes and written by N/A, it aired on 1/3/1961. This episode scored 1.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Cheaters".
