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The Best Episodes of Thriller Season 1

Every episode of Thriller Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Thriller Season 1!

The Best Episodes of Thriller Season 1

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(356 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.

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    Director:John Brahm
    Writer:N/A
  2. Background image for The Devil's Ticket
    8.4/10(279 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(380 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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    Writer:N/A
  4. Background image for A Good Imagination
    8.3/10(252 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.

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    Director:John Brahm
  5. Background image for The Hungry Glass
    8.1/10(364 votes)

    #5 - 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.

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    Director:Douglas Heyes
    Writer:N/A
  6. Background image for Mr. George
    8.1/10(250 votes)

    #6 - 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.

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    Director:Ida Lupino
    Writer:N/A
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  8. Background image for Pigeons From Hell
    7.9/10(350 votes)

    #7 - 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.

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    Director:John Newland
    Writer:N/A
  9. Background image for Well of Doom
    7.7/10(236 votes)

    #8 - 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.

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    Director:John Brahm
    Writer:N/A
  10. Background image for Parasite Mansion
    7.7/10(253 votes)

    #9 - 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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  11. Background image for The Prisoner in the Mirror
    7.7/10(202 votes)

    #10 - 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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  12. Background image for The Merriweather File
    7.6/10(192 votes)

    #11 - 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?

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    Director:John Brahm
    Writer:N/A
  13. Background image for The Purple Room
    7.5/10(301 votes)

    #12 - 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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  14. Background image for Trio for Terror
    7.5/10(193 votes)

    #13 - Trio for Terror

    S1:E25

    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.

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    Director:Ida Lupino
    Writer:N/A
  15. Background image for Terror in Teakwood
    7.5/10(216 votes)

    #14 - 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.

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    Director:Paul Henreid
  16. Background image for The Poisoner
    7.4/10(211 votes)

    #15 - The Poisoner

    S1:E17

    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.

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  17. Background image for The Fingers of Fear
    7.4/10(192 votes)

    #16 - The Fingers of Fear

    S1:E22

    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.

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  18. Background image for Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper
    7.4/10(243 votes)

    #17 - Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper

    S1:E28

    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.

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    Director:Ray Milland
    Writer:N/A
  19. Background image for The Prediction
    7.3/10(228 votes)

    #18 - The Prediction

    S1:E10

    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?

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  20. Background image for Choose a Victim
    7.3/10(190 votes)

    #19 - Choose a Victim

    S1:E19

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

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  21. Background image for The Fatal Impulse
    7.1/10(220 votes)

    #20 - The Fatal Impulse

    S1:E11

    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.

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  22. Background image for Knock Three-One-Two
    7.1/10(205 votes)

    #21 - Knock Three-One-Two

    S1:E13

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

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  23. Background image for Late Date
    7.1/10(184 votes)

    #22 - Late Date

    S1:E27

    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.

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    Writer:N/A
  24. Background image for Dark Legacy
    7.1/10(187 votes)

    #23 - Dark Legacy

    S1:E35

    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.

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    Director:John Brahm
    Writer:N/A
  25. Background image for The Twisted Image
    7.0/10(388 votes)

    #24 - The Twisted Image

    S1:E1

    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.

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  26. Background image for Hay-Fork and Bill-Hook
    7.0/10(196 votes)

    #25 - Hay-Fork and Bill-Hook

    S1:E20

    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.

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Cheaters" is the best rated episode of "Thriller" season 1. It scored 8.4/10 based on 356 votes. Directed by John Brahm and written by N/A, it aired on 12/27/1960. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "The Devil's Ticket".