The Best Episodes of Thriller Season 2

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.0/10(191 votes)

   #1 - What Beckoning Ghost?

   S2:E19/18/1961

   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

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   Director:Ida Lupino

   Writer:Donald S. Sanford
2. 

   7.6/10(216 votes)

   #2 - Guillotine

   S2:E29/26/1961

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

   Director:Ida Lupino

   Writer:Charles Beaumont

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   Director:Ida Lupino

   Writer:Charles Beaumont
3. 

   8.0/10(212 votes)

   #3 - The Premature Burial

   S2:E310/2/1961

   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:Unknown

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   Director:Douglas Heyes

   Writer:Unknown
4. 

   7.9/10(230 votes)

   #4 - The Weird Tailor

   S2:E410/16/1961

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

   Director:Herschel Daugherty

   Writer:Robert Bloch

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   Director:Herschel Daugherty

   Writer:Robert Bloch
5. 

   6.8/10(182 votes)

   #5 - God Grante That She Lye Stille

   S2:E510/23/1961

   A 300-year-old witch seeks to possess the last of her family line, beautiful young Lady Margaret.

   Director:Herschel Daugherty

   Writer:Robert Hardy Andrews

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   Director:Herschel Daugherty

   Writer:Robert Hardy Andrews
6. 

   7.7/10(276 votes)

   #6 - Masquerade

   S2:E610/30/1961

   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

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   Director:Herschel Daugherty

   Writer:Donald S. Sanford
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7. 

   7.3/10(187 votes)

   #7 - The Last of the Sommervilles

   S2:E711/6/1961

   Two cousins scheme to kill their aunt for her money - but trust is hard to come by when you're the last of the Sommervilles.

   Director:Ida Lupino

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Ida Lupino

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   6.6/10(143 votes)

   #8 - Letter to a Lover

   S2:E811/13/1961

   When a doctor is murdered two of the chief suspects, a husband and wife, seem to be accusing each other of insanity - which one of them is correct?

   Director:Herschel Daugherty

   Writer:Donald S. Sanford

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   Director:Herschel Daugherty

   Writer:Donald S. Sanford
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   7.1/10(165 votes)

   #9 - A Third For Pinochle

   S2:E911/20/1961

   A man plans to murder his wife using his nosy neighbors for an alibi - but the eccentric ladies across the street may have a trick or two up their sleeve.

   Director:Herschel Daugherty

   Writer:Unknown

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10. 

    6.6/10(170 votes)

    #10 - The Closed Cabinet

    S2:E1011/27/1961

    A young woman visiting an ancient English castle learns a thing or two about the family curse. Will she be able to remove it by finding a way to open the closed cabinet?

    Director:Ida Lupino

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Ida Lupino

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11. 

    7.6/10(173 votes)

    #11 - Dialogues With Death

    S2:E1112/4/1961

    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.

    Director:Herschel Daugherty

    Writer:Unknown

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12. 

    7.4/10(265 votes)

    #12 - The Return of Andrew Bentley

    S2:E1212/11/1961

    A man inherits his uncle's estate on the condition that he spend twenty-four hours a day in the house and guard his uncle's grave against a supernatural intruder.

    Director:John Newland

    Writer:Richard Matheson

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    Writer:Richard Matheson
13. 

    8.0/10(202 votes)

    #13 - The Remarkable Mrs. Hawk

    S2:E1312/18/1961

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

    Director:John Brahm

    Writer:Donald S. Sanford

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    Director:John Brahm

    Writer:Donald S. Sanford
14. 

    7.4/10(174 votes)

    #14 - Portrait Without a Face

    S2:E1412/25/1961

    After a dispicable artist is murdered his last painting seems to be completing itself and revealing the artist's killer - or is it?

    Director:John Newland

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:John Newland

    Writer:Unknown
15. 

    7.3/10(183 votes)

    #15 - An Attractive Family

    S2:E151/1/1962

    An attractive family of serial murderers plan the death of another victim - their young sister-in-law.

    Director:John Brahm

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:John Brahm

    Writer:Unknown
16. 

    7.7/10(191 votes)

    #16 - Waxworks

    S2:E161/8/1962

    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?

    Director:Herschel Daugherty

    Writer:Robert Bloch

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    Director:Herschel Daugherty

    Writer:Robert Bloch
17. 

    7.5/10(216 votes)

    #17 - La Strega

    S2:E171/15/1962

    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

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    Director:Ida Lupino

    Writer:Alan Caillou
18. 

    7.7/10(207 votes)

    #18 - The Storm

    S2:E181/22/1962

    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.

    Director:Herschel Daugherty

    Writer:Unknown

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19. 

    8.1/10(257 votes)

    #19 - A Wig For Miss Devore

    S2:E191/29/1962

    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.

    Director:John Brahm

    Writer:Donald S. Sanford

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    Director:John Brahm

    Writer:Donald S. Sanford
20. 

    7.5/10(184 votes)

    #20 - The Hollow Watcher

    S2:E202/12/1962

    A scheming wife who murders her father-in-law is tormented by a strange being, a scarecrow.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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21. 

    7.2/10(169 votes)

    #21 - Cousin Tundifer

    S2:E212/19/1962

    A man tries to dispose of his uncle's body in a strange house that goes back in time everytime he sets foot in the living room.

    Director:John Brahm

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:John Brahm

    Writer:Unknown
22. 

    8.3/10(276 votes)

    #22 - The Incredible Doktor Markesan

    S2:E222/26/1962

    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

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    Director:Robert Florey

    Writer:Donald S. Sanford
23. 

    6.2/10(153 votes)

    #23 - Flowers of Evil

    S2:E233/5/1962

    The skeleton of a man seems much more alive than those responsible for his death had hoped - it laughs, screams and even moves!

    Director:John Brahm

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:John Brahm

    Writer:Unknown
24. 

    7.2/10(148 votes)

    #24 - 'Til Death Do Us Part

    S2:E243/12/1962

    A henpecked undertaker disposes of his wife along with one of his customers then moves on to a new town and a new wife. But this one won't be so easy to get rid of.

    Director:Herschel Daugherty

    Writer:Robert Bloch

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    Director:Herschel Daugherty

    Writer:Robert Bloch
25. 

    6.4/10(145 votes)

    #25 - The Bride Who Died Twice

    S2:E253/19/1962

    A general is forced to give his daughter's hand in marriage to his corrupt commanding officer but the marriage only results in her death.

    Director:Ida Lupino

    Writer:Robert Hardy Andrews

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    Director:Ida Lupino

    Writer:Robert Hardy Andrews