Thriller

S01E11: The Fatal Impulse

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.

Overview

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 mix of self-contained, macabre weird-horror and morbid, hitchockian crime stories, in some of which he also starred.

Episodes

The Twisted Image

S01E01 The Twisted Image

September 13, 1960 50 min
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.
Child's Play

S01E02 Child's Play

September 20, 1960 50 min
A young boy with an unhappy homelife gets dangerously absorbed in his imagination.
Worse Than Murder

S01E03 Worse Than Murder

September 27, 1960 8.0 50 min
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.
The Mark of the Hand

S01E04 The Mark of the Hand

October 4, 1960 50 min
An eight-year-old girl is accused of murdering a man and then trying to kill again.
Rose's Last Summer

S01E05 Rose's Last Summer

October 11, 1960 50 min
When an aging film actress dies under mysterious circumstances a friend and her former husband try to find out what happened to her.
The Guilty Men

S01E06 The Guilty Men

October 18, 1960 50 min
The inner workings of a crime syndicate are examined as their mouthpiece lawyer wrestles with his conscience over the future of the organization.
The Purple Room

S01E07 The Purple Room

October 25, 1960 7.0 50 min
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...
The Watcher

S01E08 The Watcher

November 1, 1960 50 min
A twisted zealot seeks to kill all those he feels are sinners.
Girl With a Secret

S01E09 Girl With a Secret

November 15, 1960 50 min
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.
The Prediction

S01E10 The Prediction

November 22, 1960 7.0 50 min
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?
The Fatal Impulse

S01E11 The Fatal Impulse

November 29, 1960 50 min
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.
The Big Blackout

S01E12 The Big Blackout

December 6, 1960 50 min
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?
Knock Three-One-Two

S01E13 Knock Three-One-Two

December 13, 1960 50 min
A man desparate for money decides to enlist the help of a serial killer in getting the cash he needs from his wife.
Man in the Middle

S01E14 Man in the Middle

December 20, 1960 50 min
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.
The Cheaters

S01E15 The Cheaters

December 27, 1960 9.0 50 min
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.
The Hungry Glass

S01E16 The Hungry Glass

January 3, 1961 10.0 50 min
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...
The Poisoner

S01E17 The Poisoner

January 10, 1961 50 min
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.
Man in a Cage

S01E18 Man in a Cage

January 17, 1961 50 min
A man arrives in Tangier looking for his missing brother who seems to have been involved in some shady dealings.
Choose a Victim

S01E19 Choose a Victim

January 24, 1961 50 min
A wealthy girl takes up with a mercenary beachbum. Together they plot to kill her uncle for his money
Hay-Fork and Bill-Hook

S01E20 Hay-Fork and Bill-Hook

February 7, 1961 7.0 50 min
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.
The Merriweather File

S01E21 The Merriweather File

February 14, 1961 50 min
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...
The Fingers of Fear

S01E22 The Fingers of Fear

February 21, 1961 50 min
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.

S01E23 Well of Doom

February 28, 1961 7.0 50 min
A man is kidnapped on the eve of his wedding and held prisoner by a ghoulish creature claiming to be the devil himself.
The Ordeal of Dr. Cordell

S01E24 The Ordeal of Dr. Cordell

March 7, 1961 50 min
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.
Trio for Terror

S01E25 Trio for Terror

March 14, 1961 7.0 50 min
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...
Papa Benjamin

S01E26 Papa Benjamin

March 21, 1961 7.0 50 min
A musician tells a strange tale of involvement in a voodoo cult.
Late Date

S01E27 Late Date

April 4, 1961 50 min
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.
Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper

S01E28 Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper

April 11, 1961 7.0 50 min
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 -...
The Devil's Ticket

S01E29 The Devil's Ticket

April 18, 1961 7.0 50 min
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?
Parasite Mansion

S01E30 Parasite Mansion

April 25, 1961 7.0 50 min
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.
A Good Imagination

S01E31 A Good Imagination

May 2, 1961 6.0 50 min
A book dealer turns to murder over his adulterous wife - taking his methods for killing from classic literature.
Mr. George

S01E32 Mr. George

May 9, 1961 6.0 50 min
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.
Terror in Teakwood

S01E33 Terror in Teakwood

May 16, 1961 7.0 50 min
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...
The Prisoner in the Mirror

S01E34 The Prisoner in the Mirror

May 23, 1961 7.0 50 min
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?
Dark Legacy

S01E35 Dark Legacy

May 30, 1961 8.0 50 min
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.
Pigeons From Hell

S01E36 Pigeons From Hell

June 6, 1961 8.0 50 min
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.
The Grim Reaper

S01E37 The Grim Reaper

June 13, 1961 7.0 50 min
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...

Cast

Boris Karloff
Boris Karloff
Self - Host

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