The worst episodes of Thriller

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  1. 01

    S02E30 · April 30, 1962 · 50m

    The Specialists4.0

    A group of special detectives try to capture international jewel thieves and save the life of an innocent young woman who has become entangled in their web.

  2. 02

    S01E03 · September 27, 1960 · 50m

    Worse Than Murder4.5

    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.

  3. 03

    S01E15 · December 27, 1960 · 50m

    The Cheaters5.0

    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.

  4. 04

    S01E16 · January 3, 1961 · 50m

    The Hungry Glass5.5

    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.

  5. 05

    S01E31 · May 2, 1961 · 50m

    A Good Imagination6.0

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

  6. 06

    S01E32 · May 9, 1961 · 50m

    Mr. George6.0

    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.

  7. 07

    S02E02 · September 26, 1961 · 50m

    Guillotine6.0

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

  8. 08

    S02E10 · November 27, 1961 · 50m

    The Closed Cabinet6.0

    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?

  9. 09

    S02E13 · December 18, 1961 · 50m

    The Remarkable Mrs. Hawk6.0

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

  10. 10

    S02E16 · January 8, 1962 · 50m

    Waxworks6.0

    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?

  11. 11

    S02E21 · February 19, 1962 · 50m

    Cousin Tundifer6.0

    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.

  12. 12

    S02E23 · March 5, 1962 · 50m

    Flowers of Evil6.0

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

  13. 13

    S02E28 · April 9, 1962 · 50m

    The Innocent Bystanders6.0

    A pair of nineteenth centure body snatchers take their business too far by murdering innocent bystanders to further their profits.

  14. 14

    S01E07 · October 25, 1960 · 50m

    The Purple Room7.0

    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?

  15. 15

    S01E10 · November 22, 1960 · 50m

    The Prediction7.0

    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?

  16. 16

    S01E20 · February 7, 1961 · 50m

    Hay-Fork and Bill-Hook7.0

    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.

  17. 17

    S01E23 · February 28, 1961 · 50m

    Well of Doom7.0

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

  18. 18

    S01E25 · March 14, 1961 · 50m

    Trio for Terror7.0

    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.

  19. 19

    S01E26 · March 21, 1961 · 50m

    Papa Benjamin7.0

    A musician tells a strange tale of involvement in a voodoo cult.

  20. 20

    S01E28 · April 11, 1961 · 50m

    Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper7.0

    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.

  21. 21

    S01E29 · April 18, 1961 · 50m

    The Devil's Ticket7.0

    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?

  22. 22

    S01E30 · April 25, 1961 · 50m

    Parasite Mansion7.0

    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.

  23. 23

    S01E33 · May 16, 1961 · 50m

    Terror in Teakwood7.0

    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.

  24. 24

    S01E34 · May 23, 1961 · 50m

    The Prisoner in the Mirror7.0

    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?

  25. 25

    S01E37 · June 13, 1961 · 50m

    The Grim Reaper7.0

    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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