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Thriller

Thriller

19606.62 Seasons67 EpisodesEnded

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.

Produced by Maxwell Shane, Fletcher Markle
NetworksNBC

Top Cast

Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff

Self - Host

Themes & Keywords

swampsupernaturalanthologypossessionrevengeold dark housesomberparapsychologymagickghostly hauntingsweird talescurses

About Thriller

Thriller is a crime series that first aired in 1960 exploring themes of swamp, supernatural, anthology, possession, revenge, old dark house. it stars Boris Karloff. 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.

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