Thriller
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Season 1
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Tuesday, September 13th, 1960
1: The Twisted Image
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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Tuesday, September 20th, 1960
2: Child's Play
A young boy with an unhappy homelife gets dangerously absorbed in his imagination.
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Tuesday, September 27th, 1960
3: Worse Than Murder
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.
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Tuesday, October 4th, 1960
4: The Mark of the Hand
An eight-year-old girl is accused of murdering a man and then trying to kill again.
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Tuesday, October 11th, 1960
5: Rose's Last Summer
When an aging film actress dies under mysterious circumstances a friend and her former husband try to find out what happened to her.
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Tuesday, October 18th, 1960
6: The Guilty Men
The inner workings of a crime syndicate are examined as their mouthpiece lawyer wrestles with his conscience over the future of the organization.
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Tuesday, October 25th, 1960
7: The Purple Room
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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Tuesday, November 1st, 1960
8: The Watcher
A twisted zealot seeks to kill all those he feels are sinners.
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Tuesday, November 15th, 1960
9: Girl with a Secret
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.
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Tuesday, November 22nd, 1960
10: The Prediction
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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Tuesday, November 29th, 1960
11: 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.
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Tuesday, December 6th, 1960
12: The Big Blackout
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?
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Tuesday, December 13th, 1960
13: Knock Three-One-Two
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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Tuesday, December 20th, 1960
14: Man in the Middle
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.
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Tuesday, December 27th, 1960
15: The Cheaters
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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Tuesday, January 3rd, 1961
16: The Hungry Glass
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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Tuesday, January 10th, 1961
17: The Poisoner
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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Tuesday, January 17th, 1961
18: Man in the Cage
A man arrives in Tangier looking for his missing brother who seems to have been involved in some shady dealings.
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Tuesday, January 24th, 1961
19: Choose a Victim
A wealthy girl takes up with a mercenary beachbum. Together they plot to kill her uncle for his money
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Tuesday, February 7th, 1961
20: Hay-Fork and Bill-Hook
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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Tuesday, February 14th, 1961
21: The Merriweather File
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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Tuesday, February 21st, 1961
22: The Fingers of Fear
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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Tuesday, February 28th, 1961
23: Well of Doom
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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Tuesday, March 7th, 1961
24: The Ordeal of Dr. Cordell
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.
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Tuesday, March 14th, 1961
25: Trio for Terror
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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Tuesday, March 21st, 1961
26: Papa Benjamin
A musician tells a strange tale of involvement in a voodoo cult.
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Tuesday, April 4th, 1961
27: Late Date
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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Tuesday, April 11th, 1961
28: Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper
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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Tuesday, April 18th, 1961
29: The Devil's Ticket
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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Tuesday, April 25th, 1961
30: Parasite Mansion
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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Tuesday, May 2nd, 1961
31: A Good Imagination
A book dealer turns to murder over his adulterous wife - taking his methods for killing from classic literature.
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Tuesday, May 9th, 1961
32: Mr. George
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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Tuesday, May 16th, 1961
33: Terror in Teakwood
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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Tuesday, May 23rd, 1961
34: The Prisoner in the Mirror
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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Tuesday, May 30th, 1961
35: Dark Legacy
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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Tuesday, June 6th, 1961
36: Pigeons from Hell
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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Tuesday, June 13th, 1961
37: The Grim Reaper
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.
Season 2
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Monday, September 18th, 1961
1: What Beckoning Ghost?
An ailing pianist fears she is losing her mind when she begins seeing what she thinks is her own funeral.
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Tuesday, September 26th, 1961
2: Guillotine
To save the life of her husband who is to be executed, a young woman attempts to murder the executioner.
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Monday, October 2nd, 1961
3: The Premature Burial
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.
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Monday, October 16th, 1961
4: The Weird Tailor
A man attempts to bring his dead son back to life with the use of black magic and an unusual suit of clothes.
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Monday, October 23rd, 1961
5: God Grante That She Lye Stille
A 300-year-old witch seeks to possess the last of her family line, beautiful young Lady Margaret.
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Monday, October 30th, 1961
6: Masquerade
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?
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Monday, November 6th, 1961
7: The Last of the Sommervilles
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.
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Monday, November 13th, 1961
8: Letter to a Lover
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?
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Monday, November 20th, 1961
9: A Third for Pinochle
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.
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Monday, November 27th, 1961
10: The Closed Cabinet
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?
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Monday, December 4th, 1961
11: Dialogues with Death
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.
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Monday, December 11th, 1961
12: The Return of Andrew Bentley
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.
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Monday, December 18th, 1961
13: The Remarkable Mrs. Hawk
Mrs. Hawk has a talent for raising prize hogs - but the secret of her success is more sinister than anyone could imagine.
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Monday, December 25th, 1961
14: Portrait Without a Face
After a dispicable artist is murdered his last painting seems to be completing itself and revealing the artist's killer - or is it?
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Monday, January 1st, 1962
15: An Attractive Family
An attractive family of serial murderers plan the death of another victim - their young sister-in-law.
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Monday, January 8th, 1962
16: Waxworks
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?
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Monday, January 15th, 1962
17: La Strega
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.
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Monday, January 22nd, 1962
18: The Storm
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.
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Monday, January 29th, 1962
19: A Wig for Miss Devore
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.
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Monday, February 12th, 1962
20: The Hollow Watcher
A scheming wife who murders her father-in-law is tormented by a strange being, a scarecrow.
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Monday, February 19th, 1962
21: Cousin Tundifer
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.
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Monday, February 26th, 1962
22: The Incredible Doktor Markesan
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.
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Monday, March 5th, 1962
23: Flowers of Evil
The skeleton of a man seems much more alive than those responsible for his death had hoped - it laughs, screams and even moves!
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Monday, March 12th, 1962
24: 'Til Death Do Us Part
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.
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Monday, March 19th, 1962
25: The Bride Who Died Twice
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.
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Monday, March 26th, 1962
26: Kill My Love
An adulterer tries to remove every obstacle in his life by way of murder - will his son be another victim?
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Monday, April 2nd, 1962
27: Man of Mystery
A mysterious and powerful man is keeping many secrets and everytime someone gets close to the truth, they are murdered. Will a beautiful young singer survive her relationship with the man of mystery?
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Monday, April 9th, 1962
28: The Innocent Bystanders
A pair of nineteenth centure body snatchers take their business too far by murdering innocent bystanders to further their profits.
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Monday, April 16th, 1962
29: The Lethal Ladies
Two separate tales: a woman deals with her unfaithful husband; a mousy librarian takes revenge on her tyrannical boss.
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Monday, April 30th, 1962
30: The Specialists
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.