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The Best Episodes of Thriller Season 1

Every episode of Thriller Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Thriller Season 1!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Thriller Season 1 Episode 15 - The Cheaters
    8.4/10(388 votes)

    S1:E15

    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.

    Director:John Brahm
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Thriller Season 1 Episode 29 - The Devil's Ticket
    8.4/10(305 votes)

    S1:E29

    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?

    Director:Jules Munshin
    Writer:Robert Bloch

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  3. Thriller Season 1 Episode 31 - A Good Imagination
    8.3/10(282 votes)

    S1:E31

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

    Director:John Brahm
    Writer:Robert Bloch

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  4. Thriller Season 1 Episode 37 - The Grim Reaper
    8.3/10(459 votes)

    S1:E37

    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.

    Director:Herschel Daugherty
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Thriller Season 1 Episode 16 - The Hungry Glass
    8.0/10(411 votes)

    S1:E16

    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.

    Director:Douglas Heyes
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Thriller Season 1 Episode 32 - Mr. George
    8.0/10(284 votes)

    S1:E32

    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.

    Director:Ida Lupino
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Thriller Season 1 Episode 36 - Pigeons From Hell
    7.8/10(407 votes)

    S1:E36

    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.

    Director:John Newland
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Thriller Season 1 Episode 30 - Parasite Mansion
    7.7/10(279 votes)

    S1:E30

    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.

    Director:Herschel Daugherty
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Thriller Season 1 Episode 34 - The Prisoner in the Mirror
    7.7/10(231 votes)

    S1:E34

    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?

    Director:Herschel Daugherty
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Thriller Season 1 Episode 21 - The Merriweather File
    7.6/10(213 votes)

    S1:E21

    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?

    Director:John Brahm
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Thriller Season 1 Episode 23 - Well of Doom
    7.6/10(263 votes)

    S1:E23

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

    Director:John Brahm
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Thriller Season 1 Episode 7 - The Purple Room
    7.5/10(338 votes)

    S1:E7

    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?

    Director:Douglas Heyes
    Writer:Douglas Heyes

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  13. Thriller Season 1 Episode 17 - The Poisoner
    7.4/10(246 votes)

    S1:E17

    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.

    Director:Herschel Daugherty
    Writer:Robert Hardy Andrews

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  14. Thriller Season 1 Episode 22 - The Fingers of Fear
    7.4/10(215 votes)

    S1:E22

    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.

    Director:Jules Munshin
    Writer:Robert Hardy Andrews

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  15. Thriller Season 1 Episode 25 - Trio for Terror
    7.4/10(218 votes)

    S1:E25

    Three separate tales: a man murders his uncle for the inheritance but the uncle is no ordinary man; a man wins a fortune gambling but may not live to enjoy it; a serial killer meets an odd fate.

    Director:Ida Lupino
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Thriller Season 1 Episode 28 - Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper
    7.4/10(273 votes)

    S1:E28

    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.

    Director:Ray Milland
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Thriller Season 1 Episode 33 - Terror in Teakwood
    7.4/10(245 votes)

    S1:E33

    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.

    Director:Paul Henreid
    Writer:Alan Caillou

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  18. Thriller Season 1 Episode 10 - The Prediction
    7.3/10(253 votes)

    S1:E10

    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?

    Director:John Brahm
    Writer:Donald S. Sanford

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  19. Thriller Season 1 Episode 19 - Choose a Victim
    7.3/10(210 votes)

    S1:E19

    A wealthy girl takes up with a mercenary beachbum. Together they plot to kill her uncle for his money

    Director:Richard Carlson
    Writer:George Bellak

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  20. Thriller Season 1 Episode 11 - The Fatal Impulse
    7.1/10(251 votes)

    S1:E11

    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.

    Director:Gerald Mayer
    Writer:Philip MacDonald

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  21. Thriller Season 1 Episode 13 - Knock Three-One-Two
    7.1/10(228 votes)

    S1:E13

    A man desparate for money decides to enlist the help of a serial killer in getting the cash he needs from his wife.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Thriller Season 1 Episode 35 - Dark Legacy
    7.1/10(208 votes)

    S1:E35

    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.

    Director:John Brahm
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Thriller Season 1 Episode 1 - The Twisted Image
    7.0/10(444 votes)

    S1:E1

    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.

    Director:Arthur Hiller
    Writers:James P. Cavanagh, William O'Farrell

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  24. Thriller Season 1 Episode 27 - Late Date
    7.0/10(203 votes)

    S1:E27

    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.

    Director:Herschel Daugherty
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Thriller Season 1 Episode 3 - Worse Than Murder
    6.9/10(297 votes)

    S1:E3

    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.

    Director:Mitchell Leisen
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Cheaters" is the best rated episode of Thriller season 1. It scored 8.4/10 from 388 votes. Directed by John Brahm and written by Unknown, it aired on December 27, 1960.