Thriller

Thriller

On NBC

1960–19622 seasons67 episodes50 min6.7 / 10

A 1960s anthology of self-contained macabre tales mixing supernatural horror with Hitchcockian crime, hosted by Boris Karloff in a deliberately unsettling register.

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.

Questions people ask

  • Is Thriller scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 98% of series.

  • Does Thriller leave you hopeful? No. Less hopeful than 96% of series.

  • Is Thriller easy watching? No. Less comforting than 94% of series.

  • Is Thriller sad? Yes. More sad than 84% of series.

  • Is Thriller violent? Somewhat. More violent than 64% of series.

These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

74/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity92

How unlike any other series this one feels

Surprise90

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love46

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Thriller

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Thriller

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Thriller, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Thriller, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Thriller, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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