TV series

Thriller

1960–1962 · 2 seasons

A somber host guides you through shadowy, self-contained tales of dread and crime that creep up quietly rather than shock.

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.
How it feels: Eerie, dark, tense and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Obsession, revenge, death, guilt
Content: Mild violence and sexual content. No gore or swearing.
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Tone: eeriestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
revenge
death
guilt
mystery
Places: single country house
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: anthology
twist ending
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild