''Thriller'' (also known as ''Boris Karloff's Thriller'' and ''Boris Karloff Presents'') is an American anthology television series that aired during the 1960–61 and 1961–62 seasons on NBC. The show featured host

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introducing a mix of macabre horror tales and suspense thrillers.

Overview

''Thriller'' was created by Hubbell Robinson for

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's Revue Studios. Though remembered primarily as a series that emphasized gothic horror, under producer

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''Thriller'' was initially a series oriented towards suspense and crime drama, in the manner of ''

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''. Markle was let go after having completed eight episodes, and replaced by

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. Shane continued in the crime drama mold, though he began to add trappings of gothic horror to a few stories, but he too was replaced after having completed a further nine episodes. The rest of the first season and all of the second was produced by William Frye, who firmly moved ''Thriller'' into the format for which it would be most well-remembered, although non-horror crime and mystery stories would still be featured from time to time throughout the show's run. Among the many writers for the series were

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, Robert Hardy Andrews, and

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, who adapted a number of his own stories, notably "The Weird Tailor". Authors whose works were frequently adapted included

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and

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. In addition to serving as the host of the series, Karloff also starred in five episodes: "The Prediction", "The Premature Burial", "The Last of the Sommervilles", "Dialogues With Death", and "The Incredible Doctor Markesan". Other actors included Leslie Nielsen in the show's first episode "The Twisted Image",

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in two episodes, "The Hungry Glass" and "The Grim Reaper",

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in two episodes,

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in two episodes, Henry Daniell in five episodes, and Edward Andrews in three episodes.

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Beverly Washburn appeared in "Parasite Mansion"; Joan Tompkins appeared in "The Cheaters" and "Mr. George". Elizabeth Montgomery,

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, and John Carradine in "Masquerade". Carradine also starred in "The Remarkable Mrs. Hawk", co-starring

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and Jo Van Fleet; Ed Nelson starred in four episodes: "The Fatal Impulse", "The Cheaters", "A Good Imagination", and "Dialogues With Death". Other performers included:

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, Larry Pennell, Russell Johnson,

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, Mary Astor, Marion Ross,

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, MacDonald Carey, Donna Douglas, Natalie Schafer, Phyllis Thaxter,

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, Richard Carlson, William Windom,

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, Cloris Leachman,

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, Nancy Kelly,

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and Edward Binns. In '' Danse Macabre'',

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's 1981 history and critique of horror fiction, King suggests that ''Thriller'' was the best series of its kind up to that point. Alfred Hitchcock hastened the demise of the series after he came aboard on NBC with ''

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'' said "Not all the episodes work, and the transfers can be a bit grainy. But when they do—the strong shadows living in the black and white, the awesomely overwrought score by composers

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and Morton Stevens (if only they had music like that again), the storytelling not using gore and cheap scares as crutches—the results are genuinely goosebump-inducing."

Episodes

Due to a number of TV stations that pre-empted ''Thriller'' in favor of local programs, ''Thriller'' only ran for two seasons starting September 1960. A few minutes into each episode,

introduces the title of the episode, the "major players" (actors) in that episode, and states that "as sure as my name is Boris Karloff, this is a thriller!" Karloff also appeared as an actor in five episodes over the duration of the series.

Season 1 (1960–61)

The show premiered on September 13, 1960 with the episode "The Twisted Image". It had 37 episodes in the first season (in addition to serving as the host of the series, Karloff starred in one episode in the first season: "The Prediction").

Season 2 (1961–62)

The second season of ''Thriller'' started on September 18, 1961 with the episode "What Beckoning Ghost?" and had 30 episodes in the season (in addition to serving as the host of the series, Karloff starred in four episodes in the 2nd season: "The Premature Burial," "The Last of the Sommervilles," "Dialogues With Death," and "The Incredible Doctor Markesan").

Musical score

First soundtrack

Each episode of the first season featured a specially composed score; the main theme and majority of writing was by Pete Rugolo, with additional compositions by Jerry Goldsmith and Morton Stevens. In 1961, ''The Original Music of Thriller'', composed, arranged and conducted by Rugolo, was released on

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Track listing

All compositions by Pete Rugolo. # "Theme from "Thriller"" – 1:33 # "The Hungry Glass" – 4:14 # "Voodoo Man" – 2:55 # "The Guilty Men" – 3:06 # "Girl With a Secret" – 2:24 # "The Purple Room" – 2:40 # "Twisted Image" – 1:47 # "Rose's Last Summer" – 2:42 # "Worse Than Murder" – 2:04 # "Child's Play" – 2:13 # "Finger of Fear" – 3:31 # "The Man in the Middle" – 2:55

Personnel

* Pete Rugolo –

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, conductor *Frank Beach,

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* Milt Bernhart,

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* George Roberts –

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*James Decker, Vincent DeRosa, Richard Perissi –

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– tuba *

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, Robert Bain –

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, Jimmy Rowles –

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Second soundtrack

After a creative change during the first season, Rugolo was one of the crew to be removed (although his theme music was retained). Goldsmith and Stevens replaced him, scoring the rest of the run between them. The British label Tadlow Music released two albums featuring several of Goldsmith's scores, re-recorded by City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra and conducted by Nic Raine. First Tadlow CD released in 2017: # The Grim Reaper – Prologue (1:49) # The Grim Reaper – Suite (7:22) # The Grim Reaper – End Titles (1:20) # Hay-Fork And Bill-Hook – Prologue (2:30) # Hay-Fork And Bill-Hook – Suite (6:15) # Hay-Fork And Bill-Hook – Finale (1:27) # Well Of Doom – Prologue (1:37) # Well Of Doom – Suite (8:42) # Well Of Doom – Reunited (0:55) # Mr. George – Prologue (1:29) # Mr. George – Suite (7:06) # Mr. George – The Swing (0:53) # The Poisoner – Prologue (1:06) # The Poisoner – Suite (8:22) # The Poisoner – End Titles (0:57) # Yours Truly, Jack The Ripper – Prologue (2:38) # Yours Truly, Jack The Ripper – Suite (6:51) # Yours Truly, Jack The Ripper – “Not John, Jack” (0:26) # End Titles – Suite (8:24) Second Tadlow CD released in 2018: # GOD GRANTE THAT SHE LYE STILLE – Prologue / Roll Call (1:46) # GOD GRANTE THAT SHE LYE STILLE – Suite (13:53) Silly Dog / The Search / Apparition / Locked Doors / Historical Records / I’ve Won # THE BRIDE WHO DIED TWICE – Prologue / Roll Call (3:14) # THE BRIDE WHO DIED TWICE – Suite (6:46) Consuelo / Respect / Bad News / Wedding Guests / Shot # LATE DATE – Prologue / Roll Call (2:09) # LATE DATE – Suite (8:58) Aftermath / “It Was You” / The Plant / Confession # THE WEIRD TAILOR – Prologue / Roll Call (2:05) # THE WEIRD TAILOR – Suite (10:03) Finest Material / “Leave Me Alone” / Late Work / Delivery / The Freezer / “Not So Idle Hans” # MASQUERADE – Prologue / Roll Call (1:53) # MASQUERADE – Suite (10:38) Up the Stairs / Every Man for Himself / Spoil Sports! / Honeymooners / The Cellar / Escape / Coffin Made for Two # TERROR IN TEAKWOOD – Prologue / Roll Call (2:18) # TERROR IN TEAKWOOD – Suite (5:09) The Box / Ground Plaster Cast / Fist Fight # TERROR IN TEAKWOOD – Nocturne for Violin and Piano (4:30) Composed by Caesar Giovaninni Violin: Lucie Svehlova / Piano: Jaromir Klepac

Award nominations

Comic book

Gold Key Comics published a

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version of ''Thriller'', beginning in October 1962. The title changed to ''Boris Karloff: Tales of Mystery'' after the TV series ended; the comic book series lasted until the very end of 1979, long after the death of Karloff himself.

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published an archive reprint of the series beginning in 2009.

Home media

On August 31, 2010, Image Entertainment released ''Thriller: The Complete Series'' on

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in Region 1. The 14-disc set contains all 67 episodes, remastered and uncut, with new commentary tracks and separated music tracks.

References

External links

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"The Return of Andrew Bentley"
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