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Season 1

Season 1

Season 1

Season 1

Season 1

Season 1

  • Air date:1960-09-13
  • User score:
    7.3
  • Number of episodes:37

List of Episodes

The Twisted Image
S1E1
0.0

Air date: 1960-09-13

Runtime: 50 min

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.

Child's Play
S1E2
0.0

Air date: 1960-09-20

Runtime: 50 min

A young boy with an unhappy homelife gets dangerously absorbed in his imagination.

Worse Than Murder
S1E3
8.0

Air date: 1960-09-27

Runtime: 50 min

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.

The Mark of the Hand
S1E4
0.0

Air date: 1960-10-04

Runtime: 50 min

An eight-year-old girl is accused of murdering a man and then trying to kill again.

Rose's Last Summer
S1E5
0.0

Air date: 1960-10-11

Runtime: 50 min

When an aging film actress dies under mysterious circumstances a friend and her former husband try to find out what happened to her.

The Guilty Men
S1E6
0.0

Air date: 1960-10-18

Runtime: 50 min

The inner workings of a crime syndicate are examined as their mouthpiece lawyer wrestles with his conscience over the future of the organization.

The Purple Room
S1E7
7.0

Air date: 1960-10-25

Runtime: 50 min

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?

The Watcher
S1E8
0.0

Air date: 1960-11-01

Runtime: 50 min

A twisted zealot seeks to kill all those he feels are sinners.

Girl With a Secret
S1E9
0.0

Air date: 1960-11-15

Runtime: 50 min

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.

The Prediction
S1E10
7.0

Air date: 1960-11-22

Runtime: 50 min

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?

The Fatal Impulse
S1E11
0.0

Air date: 1960-11-29

Runtime: 50 min

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.

The Big Blackout
S1E12
0.0

Air date: 1960-12-06

Runtime: 50 min

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?

Knock Three-One-Two
S1E13
0.0

Air date: 1960-12-13

Runtime: 50 min

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

Man in the Middle
S1E14
0.0

Air date: 1960-12-20

Runtime: 50 min

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.

The Cheaters
S1E15
9.0

Air date: 1960-12-27

Runtime: 50 min

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.

The Hungry Glass
S1E16
10.0

Air date: 1961-01-03

Runtime: 50 min

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.

The Poisoner
S1E17
0.0

Air date: 1961-01-10

Runtime: 50 min

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.

Man in a Cage
S1E18
0.0

Air date: 1961-01-17

Runtime: 50 min

A man arrives in Tangier looking for his missing brother who seems to have been involved in some shady dealings.

Choose a Victim
S1E19
0.0

Air date: 1961-01-24

Runtime: 50 min

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

Hay-Fork and Bill-Hook
S1E20
7.0

Air date: 1961-02-07

Runtime: 50 min

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.

The Merriweather File
S1E21
0.0

Air date: 1961-02-14

Runtime: 50 min

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?

The Fingers of Fear
S1E22
0.0

Air date: 1961-02-21

Runtime: 50 min

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.

Well of Doom
S1E23
7.0

Air date: 1961-02-28

Runtime: 50 min

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

The Ordeal of Dr. Cordell
S1E24
0.0

Air date: 1961-03-07

Runtime: 50 min

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.

Trio for Terror
S1E25
7.0

Air date: 1961-03-14

Runtime: 50 min

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.

Papa Benjamin
S1E26
7.0

Air date: 1961-03-21

Runtime: 50 min

A musician tells a strange tale of involvement in a voodoo cult.

Late Date
S1E27
0.0

Air date: 1961-04-04

Runtime: 50 min

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.

Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper
S1E28
7.0

Air date: 1961-04-11

Runtime: 50 min

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.

The Devil's Ticket
S1E29
7.0

Air date: 1961-04-18

Runtime: 50 min

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?

Parasite Mansion
S1E30
7.0

Air date: 1961-04-25

Runtime: 50 min

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.

A Good Imagination
S1E31
6.0

Air date: 1961-05-02

Runtime: 50 min

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

Mr. George
S1E32
6.0

Air date: 1961-05-09

Runtime: 50 min

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.

Terror in Teakwood
S1E33
7.0

Air date: 1961-05-16

Runtime: 50 min

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.

The Prisoner in the Mirror
S1E34
7.0

Air date: 1961-05-23

Runtime: 50 min

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?

Dark Legacy
S1E35
8.0

Air date: 1961-05-30

Runtime: 50 min

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.

Pigeons From Hell
S1E36
8.0

Air date: 1961-06-06

Runtime: 50 min

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.

The Grim Reaper
S1E37
7.0

Air date: 1961-06-13

Runtime: 50 min

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.

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Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff

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