THRILLER DVD COLLECTION. The Complete Collection of the hit TV Series on DVD.
Genre:
Horror
Price:
$139.99 $47.95
Language:
English
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Thriller is an anthology television series that aired from 1960-1962 on NBC. The show featured host Boris Karloff introducing an mix of macabre horror tales and suspense thrillers. Thriller ran at 9 p.m. on Tuesdays opposite ABC's Stagecoach West and CBS's The Red Skelton Show. Created by Hubbell Robinson for Revue Studios (later purchased by Universal Studios) and produced by Fletcher Markle, William Frye, and Maxwell Shane. Among the many writers for the series was Robert Bloch, who adapted a number of his own stories, notably The Weird Tailor. The horror episodes were often more highly regarded than the criminous ones, although some of the latter, such as the adaptation of Jack Vance's clever "Man in a Cage," were also memorable. Karloff was an actor in several of the episodes; other players included William Shatner. Stephen King, in his Danse Macabre, suggests that this was the best series of its kind thus far in U.S. television history. Gold Key Comics published a comic book version of Thriller for a few issues, changing the title to Boris Karloff Tales of Mystery after the series ended; the series lasted until the 1980s, long after not only the end of Thriller but also the death of Karloff himself.
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All 67 Uncut Episodes - 2 Seasons on 18 DVDS
Excellent video and audio quality
100% in chronological order
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This box set contains all 18 DVDs with Custom Artwork.
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Thriller DVD complete series collection with all episodes and seasons on DVDs
Thriller is an US TV series that aired on NBC television from 1960 to 1962. The series is an anthology of macabre thrillers and horror tales, mixed together by Boris Karloff, who is mostly known for his roles in horror movies such as Frankenstein from 1931, Bride of Frankenstein from 1935 or Son of Frankenstein from 1939. Boris Karloff is the host of the TV series, but he also played in several episodes, such as "The Prediction," "The Premature Burial," "The Last of the Somerviles," "Dialogues with Death," and "The Incredible Doktor Markesan”.
Other famous actors starred in this series, for instance William Shatner, who appeared in two episodes, Scott Marlowe and Judson Pratt, mostly known for his performance in ABC’s Walt Disney Presents. The young actress Beverly Washburn played the role of Lolly Howard in an episode that aired in 1961, called "Parasite Mansion". The actor Dayton Lummis played the role of Clarence in the episode called "The Cheaters", from 1960 and the actress Joan Tompkins played in two episodes "first in the role of Ellen Grimm in "The Cheaters" (1960) and then the character Laura Craig in "Mr. George" (1961).
The producer of the series was Hubbell Robinson, who created it for Revue Studios, a company that was later purchased by Universal Studios. Many talented writers worked at the series’ scenario, but the one that stands out is Robert Bloch, who adapted for this series some of his own stories, especially the episode called The Weird Tailor. The complete DVD series was only released in 2010 in a set of 14 DVDs, which included all 67 uncut episodes.
The series was not welcomed with enthusiasm by mass media; the Time even called it an unpromising bloody series. Yet, Stephen King does not agree with Time in this matter and writes in his book of critique of horror movies that Thriller leads the way for many future similar series and that it was the first of its kind. Hollywood Reporter are not as happy with the 14 DVD set collection either, mentioning that not all episodes met an average standard of quality.
THRILLER DVD COLLECTION
