This Is a Thriller: An Episode Guide, History and Analysis of the Classic 1960s Television Series

In the golden years of horror television in the late 1950s and early 1960s, perhaps the scariest series of all was Thriller, hosted by Boris Karloff. Its style was gothic, with a darker, bleaker view of life than its contemporaries. Warren's episode guide to the series' 67 installments provides details such as air date, production credits, cast, plot synopses, and critical evaluations. He also traces the show's origins and troubled history and offers brief biographies of its key figures, including Karloff and writers Robert Block and Donald S. Sanford. Annotation c2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Alan Warren has published essays, short stories and articles in publications as varied as Film Comment, Publishers Weekly, Issac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, Castle of Frankenstein, and Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine. His other books include the critical study Roald Dahl (Starmont House, 1994). He lives in Alameda, California.