Horror on TV: Thriller 1.7 “The Purple Room” (dir by Douglas Heyes)

Posted on October 16, 2017 by Lisa Marie Bowman

For tonight’s televised horror, we have The Purple Room, an episode of Thriller! This was an anthology series, which was hosted by Boris Karloff. Admittedly, Thriller was not always a horror show. Several of the episodes were crime stories that had a diabolical twist. But anything hosted by Boris Karloff is perfect for October viewing.

The Purple Room is the story of what happens when a skeptic (played by a young Rip Torn) learns that he must spend a year living in a house that may or may not be haunted. This episode is enjoyably creepy and, of course, it has a twist.

This episode originally aired on October 25th, 1960.

Horror on TV: The Twilight Zone 2.6 “Eye of the Beholder”

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Lisa Marie Bowman

First broadcast on November 11th, 1960, Eye of the Beholder is one of the best known and most acclaimed episodes of The Twilight Zone. Telling the story of a bandaged patient and the shadowy doctors who continually talk about how the patient’s upcoming surgery will be her final chance, this is one of those universal episodes that is probably more relevant today than when it was first broadcast.