Thrall can be fun, don't forget to reverse pickpocket them with some sweet gear before u raise tho. I still prefer my dremoras "I SMELL WEAKNESS" Twin summon then mix yourself a drink, let the gladiators do your dirty work for you.
dead thrall a dremora lord i haven't tried it but I heard it's possible most fun is well it depends you can use dead thrall on certain npcs (Cicero) and dremora lords have really nice dialogue