Reseach on Psychological Thrillers

Psychological thriller: The conflict between the main characters is mental and emotional, rather than physical.

Generally, thrillers focus on plot over character and emphasize intense, physical action over the character's psyche. Psychological thrillers tend to reverse this formula to a certain degree, emphasizing the characters just as much, or more, than the plot. The suspense comes from within one character where characters must resolve conflicts with their own minds. Usually, this conflict is an effort to understand something that has happened to them.

Common themes of this type of thriller include:

• Death: The character usually has a fascination with death, or a death.
• Perception: Often characters misperceive the world around them, or their perceptions are altered by outside factors within the narrative.
• Reality: Characters often try to understand what is true or false within the narrative.

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