- Thrillers are defined by fast-paced, action packed, resourceful heroes (usually men) who have to stop villains with the upper hand.
- There is extensive use of cliffhangers, red herrings and suspense.
- Thrillers often take place in extremes of conditions like deserts or open seas.
- Thrillers usually have overlapping story lines with mystery plots.
- The dominant sub genre of thrillers recently have been psychological and horror.
Sub-Genres of Thrillers
Action Thriller- Crime Thriller
- Disaster Thriller
- Drama Thriller
- Eco-Thriller
- Erotic Thriller
- Horror Thriller
- Legal Thriller
- Medical Thriller
- Political Thriller
- Psychological Thriller
- Spy Thriller
- Supernatural Thriller
- Techno-Thriller
Of course there are many more but there would be too many to list.
Toderov stated that there are five stages to a conventional thriller, these are as follows:
Stage 1: A point of stable equilibrium.
Stage 2: This stability is disrupted by some kind of force.
Stage 3: Recognition of the disruption that has happened.
Stage 4: Only possible to re-create equilibrium through action against the disruption.
Stage 5: Restoration of a new state of equilibrium.
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