Friday, 30 October 2015

Conventions

Conventions of a psychological thriller

Psychological thrillers is the sub genre of a specific thriller.

Themes that usually occur in psychological thrillers are 

  • Perception - Often the characers mispercieve the world around them, or there perceptions are altered by outside factors within the narrative.
  • Death - Characters often fear death or have a fascination with it.
  • Identity - The definition of one's self. Characters often are confused about or doubt who they are and try to discover their true identity. 

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